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H.R. 1658: Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003

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H.R. 1658: Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-04-07 · Private Legislation · Latest: Became Private Law No: 108-2.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-04-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Private Law No: 108-2. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003

Plain summary

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003 - Amends the Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act to legalize, validate, and confirm, as far as any interest of the United States in the affected lands is concerned, two additional conveyances in San Joaquin County, California, that involve lands forming part of the right-of-way granted by the United States to the Central Pacific Railway Company under previous law. Declares the conveyances to be: (1) that between the Central Pacific Railway Company and the Southern Pacific Transportation Company and the Bank of America, recorded September 27, 1945; and (2) that between the Central Pacific Railway Company and the Southern Pacific Transportation Company and the Tri-Valley Packing Association, recorded November 13, 1957.

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Official text

Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pombo, Richard W. [R-CA-11] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1658, Railroad Right-of-Way conveyance Validation Act of 2003 (2003-08-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1658, Railroad Right-of-Way conveyance Validation Act of 2003 (2003-08-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1658, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003 (2004-06-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1658, Railroad Right-of-Way Conveyance Validation Act of 2003 (2004-06-17)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1658 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108