The Oregon and 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.

Intergovernmental fiscal relations.

Public lands.

Railroads.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (19 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides background on the Oregon and California (O&C) lands in western Oregon that were originally granted to the Oregon and 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:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Feb. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

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

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Restricted for use by site license.