07/13/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"On June 30, 2009, I wrote a letter to the Department of the Interior (DOI) requesting a re-examination of a 1989 Solicitor's Opinion..."
"In my opinion, it would be inappropriate for a right-of-way granted to a railroad by the Federal Government for rail purposes to be used for anything other than rail."
"If the State ignores this, the Attorney General can look at it and say, we have decided to prosecute this case."
"I think this bill presents the caution to States, to counties, to look deeply to see if a crime of violence, in fact, is motivated by hate, not dismiss it."