Last November the Interior Department's Solicitors office issued a memorandum known as the 'M Opinion' which stated that railroad companies lack authority to permit activities along their right-of-way unless the projects directly benefit railroad operations.
Senator Feinstein discusses a legal opinion affecting railroad project permissions.
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