[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3532 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3532

 To amend the National Trails System Act to improve the efficiency and 
fairness of acquiring railroad rights-of-way for interim use as public 
trails by applying the procedures that govern other Federal real estate 
                             acquisitions.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 19, 2003

Mr. Ryun of Kansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                       the Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Trails System Act to improve the efficiency and 
fairness of acquiring railroad rights-of-way for interim use as public 
trails by applying the procedures that govern other Federal real estate 
                             acquisitions.

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

SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF RAILROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY FOR INTERIM USE AS 
              PUBLIC TRAILS.

    Section 8(d) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1247(d)) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) In the case of any donation, transfer, lease, sale, or other 
conveyance for interim use described in paragraph (1), interim use 
shall not begin until the right to interim use has been acquired from 
each of the owners of the land underlying the right-of-way (and payment 
or deposit of compensation to those owners has been made)--
            ``(A) in accordance with--
                    ``(i) the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
                Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
                4651); and
                    ``(ii) sections 3113 and 3114 of title 40, United 
                States Code;
            ``(B) and consistent with any order of a court of competent 
        jurisdiction in a condemnation proceeding.''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by section 1(2) shall apply only to interim use 
of railroad rights-of-way pursuant to donations, transfers, leases, 
sales, or other conveyances entered into on or after November 19, 2003.
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