# Plain Language Summary: September 11th National Memorial Trail

This bill creates a new national memorial trail that connects the three main sites where terrorist attacks occurred on September 11, 2001. The trail would link the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York City, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. The roughly 1,300-mile route forms a triangle connecting these three locations and would be officially designated and managed by the National Park Service.

The trail would follow existing paths and roads in seven states and Washington D.C., including well-known routes like the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath, the Great Allegheny Passage, and the Liberty Water Gap Trail. Along the way, the trail would include stops at other sites related to September 11th and American history. The goal is to create a physical way for people to honor the victims, first responders, and the nation's resilience following the attacks.

To make this work, the National Park Service would create maps, signs, educational materials, and an official symbol to mark the trail. They would also work with state and local governments, private property owners, and nonprofit organizations to coordinate the route and manage the various stops. Importantly, property owners would have to agree before their land is included as an official stop on the trail. The bill doesn't require any new construction or major changes to existing roads—it's primarily about officially designating and promoting an existing network of trails and routes as a unified memorial experience.

To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, and for other purposes.

Connolly, Gerald E.

 <p>This bill authorizes the National Park Service to designate a tour route, to be known as the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, to link the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York, New York, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.</p>