Rail Trails Under Attack in Congress

By Charles Pekow — Railbanking law—which has converted more than 4,250 miles of abandoned railroad into trails—is under fire in Congress. Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) has introduced the Rails to Trails Landowner Rights Act (H.R. 4924), a measure that could significantly weaken the 42-year-old National Trails System Act Amendments by granting adjacent landowners veto power […]

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