45 U.S.C. § 1208 : US Code - Section 1208: Future rights-of-way

Search 45 U.S.C. § 1208 : US Code - Section 1208: Future rights-of-way

(a) Access across Federal lands; application approval
After January 14, 1983, the State or State-owned railroad may
request the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of
Agriculture, as appropriate under law, to expeditiously approve an
application for a right-of-way in order that the Alaska Railroad or
State-owned railroad may have access across Federal lands for
transportation and related purposes. The State or State-owned
railroad may also apply for a lease, permit, or conveyance of any
necessary or convenient terminal and station grounds and material
sites in the vicinity of the right-of-way for which an application
has been submitted.
(b) Consultative requirements prior to approval of application;
conformance of rights-of-way, etc.
Before approving a right-of-way application described in
subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary of the Interior or
the Secretary of Agriculture, as appropriate, shall consult with
the Secretary. Approval of an application for a right-of-way,
permit, lease, or conveyance described in subsection (a) of this
section shall be pursuant to applicable law. Rights-of-way,
grounds, and sites granted pursuant to this section and other
applicable law shall conform, to the extent possible, to the
standards provided in the Act of March 12, 1914 (43 U.S.C. 975 et
seq.) and section 1202(6) of this title. Such conformance shall not
be affected by the repeal of such Act under section 615 of this
title.(!1)