Streets and Highways Code section 2540

The Legislature hereby declares that it is the policy of the state to acquire abandoned railroad lines when the right-of-way for such lines has a potential public transportation use including, but not limited to, a use for highways, busways, bicycles, pedestrians, or guideways.

Source: Section 2540, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=SHC§ionNum=2540. (updated Jan. 1, 1975; accessed Nov. 24, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/streets_and_highways_code_section_2540

Original Source: Section 2540, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=SHC§ionNum=2540. (last accessed May 12, 2025).