United States IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RAILS TO TRAILS ACT (104-75) 26-761 CC HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON RAILROARDS OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION JULY 10 AND SEPTEMBER 18, 1996 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1997 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 KE27, Ps965 1996 a COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTUCTURE DON YOUNG, Alaska BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania, Chairman WILLIAM F. CLINGER, JR., Pennsylvania SHERWOOD L. BOEHLERT, New York WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, JR., New Hampshire Y. TIM HUTCHINSON, Arkansas JAY KIM, California STEPHEN HORN, California PETER I. BLUTE, Massachusetts STEVEN C. LATOURETTE, Ohio RAY LAHOOD, Illinois BILL MARTINI, New Jersey DAN FRISA, New York TODD TIAHRT, Kansas JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois PETE GEREN, Texas GLENN POSHARD, Illinois BUD CRAMER, Alabama BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS, Michigan ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia JERROLD NADLER, New York PAT DANNER, Missouri ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina BOB FILNER, California EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas JUANITA MILLENDER-MCDONALD, ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland Kane, Anthony R., Executive Director, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. King, Dan, Director of the Office of Public Services, Surface Transportqation Board, accompanied by Evelyn Kitay, Office of General Counsel, Surface Kane, Anthony R., Executive Director, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Response to question from Rep. Molinari concerning railbanking Response to question from Rep. Molinari concerning reconversion of rail King, Dan, Director of the Office of Public Services, Surface Transportqation Oberstar, Hon. James L., a Representative in Congress from Minnesota, Brown, Palmer, President, Rails to Trails of Central Pennsylvania Ferster, Andrea C., General Counsel, Rails to Trails Conservancy Foth, Daniel D., Executive Director, Commuter Railroads, Representing the Commuter Railroad for the American Public Transit Association Glosemeyer, Jayne, property owner, Marthasville, MO |