Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§913 Conveyance by Land Grant Railroads of Portions of Rights of Way to State, County, or Municipality
Title 43 › CHAPTER 21 — GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS › § 913
Summary
Railroads that got rights-of-way from Congress, or the later owners, may give parts of that land to a State or local government for public roads, but they must preserve at least 50 feet on each side of the main track’s center as it is now.
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Title 43, §913
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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.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 913
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102