2016 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle IV - Interstate Transportation
Part A - Rail
Chapter 109 - Licensing
Sec. 10905 - Offering abandoned rail properties for sale for public purposes
| 49 U.S.C. § 10905 (2016) |
| §10905. Offering abandoned rail properties for sale for public purposes |
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When the Board approves an application to abandon or discontinue under section 10903, the Board shall find whether the rail properties that are involved in the proposed abandonment or discontinuance are appropriate for use for public purposes, including highways, other forms of mass transportation, conservation, energy production or transmission, or recreation. If the Board finds that the rail properties proposed to be abandoned are appropriate for public purposes and not required for continued rail operations, the properties may be sold, leased, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of only under conditions provided in the order of the Board. The conditions may include a prohibition on any such disposal for a period of not more than 180 days after the effective date of the order, unless the properties have first been offered, on reasonable terms, for sale for public purposes. |
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(Added Pub. L. 104–88, title I, §102(a), Dec. 29, 1995, 109 Stat. 827.) |
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PRIOR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 10906 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, §102(a). A prior section 10905, Pub. L. 95–473, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1405; Pub. L. 96–448, title IV, §402(c), Oct. 14, 1980, 94 Stat. 1942; Pub. L. 103–272, §4(j)(26), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1369, related to offers of financial assistance to avoid abandonment and discontinuance, prior to the general amendment of this subtitle by Pub. L. 104–88, §102(a). See section 10904 of this title. |
| United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
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| Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE IV - INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION PART A - RAIL CHAPTER 109 - LICENSING Sec. 10905 - Offering abandoned rail properties for sale for public purposes |
| section 10905 |
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| January 6, 2017 |
| Yes |
| standard |
| 92 Stat. 1405 94 Stat. 1942 108 Stat. 1369 109 Stat. 827 |
| Public Law 95-473, Public Law 96-448, Public Law 103-272, Public Law 104-88 |
