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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2246 

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. 

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 

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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. VALIDATION OF RAIL CORRIDOR REAL PROP4 ERTY CONVEYANCES, RENO, NEVADA. 

5 (a) VALIDATION.— 

6 (1) CONVEYANCES COVERED BY MEMORANDUM

7 OF UNDERSTANDING.—The land conveyances that 


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1 were made, or are to be made, to the City of Reno, 

2 Nevada, by the Union Pacific Railroad Company 

3 pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding for 

4 Reno Rail Corridor, as amended, entered into on De5 cember 1, 1998, between the City of Reno and the 

6 Union Pacific Railroad Company, and that comprise 

7 approximately 120 acres of land, as depicted on the 

8 map entitled ‘‘Release of Land to City of Reno, Ne9 vada’’ prepared by the Bureau of Land Management 

10 and dated May 2, 2007, which were originally grant11 ed by the United States to the predecessor of the 

12 Union Pacific Railroad Company to facilitate con13 struction of transcontinental railroads, are hereby 

14 valid to the extent that the conveyances would have 

15 been valid had the land involved in the conveyances 

16 been held by the Union Pacific Railroad Company in 

17 absolute or fee-simple title at the time of the convey18 ances. 

19 (2) ADDITIONAL CONVEYANCE.—The land con20 veyance made to the City of Reno, Nevada, by CTB 

21 Inc., a Nevada Corporation, in the grant, bargain, 

22 and sale deed dated October 22, 2002, and involving 

a parcel of land situated in the NW1⁄4SW1 23 ⁄4 of Sec24 tion 11, Township 19 North, Range 19 East, Mount 

25 Diablo base and meridian, is hereby valid to the exVerDate Aug 31 2005 21:28 May 10, 2007 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2246.IH H2246

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1 tent that the conveyance would have been valid had 

2 the land involved in the conveyance been held by 

3 CTB Inc. in absolute or fee-simple title at the time 

4 of the conveyance. 

5 (b) RELEASE OF UNITED STATES INTERESTS.—All 

6 right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 

7 the land described in subsection (a) are hereby released 

8 to the City of Reno, without consideration. 

9 (c) FILING OF INSTRUMENTS.—As soon as prac10 ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

11 Secretary of the Interior shall file for recordation in the 

12 real property records of Washoe County, Nevada, such in13 struments as may be necessary to document the validation 

14 of the land conveyances described in subsection (a) and 

15 the release of the interests of the United States under sub16 section (b). 

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