Legal Opinion
Harley-White v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided December 9, 2016No. 14-447L, 15-510L & 16-47L (consolidated)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Rails-to-Trails takings case; abandonment of rail use under Maine law; limited-use easements for railroad purposes
OPINION AND ORDER
LETTOW, Judge.
These consolidated takings cases concern the conversion of a portion of the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad Line (“the Belfast & Moosehead” or “Railway”) in Belfast, Maine and its attendant right-of-way into a recreational trail under Section 208 of the National Trails System Act Amendments of 1983, Pub. L. No. 98-11, § 208, 97 Stab 42, 48 (codified at 16 U.S.C. § 1247(d)) (“Trails Act”). This change occurred upon issuance of a Notice of Interim…
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