1. Short title (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. 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 preserve historical access to the public lands by achieving 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 authorizing administrative procedures and establishing evidentiary standards for the processing of R.S. 2477 right-of-way claims; (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 Federal R.S. 2477 right-of-way grants; (3) recognizing and protecting valid existing rights