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S. 3519 · 117th Congress

Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act

Law · 117-345 · Jan 5, 2023
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  1. Senate Introduced Jan 19, 2022
  2. Senate Passed Dec 20, 2022
  3. House Passed Dec 22, 2022
  4. President To the President Dec 28, 2022
  5. President Signed Jan 5, 2023
  6. Law Jan 5, 2023

This act designates the trail extending approximately 3,292 miles and following the route operated by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company, known as the Ox-Bow Route, to transport mail and passengers between the eastern end points of St.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 5, 2023

Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act

This act designates the trail extending approximately 3,292 miles and following the route operated by the Butterfield Overland Mail Company, known as the Ox-Bow Route, to transport mail and passengers between the eastern end points of St. Louis, Missouri, and Memphis, Tennessee, and extending westward through the states of Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, to the western end point of San Francisco, California, as the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail.

The United States shall not acquire for the trail any land or interest in land outside of the exterior boundary of any federally administered area without the consent of the owner of such land or interest in land.

The Department of the Interior may not use eminent domain or condemnation in carrying out this act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act

Latest action (Jan 5, 2023): Became Public Law No: 117-345.

Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 19, 2022

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. Senate Introduced Jan 19, 2022
  2. Senate Passed Dec 20, 2022
  3. House Passed Dec 22, 2022
  4. President To the President Dec 28, 2022
  5. President Signed Jan 5, 2023
  6. Law Jan 5, 2023

No recorded floor vote found.