1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Our Unopened Trails for Enjoyment and Safety Act or the ROUTES Act . 2. Reopening of covered recreation sites closed due to natural disasters (a) Reopening required In the case of a covered recreation site that is fully or partially closed due to damage caused by a natural disaster (including hazard trees), the Secretary concerned shall reopen such covered recreation site not later than 2 years after the date on which such natural disaster ends, as determined by the Secretary concerned. (b) Categorical exclusion for covered recreation site restoration (1) Categorical exclusion established Activities described in paragraph (2) are a category of actions hereby designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332 ). (2) Activities designated for categorical exclusion The activities designated under this section for a categorical exclusion are activities carried out by the Secretary concerned on Interior recreational lands or National Forest System lands where the primary purpose of such activity is, consistent with the management plan applicable to such lands, to— (A) repair and restore covered recreation sites damaged by a natural disaster; (B) remove hazard trees for the purpose of public safety or improving access to a covered recreation site; (C) mitigate and reduce soil erosion impacting a covered recreation site; (D) restore drainage patterns to support a covered recreation site