# 116-hr-8798: Historic Routes Preservation Act

116-hr-8798, Historic Routes Preservation Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8798
- Congress: 116
- Title: Historic Routes Preservation Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Historic Routes Preservation Act This bill allows any state, county, political subdivision or agency of a state, company, or other person asserting the public acceptance of an open-ended grant or dedication of land by the United States for a right-of-way allowing public use and passage for the construction of highways over public lands to file a claim if such claimant, before enactment of this bill (1) filed a notice of an intent to file suit with respect to a claim asserting the public acceptance of such a right-of-way; or (2) filed suit with respect to such a claim under the Quiet Title Act. The bill sets forth (1) a procedure for conclusively verifying, proving, and establishing the acceptance of such rights-of-way; and (2) provisions governing judicial review of a denial of such a claim.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8865: MORE DOT Grants Act
- 116-hr-8850: Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act
- 116-hr-8849: California Desert Conservation Enhancement Act
- 116-hr-8848: Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act
- 116-hr-8743: Solar Jobs Preservation Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8739: To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in California from location, entry, and patent under mining laws, and for other purposes.

## Sources
- [116-hr-8798 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8798)

## Related
- [116-hr-8865: MORE DOT Grants Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8865)
- [116-hr-8850: Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Establishment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8850)
- [116-hr-8849: California Desert Conservation Enhancement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8849)
- [116-hr-8848: Twentynine Palms Outdoor Recreational Enhancement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8848)
- [116-hr-8743: Solar Jobs Preservation Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8743)
- [116-hr-8739: To withdraw certain Federal land in the San Bernardino National Forest in Calif…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8798 (as of 2025-11-18).