[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1288 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1288

     To validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pacific 
 Transportation Company within the city of Reno, Nevada, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 29 (legislative day, September 25), 1995

   Mr. Bryan introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
     To validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pacific 
 Transportation Company within the city of Reno, Nevada, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. LEGALIZATION OF CERTAIN CONVEYANCES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and 
subject to sections 2 and 3, the following conveyances are hereby 
validated to the extent that the conveyances would have been legal or 
valid if the land involved in the conveyances had been held by the 
Southern Pacific Transportation Company, or its subsidiaries, 
predecessors, successors, or assigns, under absolute or fee- simple 
title:
            (1) Conveyances of parcels from the lands described in 
        subsection (b) made by the Southern Pacific Transportation 
        Company or its subsidiaries, predecessors, successors, or 
        assigns, on or before January 1, 1995.
            (2) Conveyances of parcels from the lands described in 
        subsection (b) made after January 1, 1995, by the Southern 
        Pacific Transportation Company, or its successors or assigns, 
        to the redevelopment agency of the city of Reno.
    (b) Lands Described.--The lands referred to in subsection (a) are 
the Lands that--
            (1) formed part of a railroad right-of-way granted to the 
        Central Pacific Railroad Company of California or the Southern 
        Pacific Railroad Company, or their successors or assigns, by 
        the Federal Government; and
            (2) are located within the boundaries of the downtown 
        redevelopment area of the city of Reno, Nevada (as defined and 
        determined by the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation 
        with the appropriate official of the city or Reno, Nevada).

SEC. 2. FILING OF INSTRUMENTS.

    As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall file for recordations in the real property records of 
Washoe County, Nevada, such instruments as are necessary to document 
the legal interests validated under section 1.

SEC. 3. RESERVATION OF MINERAL RIGHTS.

    (a) The United States hereby reserves any federally-owned minerals 
that may exist in land that is conveyed pursuant to section 1 of this 
Act, including the right of the United States, its assignees or 
lessees, to enter upon and utilize as much of the surface of said land 
as is necessary to remove minerals under the laws of the United States.
    (b) Any and all minerals reserved by subsection (a) are hereby 
withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropriation, and patent under the 
mining, mineral leasing, and geothermal leasing laws of the United 
States.
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