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A DETAILED CRITIQUE OF CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE (CRS) REPORT ON R.S. 2477 RIGHTS OF WAY
TEXT OF LETTER FROM REPS. ORTON (UTAH) AND YOUNG (ALASKA) Joseph E. Ross, DirectorCongressional Research ServiceLibrary of Congress101 Independence Avenue S.E.Washington, D.C. 20540 Dear sir: On January 15, 1993, the Congressional Research Service released a report entitled “Highway Rights of Way; The Controversy Over Claims under R.S. 2477”. We have serious concerns about the historical…
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COMMENTS OF THE HON. WILLIAM H. ORTON (UTAH) AND THE HON. DON YOUNG (ALASKA) ON THE CRS REPORT ON R.S. 2477 RIGHTS OF WAY
On January 15, 1993, the American Law Division of the Congressional Research Service released a report entitled Highway Rights of Way: The Controversy Over Claims Under R.S. 2477(1). The opening paragraph of the Report summarizes the issues of concern: In 1866, Congress enacted a grant of rights of way over unreserved public lands for the “construction…