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Home My WebLink AboutKJELL.wpdÿWPC+ .+Bv²N°,õÏÞ *°øöÜ–†'(ÓzÚq&Ï”Q§HaŽÀÏ IH5FÃòâTì·Ð.°¨pJÁÔµKÒ—{ÕÛáKûs‰áé¯¡[ñQšÙOå¯;Ð"zTßQ¿Ó,¨«ÿ1¦¶Åsd›}*¯øðTY°µ÷M1ÎD À¶ß°ý=À Ö<T8vÑ\“VK‹kw MÌfƒHÕM¬ »SIöžÑP¯Vª;²€Ç³¶o6.‰=.Ú ÑZ^†¥Æ¡ÿüMÅ’5}«„,Ûj§ŒægJ)ŒüîLãJû½Æ£©„íœ4ñ/n¹ù¡K<¯Q*ëq¹ŽèlLiÙcò%(m±'çŒx2ó©ÙHZ¨ {ˆQv'òì€P6˜Š¦tu TKj{„ŸûÀ×Ö1YÿZÓ[ÍùJÌ«$ÞÖE——™ò~˜:ûŸ˜ï1A>Û?¶û°¶‘ •‘/#åeÅ«ÿ³‘½íNý`ìsLx…J‰PÑÙÿZFëôfÝ~þPVÞ{CÓ5«’ê”WÕXºÿàk?è)¨eIâã¥páqç/ÛÔ&¾ç&þ{w‹Á‘ÔY|ê³¾ï´·Qs(Øî4#€Õ‡[p=lôáT¹Ó«XU° %lXr0BÊq 0^} Ûw@÷x74¯ÃqÒCCUNKj™™™0| UN 0^Í %p:\office\wpwin\template\letter\letter0.wpt($U$¡¡Ñ„°ÑÑ Ñ gÝ ƒW(ÝÝÝThe€Honorable€Paul€KjellanderÌPage€Ú Ú1Ú ÚÌJanuary€27,€1998(63W$¨¨Ý ƒ$U!ÝÑ„°ÑÑ ÑÝ ÝLetter Text À1/27/98 Rep Kjellander Re Rail Abandonments ' DHowell 0 . ‘»$|l ô"|x gÝ ƒW(ÝÝÝThe€Honorable€Paul€KjellanderÌPage€Ú Ú1Ú ÚÌJanuary€26,€1998'¸íW Z‹6Times New Roman Regular `Ñ ÑÑTRY3Ø' LetterXô3Ø'MP Tray3Ø' Letter3Ø'MP TrayTÑN.Àt0ClosingLetter ClosingÓÓÓ ÓÓ Ó(6Ù Z‹6Times New Roman Regular(63W$§§Ý ƒ$U!ÝÑ„°ÑÑ ÑÝ ÝÝ ƒ$U!ÝÑ„°ÑÑ ÑÝÝññ›ññÑô„ÑÑ‘ÈÑÑ ÑññÖ€ÿÿÖ›ññññÖ€ÿÿÖññÑ ÑœÑTRXä3Ø'MP Tray3Ø'3Ø'Specialÿ3Ø'TÑÑ€ç%ÑññÔ€XŸçX%%ÔññJanuary›€œ27,›€1998Ð ô ÐÌœò òÌHAND€DELIVEREDó ó›Ð ¸Ä ÐÌœÌThe›€Honorable€Paul€KjellanderÌIdaho€House€of€RepresentativesÌStatehouseÌBoise,€ID€83720ÌÌò òRE:€Your€Inquiry€Regarding€Railroad€Abandonments€ó óÐ $ ÐÌDear€Representative€Kjellander:ÌÌÓ ÀÓÔ% € ÔÓ ÓœYesterday€you€asked€on€behalf€of€a€›constituent€œwhat›€happens€to€œa›€railroad€right„of„way€when€theÏrailroad€line€is€œabandoned.€€This€letter€answers€your€inquiry.›ÌThe€abandonment€of€railroad€lines€is€governed€by€federal€law€and€subject€to€the€approval€of€theÏSurface€Transportation€Board€(STB).€€The€STB€is€an€administrative€unit€of€the€U.S.€Department€ofÏTransportation€and€œregulates›€railroad€rates€and€abandonments.€€The€œIdaho€Public›€UtilitiesÏCommission€œis€the€state€agency€that›€participates€in€œabandonñ ñ›ñ ñment›€œproceedings›€to€protect€IdahoððsÏinterests.€€ÌTurning€to€your€specific€question,€you€asked€what€happens€to€the€railroad€right„of„way€when€the€lineÏis€abandoned.€€The€answer€to€œthe›€question€depends€upon€how€the€railroad€originally€acquired€theÏœright„of„way€property.›€€œRailroads›€œtraditionally€acquire›€right„of„way€in€one€of€three€ways:€(1)€throughÏð ðgrantsðð€of€land€provided€by€either€the€federal€government€or€state€œgovernment;›€(2)€by€œobtaining›€anÏð ðeasementðð€across€either€public€or€private€lands;€œor›€(3)€through€the€outright€purchase€of€land.