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Union Calendar No. 359 

104TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1784 

[Report No. 104–691] 

To validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pacific Transportation 

Company within the cities of Reno, Nevada, and Tulare, California, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 7, 1995 

Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. THOMAS of California) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure 

JULY 18, 1996 

Reported with an amendment, 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] 

A BILL 

To validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company within the cities of Reno, 

Nevada, and Tulare, California, 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, 
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1 SECTION 1. LEGALIZATION OF CERTAIN CONVEYANCES. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi3 sion of law, and subject to section 2, the following convey4 ances are hereby validated to the extent that the convey5 ances would have been legal or valid if the land involved 

6 in the conveyances had been held by the Southern Pacific 

7 Transportation Company, or its subsidiaries, predecessors, 

8 successors or assigns, under absolute or fee simple title: 

9 (1) Conveyances of parcels from the lands de10 scribed in subsection (b) made by the Southern Pa11 cific Transportation Company or its subsidiaries, 

12 predecessors, successors or assigns, on or before 

13 January 1, 1995. 

14 (2) Conveyances of parcels from the lands de15 scribed in subsection (b) made after January 1, 

16 1995, by the Southern Pacific Transportation Com17 pany, or its successors or assigns, to the Redevelop18 ment Agency of the city of Tulare or the Redevelop19 ment Agency of the city of Reno. 

20 (b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in 

21 subsection (a) are the lands that 

22 (1) formed part of a railroad right-of-way 

23 granted to the Central Pacific Railroad Company of 

24 California or the Southern Pacific Railroad Com25 pany, or their successors or assigns, by the Federal 

26 Government; and 
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1 (2)(A) are located within the boundaries of the 

2 Downtown Redevelopment Area of the city of Reno, 

3 Nevada (as defined and determined by the Secretary 

4 of the Interior, in consultation with the appropriate 

5 official of the city of Reno, Nevada); or 

6 (B) are located within the boundaries of 

7 Amended Urban Renewal Plan for California A–8– 

8 1 (the Downtown Plan) adopted by the city of 

9 Tulare (as defined and determined by the Secretary 

10 of the Interior, in consultation with the appropriate 

11 official of the city of Tulare, California). 

12 SEC. 2. FILING OF INSTRUMENTS. 

13 As soon as practicable after the date of enact14 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall file for 

15 recordations in the real property records of Tulare 

16 County, California, and Washoes County, Nevada, 

17 such instruments as are necessary to document the 

18 legal interests validated under section 1. 

19 SECTION 1. LEGALIZATION OF CERTAIN CONVEYANCES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi21 sion of law, and subject to subsections (c) and (d), the fol22 lowing conveyances are hereby validated to the extent that 

23 the conveyances would have been legal or valid if all right, 

24 title, and interest of the United States had been held by 
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1 the Southern Pacific Transportation Company at the time 

2 of such conveyances: 

3 (1) Conveyances of parcels from the lands de4 scribed in subsection (b) made by the Southern Pa5 cific Transportation Company or its subsidiaries, 

6 predecessors, successors or assigns, on or before Janu7 ary 1, 1995. 

8 (2) Conveyances of parcels from the lands de9 scribed in subsection (b) made after January 1, 1995, 

10 by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company, or 

11 its successors or assigns, to the Redevelopment Agency 

12 of the city of Tulare or the Redevelopment Agency of 

13 the city of Reno. 

14 (b) LANDS DESCRIBED.—The lands referred to in sub15 section (a) are the lands that— 

16 (1) formed part of a railroad right-of-way grant17 ed to the Central Pacific Railroad Company of Cali18 fornia or the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, or 

19 their successors or assigns, by the Federal Govern20 ment; and 

21 (2)(A) are located within the boundaries of the 

22 Downtown Redevelopment Area of the city of Reno, 

23 Nevada; or 
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1 (B) are located within the boundaries of Amend2 ed Urban Renewal Plan for California A–8–1 (the 

3 Downtown Plan) adopted by the city of Tulare. 

4 (C) MINERALS.—(1) The United States hereby reserves 

5 any federally-owned minerals that may exist in land that 

6 is conveyed pursuant to this Act, including the right of the 

7 United States, and its assignees or lessees, to enter upon 

8 and utilize as much of the surface of such land as is nec9 essary to remove minerals under the laws of the United 

10 States. 

11 (2) Any and all minerals reserved by paragraph (1) 

12 are hereby withdrawn from all forms of entry, appropria13 tion, and patent under the mining, mineral leasing, and 

14 geothermal leasing laws of the United States. 

15 (d) TAKINGS OF PRIVATE LAND.—If the validation of 

16 any conveyance pursuant to subsection (a) would constitute 

17 a taking of the private property within the meaning of the 

18 Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the 

19 validation of the conveyance shall be effective only upon 

20 payment by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company 

21 (or its subsidiaries, successors or assigns) to the Secretary 

22 of the Treasury of the fair market value of the property 

23 taken. 

Union Calendar No. 359 

104TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1784 

[Report No. 104–691] 

A BILL 

To validate certain conveyances made by the Southand for other purposes. cities of Reno, Nevada, and Tulare, California, ern Pacific Transportation Company within the 

JULY 18, 1996 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the ComUnion, and ordered to be printed mittee on of the Whole House on the State of the