This bill designates Route 66 as a National Historic Trail under the National Trails System Act. The trail spans approximately 2,400 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, encompassing all alignments of U.S. Highway 66 that existed between 1926 and 1985. The National Park Service, under the Department of the Interior, would administer the trail while respecting its unique character and consulting with affected Indian tribes on decisions with substantial tribal impacts. The legislation includes significant protections for private property owners and other interests: the federal government cannot acquire private land without owner consent, cannot use eminent domain, cannot create buffer zones around the trail, and cannot restrict energy development, pipelines, or renewable energy projects in the area. The bill also clarifies that the designation does not create new federal permit requirements or limit existing authorities for granting easements and rights-of-way over the trail.
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