43 U.S.C. § 913 — Conveyance by land grant railroads of portions of rights of way to State, county, or municipality
submitted 106 years ago by ch. 197 to r/title-43-PUBLIC-LANDS · 97 words · no verdicts yet
This section concerns Conveyance by land grant railroads of portions of rights of way to State, county, or municipality. It states the rules, requirements, limits, exceptions, and procedures contained in the section.
All railroad companies to which grants for rights of way through the public lands have been made by Congress, or their successors in interest or assigns, are authorized to convey to any State, county, or municipality any portion of such right of way to be used as a public highway or street: Provided , That no such conveyance must have the effect to diminish the right of way of such railroad company to a less width than 50 feet on each side of the center of the main track of the railroad as now established and maintained.
All railroad companies to which grants for rights of way through the public lands have been made by Congress, or their successors in interest or assigns, are authorized to convey to any State, county, or municipality any portion of such right of way to be used as a public highway or street: Provided, That no such conveyance shall have the effect to diminish the right of way of such railroad company to a less width than 50 feet on each side of the center of the main track of the railroad as now established and maintained.
Source credit: (May 25, 1920, ch. 197, 41 Stat. 621.)
- 1920Enacted · Act of May 25, 1920, ch. 197 · 41 Stat. 621
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 197 on 1920-05-25.
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