The Oregon & California Railroad Lands (O&C Lands) : Issues for Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business.

Public lands.

Railroads.

Tax incentives.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (17 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on the Oregon & California (O&C) lands in western Oregon that were originally granted to the Oregon & California Railroad Company in 1866 for constructing approximately 300 miles of the Oregon portion of a railroad from Portland, Oreg., to Sacramento, Calif., but have since been returned to Federal ownership. Discusses management of O&C lands, Federal payments made to the 18 counties in Oregon to compensate for the tax-exempt status of these Federal lands, and related issues for Congress.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Resources, Science, and Industry Division. Oregon & California Railroad Lands (O&C Lands)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.