[20060522]RS21402_R.S.联邦土地2477和“利益免责声明”.pdf

1 Act of July 26, 1866, ch. 262, 8, 14 Stat. 251, 253, codified in 1873 as 2477 of the RevisedStatutes, recodified in 1938 as 43 U.S.C. 932. For a more complete discussion of R.S. 2477issues, see CRS Report RL32142, Highway Rights of Way on Public Lands: R.S. 2477 andDisclaimers of Interest, by (name redacted).2 P.L. 94-579, 90 Stat. 2770, 43 U.S.C. 1745.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21402Updated May 22, 2006Federal Lands, R.S. 2477, and “Disclaimers of Interest”name redactedLegislative AttorneyAmerican Law DivisionSummaryAn 1866 statute known as R.S. 2477 granted rights of way for the construction ofhighways over unreserved public lands. On January 6, 2003, the Department of theInterior published broad new “disclaimer of interest” regulations under 315 of theFederal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and stated that disclaimers would beused to acknowledge R.S. 2477 rights of way. Congress has directed that no rules“pertaining to” recognition or validity of an R.S. 2477 rights of way can be effectiveunless authorized by Congress, and the use of disclaimers in the R.S. 2477 context maybe cont