€€OnceÏabandoned,€right„of„way€acquired€by€either€of€the€first€two€methods€will€normally€revert€to€theÏunderlying€or€adjacent€property€owner.€€œThese€lands€are€referred€to€as€reversionary€property.€€Under›Ïthe€third€method,€the€railroad€will€continue€to€own€that€property€which€it€œpurchased,›€œi.e.,€non„¼reversionary.›€ÌœIf›€the€œreversionary€property€(the€railñ ñ›ñ ñline)›€œserveñ ñsñ ñ›€as€the€boundary€between€two€privately„ownedÏparcels,€then€the€œright„of„way€is€normally›€œdivided€between€the€adjacent€landowners€with€the›€centerÏline€of€the€œright„of„way€becoming€the€new€property€boundary.›€€Of€course,€if€the€land€on€either€sideÏññÑç%ÑÑ ôÑÑTRXð3Ø' LetterXä3Ø'MP Tray3Ø' Letter3Ø'SpecialTÑÑ ÑÑç%ÑÑ ôÑÑTRXð3Ø' LetterXä3Ø'MP Tray3Ø' Letter3Ø'SpecialTÑÑ Ñññof€a€railroad€right„of„way€is€under€continuous€ownership,€then€that€œð ðunderlyingðð€landowner›€isÐ_-k!%4 ÐÑç%ÑÑ ôÑÑTRXø3Ø' LetterXä3Ø'MP Tray3Ø' Letter3Ø'SpecialTÑÑ ÑññÑç%ÑÑ ôÑÑTRXð3Ø' LetterXä3Ø'MP Tray3Ø' Letter3Ø'SpecialTÑÑ ÑÑç%ÑÑ ôÑÑTRXð3Ø' LetterXä3Ø'MP Tray3Ø' Letter3Ø'SpecialTÑÑ ÑññññÑç%ÑÑ ôÑÑTRXð3Ø' LetterXä3Ø'MP Tray3Ø' Letter3Ø'SpecialTÑÑ Ñññnormally€entitled€to€all€of€the€œrevisionary€right„of„way.›Ìâ âœOne€note€of€cautionð"ðabandonment›€of€a€railroad€line€does€not€always€result€in€reversion€of€theÏunderlying€property.€€Sometimes€reversionary€land€can€be€œpreserved€or€used›€for€other€public€usesÏsuch€as€public€highways,€utility€easements,€fish€&€game€access,€etc.€€In€addition,€the€œfederal›€Rails„to„¼Trails€program€œalso›€œauthorizes›€œa›€ññÑç%ÑÑ ôÑÑTRXð3Ø' LetterXä3Ø'MP Tray3Ø' Letter3Ø'SpecialTÑÑ Ññññ ñÑç%ÑÑ ôÑÑTRY3Ø' LetterXô3Ø'MP Tray3Ø' Letter3Ø'MP TrayTÑÑ Ññ ñpublic€entity€to€œuse€the›€abandoned€right„of„way€as€a€trail€therebyÏpreserving€the€œrailroad€corridor›€œfor€future€use€ñ ñÑç%ÑÑ ôÑÑTRY3Ø' LetterXô3Ø'MP Tray3Ø' Letter3Ø'MP TrayTÑÑ Ññ ñin›€the€event€that€the€œrailline›€was€ever€rebuilt.ÌœIf›€you€have€further€questions€or€if€I€may€be€of€additional€assistance,€please€contact€me€at€334„0312.ÌÔ& ÔÝ ƒÀtÿÝÓÓÓ ÀÓÓ ÓÝÝSincerely€yours,ÌÌÌÌDonald€L.€€Howell,€IIÌDeputy€Attorney€GeneralÌÌÓ ÓDLH/vld:Ô€™ðXXôÔL:kjell.dhÐ ç ÐÌÓ XÓà ° àÔ€&dD&™ðÔcc:à àCommissionersÐ Žo ÐRon€LawÌTonya€ClarkÌœFreññeññman›€œDuncan,€ñ ñOñ ñññDeputy€ññAñ ñttorney€ñ ñGññeneral›ññÌTerry€Coffin,€ññOAGññññDivision€ññChñññ ñiefñ ñ›ññÌÓ XÓÔ' ’VÔ€Ð ¼ Ð›Ñ,°ÑÒ,°ÒÒ,°ÒÓ ÓÑTR@ \ˆ,,Envelope #10 LandscapeXð3Ø' Letter\ˆ,,Envelope #10 Landscape3Ø' LetterTÑÌÒ,ÒÔ® ® ¢âÖÔÔ€&tG&&&dDÔÔ€XŸøX&&tGÔÖ€‚ÖœTHE›€œHONORABLE›€œPAUL›€œKJELLANDER›Ð ® ¢ ÐœIDAHO›€œHOUSE›€œOF›€œREPRESENTATIVES›ÌœSTATEHOUSE›ÌœBOISE,›€ID€83720