43 U.S.C. § 975, 975a : US Code - Section 975, 975A: Repealed. Pub. L. 97-468, title VI, Sec. 615(a)(1), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2577

Search 43 U.S.C. § 975, 975a : US Code - Section 975, 975A: Repealed. Pub. L. 97-468, title VI, Sec. 615(a)(1), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2577

Section 975, acts Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 305;
Apr. 10, 1926, ch. 114, 44 Stat. 239; Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 554, 69
Stat. 494; Nov. 1, 1978, Pub. L. 95-565, Sec. 4(a), 92 Stat. 2399;
Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96-423, Sec. 15, 94 Stat. 1817, related to
location, construction, and operation of Alaska Railroad and powers
and duties of President in connection therewith, and security
officers. Section was comprised of first and second paragraphs of
section 1 of act Mar. 12, 1914. The first paragraph was included in
the Act as originally enacted in 1914 and the second paragraph was
added in 1980 by Pub. L. 96-423. Amendment of section 1 of act Mar.
12, 1914, by act Mar. 29, 1940, ch. 74, 54 Stat. 80, relating to
Mount McKinley National Park, and providing for accommodations for
visitors and residents, was set out as section 353a of Title 16,
Conservation. Section was formerly classified to section 301 of
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Section 975a, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 307,
related to telegraph and telephone lines in Alaska. Section was
comprised of original second paragraph of section 1 of act Mar. 12,
1914. Section was formerly classified to section 302 of Title 48.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal effective on date of transfer of Alaska Railroad to State
[Jan. 5, 1985], pursuant to section 1203 of Title 45, Railroads,
see section 615(a) of Pub. L. 97-468.
RENTAL OF ALASKA RAILROAD LANDS; REPORT TO CONGRESS
Pub. L. 95-611, Sec. 6, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3090, authorized
the Secretary of Transportation to conduct an investigation and
study to determine equitable rates to be charged for the rental of
Alaska Railroad lands, required submission by the Secretary of a
report on the results of such study to the Congress not later than
one year after Nov. 8, 1978, and provided that, prior to 180 days
after the receipt by Congress of such report, rental charges on
lands rented by the Alaska Railroad were not to be increased by
more than 100 per centum of the amount charged for such land on
Jan. 1, 1977.
APPROPRIATIONS
Section 2 of act Mar. 12, 1914, which provided that the cost of
the work authorized by sections 975 to 975g should not exceed
$35,000,000, and that in executing the authority granted by those
sections the President should not expend nor obligate the United
States to expend more than that sum, and also appropriated the sum
of $1,000,000 to be used for carrying out the provisions of those
sections, to continue available until expended, was repealed by
section 615(a)(1) of Pub. L. 97-468.