HR 3447 · 109th Congress · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Highway Claims Resolution Act of 2005
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans.(2005-08-08)
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Highway Claims Resolution Act of 2005 - Permits, for a four-year period following the enactment of this Act, the filing of claims asserting the existence and validity of right-of-ways, pursuant to a repealed section of the Revised Statutes (R.S. 2477), to build highways across public land not reserved for public uses. Deems a failure to make and prove such claim a relinquishment of all right-of-way rights. Requires claimants to submit evidence in support of a claim within six years of the claim filing. Declares that claimants shall have the burden of proof that the grant of a right-of-way was validly accepted. Directs an authorized officer (designated by the Secretary of the Interior) to review evidence submitted and determine whether the claim is presumptively valid. Subjects to judicial review the administrative record of the final decision of an authorized officer. Prohibits charging a state, county, or local government a fee for the filing of a claim. Allows the United States to retain exclusive possession or control of federal conservation, tribal, or defense lands traversed by a valid right-of-way, upon payment to the claimant of an amount set by the relevant district court. …
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