Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act.
Section 2. Designation of Route 66 National Historic Trail
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (31) (relating to Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail) as paragraph (32); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
(A) In general
The Route 66 National Historic Trail, a trail that includes all the alignments of U.S. Highway 66 in existence between 1926 and 1985, extending along a route of approximately 2,400 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as generally depicted on the map entitled Route 66 National Historic Trail, Proposed Route, numbered P26/141,279, and dated December 2017.
(B) Availability of map
The map described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
(i) In general
The Route 66 National Historic Trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the National Park Service. Such administration shall be conducted in a manner that respects and maintains the idiosyncratic nature of the Route 66 National Historic Trail.
(ii) Tribal consultation
Consistent with Executive Order 13175 (25 U.S.C. 5301 note; relating to consultation and coordination with Indian Tribal Governments) and all other applicable Federal law, the Secretary of the Interior shall conduct active, meaningful, and timely consultation with all affected Indian Tribes prior to undertaking an activity with respect to the Route 66 National Historic Trail that would have substantial direct impacts on 1 or more Indian Tribes.
(D) Land acquisition
The United States may not acquire for the Route 66 National Historic Trail any land or interest in land—
(i) outside the exterior boundary of any federally managed area without the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land; or
(ii) that extends more than an average of one-quarter of a mile on either side of the trail.
(E) No buffer zone created
Nothing in this Act, the acquisition of the land or an interest in land authorized by this Act, or the management plan for the Route 66 National Historic Trail shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Trail. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from the acquired land shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the trail.
(F) Energy
Nothing in this Act, the acquisition of land or an interest in land authorized by this Act, or the management plan for the Route 66 National Historic Trail shall prohibit, hinder, or disrupt the current or future development, production, transportation, or transmission of energy, including the construction or maintenance of pipelines, renewable energy projects, or other infrastructure for the development, production, transportation, or transmission of energy.
(G) Eminent domain or condemnation
In carrying out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation.
(H) Not a designation of lands in the national park system
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the designation of the Route 66 National Historic Trail by this paragraph shall not have the effect of designating the Route 66 National Historic Trail or any land on which the Route 66 National Historic Trail is located as lands in the National Park System for purposes of section 28(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(b)(1)).