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HR 4086 106th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Compensation (Law) Eminent domain Law Railroad land grants Right-of-way Sports and Recreation Trails Transportation and Public Works

To amend the National Trails System Act to require that property owners be compensated when certain railbanked trails are developed for purposes of public use, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2000
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 3, 2000
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Apr 3, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands.
Mar 23, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Mar 23, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the National Trails System Act to provide that whenever any right-of-way is subject to certain interim use provisions for railroad rights-of-way, no such right-of-way may be developed for public use as a trail unless compensation for such use has been tendered to the person to whom the right-of-way would revert upon abandonment for railroad purposes.
What's happening now May 9, 2000

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 12, 2000
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 12, 2000
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 12, 2000
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 23, 2000
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 23, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4086: To amend the National Trails System Act to require that property owners be compensated when certain railbanked trails are developed for purposes of public use, and for other purposes.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4086/
MLA
"H.R. 4086: To amend the National Trails System Act to require that property owners be compensated when certain railbanked trails are developed for purposes of public use, and for other purposes.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4086/.
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H.R. 4086, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4086/.
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[H.R. 4086: To amend the National Trails System Act to require that property owners be compensated when certain railbanked trails are developed for purposes of public use, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4086/)
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