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43 U.S.C. § 975, 975a — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–468, title VI, § 615(a)(1), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2577
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### Statutory Notes
Section 975, acts Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, § 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, § 4(a), 92 Stat. 2399; Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96–423, § 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 The first paragraph was included in the Act as originally enacted in 1914 and the second paragraph was added in 1980 by Pub.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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section353a&num=0&edition=prelim), Conservation. Section was formerly classified to [section 301 of Title 48](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section301&num=0&edition=prelim), Territories and Insular Possessions.
Section 975a, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, § 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section302&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section1203&num=0&edition=pre
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### Statutory Notes
Section 975, acts Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, § 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, § 4(a), 92 Stat. 2399; Oct. 10, 1980, Pub. L. 96–423, § 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section353a&num=0&edition=prelim), Conservation. Section was formerly classified to [section 301 of Title 48](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section301&num=0&edition=prelim), Territories and Insular Possessions.
Section 975a, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, § 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title48-section302&num=0&edition=prelim).
#### 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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section1203&num=0&edition=prelim), Railroads, see section 615(a) of Pub. L. 97–468.
#### Rental of Alaska Railroad Lands; Report to Congress
Pub. L. 95–611, § 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
Act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, § 2, 38 Stat. 307, 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.
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**(a) Authority of Secretary; time, manner, etc., of transfer** Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the United States, through the Secretary, shall transfer all rail properties of the Alaska Railroad to the State. Such transfer shall occur as soon as practicable after the Secretary has made the certifications required by subsection (d) of this section and shall be accomplished in the manner specified in subsection (b) of this section.
**(b) Simultaneous and interim transfers, conveyances, etc.**
(1) On the date of transfer, the Secretary shall simultaneously:
(A) deliver to the State a bill of sale conveying title to all rail properties of the Alaska Railroad except any interest in real property;
(B) deliver to the State an interim conveyance of the rail properties of the Alaska Railroad that are not conveyed pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and are not subject to unresolved claims of valid existing rights;
(C) deliver to the State an exclusive license granting the State the right to use all rail properties of the Alaska Railroad not conveyed pursuant to subparagraphs (A) or (B) of this paragraph pending conveyances in accordance with the review and settlement or final administrative adjudication of claims of valid existing rights;
(D) convey to the State a deed granting the State (i) an exclusive-use easement for that portion of the right-of-way of the Alaska Railroad within the Denali National Park and Preserve extending not less than one hundred feet on either side of the main or branch line tracks, and eight feet on either side of the centerline of the “Y” track connecting the main line of the railroad to the power station at McKinley Park Station and (ii) title to railroad-related improvements within such right-of-way.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section, acts Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, § 1, 38 Stat. 305; Apr. 10, 1926, ch. 114, 44 Stat. 239; Aug. 4, 1955, ch. 554, 69 Stat. 494, which provided for location, construction and operation of railroads, and for use of passes, was transferred to [section 975 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section975&num=0&edition=prelim), Public Lands.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Mar. 12, 1914, ch. 37, § 1, as added Mar. 29, 1940, ch. 74, 54 Stat. 80; Dec. 2, 1980, Pub. L. 96–487, title II, § 202(3)(a), 94 Stat. 2382, authorized appropriation of not to exceed $30,000 for construction and operation of facilities for visitors and residents to Denali National Park in Alaska.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective on date of transfer of Alaska Railroad to the State [Jan. 5, 1985], pursuant to [section 1203 of Title 45](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title45-section1203&num=0&edition=prelim), Railroads, see section 615(a) of Pub. L. 97–468.
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