S. 4404 — Introduced in Senate

II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4404 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 3, 2020Mr. Boozman (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Ms. Sinema, Ms. McSally, and Mr. Cornyn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act. 2. Designation of the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (31) Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail (A) In general The Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, a trail of approximately 3,292 miles following the route operated by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company, known as the Ox-Bow Route, to transport mail and passengers between the eastern termini of St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, and extending westward through the States of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, to the western terminus of San Francisco, California, as generally depicted on the maps numbered 1 through 15, entitled Study Route Maps, and contained in the report prepared by the National Park Service entitled Butterfield Overland Trail National Historical Trail Special Resource Study and dated May 2018. (B) Maps The maps described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (C) Administration The trail established by subparagraph (A) shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. (D) Land acquisition The United States shall not acquire for the trail established by subparagraph (A) any land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any federally administered area without the consent of the owner of the land or interest in land. .