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Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73

§24202 Railroad rights-of-way

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE V— - RAIL PROGRAMS › Part PART C— - PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION › Chapter CHAPTER 242— - PROJECT DELIVERY › § 24202

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 1 year after the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 became law, the Secretary must send the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation a proposed exemption to remove railroad rights-of-way from review under section 306108 of title 54. The proposal must follow the interstate-highway exemption approved March 10, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 11,928). Within 180 days after the Secretary sends that proposal, the Council must issue a final exemption removing railroad rights-of-way from review under chapter 3061 of title 54, consistent with the March 10, 2005 interstate-highway exemption (70 Fed. Reg. 11,928).

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §24202

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(a)Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015, the Secretary shall submit a proposed exemption of railroad rights-of-way from the review under section 306108 of title 54 to the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation for consideration, consistent with the exemption for interstate highways approved on March 10, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 11,928).
(b)Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits the proposed exemption under subsection (a) to the Council, the Council shall issue a final exemption of railroad rights-of-way from review under chapter 3061 of title 54 consistent with the exemption for interstate highways approved on March 10, 2005 (70 Fed. Reg. 11,928).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The date of enactment of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of title XI of div. A of Pub. L. 114–94, which was approved Dec. 4, 2015.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Oct. 1, 2015, see section 1003 of Pub. L. 114–94, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2015 Amendment note under section 5313 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

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Citation

49 U.S.C. § 24202

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73