2018 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 21 - Grants in Aid of Railroads and Wagon Roads
Sec. 913 - Conveyance by land grant railroads of portions of rights of way to State, county, or municipality

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 913 (2018)
Section Name ยง913. Conveyance by land grant railroads of portions of rights of way to State, county, or municipality
Section Text

All railroad companies to which grants for rights of way through the public lands have been made by Congress, or their successors in interest or assigns, are authorized to convey to any State, county, or municipality any portion of such right of way to be used as a public highway or street: Provided, That no such conveyance shall have the effect to diminish the right of way of such railroad company to a less width than 50 feet on each side of the center of the main track of the railroad as now established and maintained.

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(May 25, 1920, ch. 197, 41 Stat. 621.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 21 - GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS
Sec. 913 - Conveyance by land grant railroads of portions of rights of way to State, county, or municipality
Contains section 913
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 41 Stat. 621
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