Legal Opinion
Thompson v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided October 13, 2011No. 09-612LPublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING THE PARTIES’ CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS RAILS-TO-TRAILS ACT CASE.
BRADEN, Judge.
I. RELEVANT STATUTORY BACKGROUND.
In 1920, Congress enacted the Transportation Act delegating to the Interstate Commerce Commission (“ICC”) authority to regulate the closure of railroad rights-of-way. See Transportation Act of 1920, Pub.L. No. 66-152, 41 Stat. 456 (1920). In 1976, the 1920 Act was amended to strengthen the ICC’s authority in this regard. See Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976, Pub.L. No. 94-210, 90 Stat. 31 (1976).
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