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Historic Routes Preservation Act

Introduced: January 5, 2016 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Jan 7, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jan 5, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 5, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Historic Routes Preservation Act

This bill requires that any person, including a state, local government, company, or individual, that asserts public acceptance of a right-of-way granted for the construction of highways over public lands must file a claim within a 25-year period.

The bill sets forth a procedure for conclusively verifying, proving, and establishing the acceptance of such rights-of-way.

What's happening now January 7, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3334 Related bill Historic Routes Preservation Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 12, 2016
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Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Feb 4, 2016
Love, Mia
· Feb 1, 2016
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 1, 2016
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 5, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4313: Historic Routes Preservation Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4313/
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"H.R. 4313: Historic Routes Preservation Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4313/.
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H.R. 4313, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4313/.
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