1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Historic Routes Preservation Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Purpose. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Filing of claim. Sec. 5. Evidence and final decision. Sec. 6. Judicial review. Sec. 7. Applicable law and time extensions. Sec. 8. Implementation required. Sec. 9. Effect; applicability. Sec. 10. Repeal of restrictions on regulations. 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to achieve judicial and administrative efficiency for, and to reduce the costs typically associated with, resolving right-of-way claims under R.S. 2477 by— (1) reducing the burden on Federal courts by establishing administrative procedures and evidentiary standards for the processing of R.S. 2477 right-of-way claims; and (2) establishing— (A) a deadline for filing R.S. 2477 right-of-way claims; (B) mandatory procedures for considering and acting on the R.S. 2477 right-of-way claims; and (C) uniform legal and evidentiary standards of proof of public acceptance of R.S. 2477 right-of-way claims. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Abandon or abandonment The terms abandon and abandonment mean normal action by the governing body of a claimant taken at a public meeting pursuant to notice that declares all right, title, and claim to a R.S. 2477 right-of-way is relinquished. (2) Acceptance or accepted The terms acceptance and accepted mean— (A) a positive or affirmative action by a State or county governmental authority on or before October 21, 1976, including— (i) a formal resolution or declaration of ownership; or (ii) the inclusion of a highway in an official road map; (B) the construction, improvement, or maintenance of a highway by a State or county governmental authority on or before October 21, 1976