I 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. VALIDATION OF RAIL CORRIDOR REAL PROP-
ERTY CONVEYANCES, RENO, NEVADA. 
(a) VALIDATION.— 
(1) CONVEYANCES COVERED BY MEMORANDUM 
OF
UNDERSTANDING.—The land conveyances that 
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were made, or are to be made, to the City of Reno, 
Nevada, by the Union Pacific Railroad Company 
pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding for 
Reno Rail Corridor, as amended, entered into on De-
cember 1, 1998, between the City of Reno and the 
Union Pacific Railroad Company, and that comprise 
approximately 120 acres of land, as depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Release of Land to City of Reno, Ne-
vada’’ prepared by the Bureau of Land Management 
and dated May 2, 2007, which were originally grant-
ed by the United States to the predecessor of the 
Union Pacific Railroad Company to facilitate con-
struction of transcontinental railroads, are hereby 
valid to the extent that the conveyances would have 
been valid had the land involved in the conveyances 
been held by the Union Pacific Railroad Company in 
absolute or fee-simple title at the time of the convey-
ances. 
(2) ADDITIONAL CONVEYANCE.—The land con-
veyance made to the City of Reno, Nevada, by CTB 
Inc., a Nevada Corporation, in the grant, bargain, 
and sale deed dated October 22, 2002, and involving 
a parcel of land situated in the NW1⁄4SW1⁄4 of Sec-
tion 11, Township 19 North, Range 19 East, Mount 
Diablo base and meridian, is hereby valid to the ex-
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tent that the conveyance would have been valid had 
the land involved in the conveyance been held by 
CTB Inc. in absolute or fee-simple title at the time 
of the conveyance. 
(b) RELEASE OF UNITED STATES INTERESTS.—All 
right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
the land described in subsection (a) are hereby released 
to the City of Reno, without consideration. 
(c) FILING
OF INSTRUMENTS.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Interior shall file for recordation in the 
real property records of Washoe County, Nevada, such in-
struments as may be necessary to document the validation 
of the land conveyances described in subsection (a) and 
the release of the interests of the United States under sub-
section (b). 
Æ 
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