§934 — Title 43 Public Lands | U.S. Code

Summary

Railroads organized under State or Territorial law, or by Congress (except D.C.), may use public land for tracks if they file a copy of their articles and proof of organization with the Secretary of the Interior. They get 100 feet on each side of the centerline and may take materials from adjacent public land for construction and use up to 20 acres per station, one station per 10 miles.

Title 43, §934

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The right of way through the public lands of the United States is granted to any railroad company duly organized under the laws of any State or Territory, except the District of Columbia, or by the Congress of the United States, which shall have filed with the Secretary of the Interior a copy of its articles of incorporation, and due proofs of its organization under the same, to the extent of one hundred feet on each side of the central line of said road; also the right to take, from the public lands adjacent to the line of said road, material, earth, stone, and timber necessary for the construction of said railroad; also ground adjacent to such right of way for station buildings, depots, machine shops, side tracks, turnouts, and water stations, not to exceed in amount twenty acres for each station, to the extent of one station for each ten miles of its road.

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Repeal;

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Section repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System. Such repeal not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.

§934 Right of Way Through Public Lands Granted to Railroads

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Title 43, §934

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