[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[H.R. 2246 Reported in House (RH)]






                                                 Union Calendar No. 285
110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2246

                          [Report No. 110-461]

  To validate certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad 
Company of lands located in Reno, Nevada, that were originally conveyed 
  by the United States to facilitate construction of transcontinental 
                   railroads, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 9, 2007

Mr. Heller of Nevada introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                 to the Committee on Natural Resources

                            December 4, 2007

            Additional sponsors: Ms. Berkley and Mr. Porter

                            December 4, 2007

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 9, 
                                 2007]

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                                 A BILL


 
  To validate certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad 
Company of lands located in Reno, Nevada, that were originally conveyed 
  by the United States to facilitate construction of transcontinental 
                   railroads, 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. RAILROAD LANDS DEFINED.

    For the purposes of this Act, the term ``railroad lands'' means 
those lands within the City of Reno, Nevada, located within portions of 
sections 10, 11, and 12 of T.19 N., R. 19 E., Mount Diablo Meridian, 
Nevada, that were originally granted to the Union Pacific Railroad 
under the provisions of the Act of July 1, 1862, commonly known as the 
Union Pacific Railroad Act.

SEC. 2. RELEASE OF REVERSIONARY INTEREST.

     Any reversionary interests of the United States (including 
interests under the Act of July 1, 1862, commonly known as the Union 
Pacific Railroad Act) in and to the railroad lands as defined in 
section one of this Act are hereby released.
            Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to provide for the 
        release of any reversionary interest of the United States in 
        and to certain lands in Reno, Nevada.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 285

110th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 2246

                          [Report No. 110-461]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To validate certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad 
Company of lands located in Reno, Nevada, that were originally conveyed 
  by the United States to facilitate construction of transcontinental 
                   railroads, and for other purposes.

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                            December 4, 2007

Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
          on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed