,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,la,hood 7= himself & ,ms4    
,leg] ,f]n&ez7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,natural
 ,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !       
,national ,trails ,sy/em ,act to        
designate ! ,r\te #ff ,national ,hi/oric
 ,trail1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,r\te   
#ff ,national ,hi/oric ,trail           
,designation ,act4  #b4 ,designation (  
,r\te #ff ,national ,hi/oric ,trail     
,section #e7;a7 ( ! ,national ,trails   
,sy/em ,act 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #abdd7;a77 is
 am5d$--  7#a7 by r$esignat+ ! second   
p>agraph 7#ca7 7relat+ to ,butt]field   
,ov]l& ,national ,hi/oric ,trail7 z     
p>agraph 7#cb72 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#cc7 ,r\te #ff national    
hi/oric trail  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,r\te   
#ff ,national ,hi/oric ,trail1 a trail t
 includes all ! alignm5ts ( ,u4,s4      
,highway #ff 9 exi/5ce betwe5 #aibf &   

#aihe1 ext5d+ along a r\te (            
approximately #b1djj miles f ,*icago1   
,ill9ois1 to ,santa ,monica1 ,cali=nia1 
z g5]ally depict$ on ! map entitl$ ,r\te
 #ff ,national ,hi/oric ,trail1 ,propos$
 ,r\te1 numb]$ ,p#bf_/ada1bgi1 & dat$   
,decemb] #bjag4  7,b7 ,availability (   
map ,! map describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7  
%all be on file & available = public    
inspection 9 ! appropriate (fices ( !   
,national ,p>k ,s]vice1 ,dep>tm5t ( !   
,int]ior4  7,c7 ,adm9i/ration  7i7 ,9   
g5]al ,! ,r\te #ff ,national ,hi/oric   
,trail %all be adm9i/]$ by ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! 
,national ,p>k ,s]vice4 ,su*            
adm9i/ration %all be conduct$ 9 a mann] 
t respects & ma9ta9s ! idiosyncratic    
nature ( ! ,r\te #ff ,national ,hi/oric 
,trail4  7ii7 ,tribal consultation      
,consi/5t ) ,executive ,ord] #acage 7#be
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja note2 relat+ to        
consultation & coord9ation ) ,indian    
,tribal ,gov]nm5ts7 & all o!r applicable
 ,f$]al law1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior   

%all conduct active1 mean+ful1 & timely 
consultation ) all affect$ ,indian      
,tribes prior to und]tak+ an activity ) 
respect to ! ,r\te #ff ,national        
,hi/oric ,trail t w\ld h sub/antial     
direct impacts on #a or m ,indian       
,tribes4  7,d7 ,l& acquisition ,! ,unit$
 ,/ates may n acquire = ! ,r\te #ff     
,national ,hi/oric ,trail any l& or     
int]e/ 9 l&-- 7i7 outside ! ext]ior     
b\nd>y ( any f$]ally manag$ area )\t !  
cons5t ( ! own] ( ! l& or int]e/ 9 l&2  
or  7ii7 t ext5ds m ?an an av]age (     
"o-qu>t] ( a mile on ei!r side ( !      
trail4  7,e7 ,no buff] zone creat$ ,no?+
 9 ?is ,act1 ! acquisition ( ! l& or an 
int]e/ 9 l& au?oriz$ by ?is ,act1 or !  
managem5t plan = ! ,r\te #ff ,national  
,hi/oric ,trail %all be con/ru$ to      
create buff] zones outside ( ! ,trail4  
,t activities or uses c be se51 he>d1 or
 detect$ f ! acquir$ l& %all n preclude1
 limit1 control1 regulate1 or det]m9e ! 
conduct or managem5t ( activities or    
uses outside ( ! trail4  7,f7 ,en]gy    

,no?+ 9 ?is ,act1 ! acquisition ( l& or 
an int]e/ 9 l& au?oriz$ by ?is ,act1 or 
! managem5t plan = ! ,r\te #ff ,national
 ,hi/oric ,trail %all prohibit1 h9d]1 or
 disrupt ! curr5t or future developm5t1 
production1 transportation1 or          
transmission ( en]gy1 includ+ !         
con/ruction or ma9t5ance ( pipel9es1    
r5ewable en]gy projects1 or o!r         
infra/ructure = ! developm5t1           
production1 transportation1 or          
transmission ( en]gy4  7,g7 ,em95t doma9
 or condemnation ,9 c>ry+ out ?is ,act1 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior may n use em95t
 doma9 or condemnation4  7,h7  ,n a     
designation ( l&s 9 ! national p>k sy/em
  ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !   
designation ( ! ,r\te #ff ,national     
,hi/oric ,trail by ?is p>agraph %all n h
 ! effect ( designat+ ! ,r\te #ff       
,national ,hi/oric ,trail or any l& on  
:i* ! ,r\te #ff ,national ,hi/oric      
,trail is locat$ z l&s 9 ! ,national    
,p>k ,sy/em = purposes ( section        
#bh7;b77#a7 ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+ ,act 7#cj 

,u4,s4,c4 #ahe7;b77#a774  7,i7 ,no new  
au?orities or p]mit  7i7 ,no effect on  
au?ority to grant easem5ts or           
rights-(-way  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 ! designation ( ! 
,r\te #ff ,national ,hi/oric ,trail by  
?is p>agraph %all n alt] or affect !    
exi/+ au?ority ( any ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or  
local ag5cy or (ficial to grant easem5ts
 or rights-(-way ov]1 "u1 across1 or    
along any portion ( ! area designat$ z !
 ,r\te #ff ,national ,hi/oric ,trail4   
7,,ii7 ,au?ority ( heads ( f$]al ag5cies
 to grants easem5ts or rights-(-way     
,not)/&+ ! designation ( ! ,r\te #ff    
,national ,hi/oric ,trail by ?is        
p>agraph1 ! head ( any ,f$]al ag5cy hav+
 jurisdiction ov] any ,f$]al l& on :i* !
 ,r\te #ff ,national ,hi/oric ,trail    
designat$ by ?is p>agraph is locat$ 7o!r
 ?an l& t is consid]$ to be l&s 9 !     
,national ,p>k ,sy/em = purposes (      
section #bh7;b77#a7 ( ! ,m9]al ,leas+   
,act 7#cj ,u4,s4,c4 #ahe7;b77#a77 z a   
result ( a designation "u any o!r law71 

%all h ! au?ority to grant easem5ts or  
rights-(-way ov]1 "u1 across1 or along  
any applicable portion ( ! ,r\te #ff    
,national ,hi/oric ,trail 9 accordance )
 ! laws applicable to ! ,f$]al l&4  7ii7
 ,no new p]mits requir$ ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 ! designation ( !     
,r\te #ff ,national ,hi/oric ,trail by  
?is p>agraph %all n subject ! ,r\te #ff 
,national ,hi/oric ,trail or any l& on  
:i* ! ,r\te #ff ,national ,hi/oric      
,trail is locat$ to any o!r ,f$]al laws 
7includ+ regulations7 requir+ a ,f$]al  
p]mit or au?orization t w\ld o!rwise be 
made applicable z a result ( !          
designation ( ! ,r\te #ff ,national     
,hi/oric ,trail z a compon5t ( !        
,national ,trails ,sy/em4  4