H.R. 4817: To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroachment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, California, which were originally conveyed by the United States as part of the right-of-way granted for the construction of transcontinental railroads.

H.R. 4817: To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroachment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, California, which were originally conveyed by the United States as part of the right-of-way granted for the construction of transcontinental railroads.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-07-12 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-07-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroachment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, California, which were originally conveyed by the United States as part of the right-of-way granted for the construction of transcontinental railroads.

Plain summary

Releases, without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the surface portion of property located at 615 North Burnett Road in Tipton, California, which encroaches upon land originally conveyed by the United States to the Union Pacific Railroad Company as part of a right-of-way for the construction of transcontinental railroads. Declares that the United States retains any subsurface mineral rights held by it with respect to such property.

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Official text

To facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroachment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, California, which were originally conveyed by the United States as part of the right-of-way granted for the construction of transcontinental railroads.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4817, A bill to facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroachment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, CA,...originally conveyed by the U.S. as...right-of-way...for the construction of transcontinental railroads (2004-09-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4817, A bill to facilitate the resolution of a minor boundary encroachment on lands of the Union Pacific Railroad Company in Tipton, CA,...originally conveyed by the U.S. as...right-of-way...for the construction of transcontinental railroads (2004-09-22)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4817.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4817 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108