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.
Key claim: Congress would confirm two past land transfers to the City of Reno—from Union Pacific and from CTB Inc.—and give up any remaining U.S. claim to those parcels at no cost.
Abstract
(S2204 · 109th Congress) Validates the conveyance made by: (1) the Union Pacific Railroad Company pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding for Reno Rail Corridor, entered into on December 1, 1998, to the City of Reno, Nevada, of land originally granted by the United States to the predecessor of the Union Pacific Railroad Company to facilitate construction of transcontinental railroads; and (2) CTB Inc., a Nevada Corporation, to the City of Reno, Nevada, of certain land deeded dated October 22, 2002. Releases all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to such lands to the City of Reno, Nevada, without consideration. Latest action (2006-01-26): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Why this matters
Congress would confirm two past land transfers to the City of Reno—from Union Pacific and from CTB Inc.—and give up any remaining U.S. claim to those parcels at no cost.