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Charitable Deductions For Rail-Trail Conversions: Reconciling The Partial Interest Rule And The National Trails System Act, Scott Andrew Bowman, Danaya H. Rosenberg Apr 2008

Charitable Deductions For Rail-Trail Conversions: Reconciling The Partial Interest Rule And The National Trails System Act, Scott Andrew Bowman, Danaya H. Rosenberg

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

This Article examines an undeveloped legal topic at the intersection of tax law and real property law: charitable deductions from income tax liability for donations of railroad corridors that are to be converted into recreational trails. The very popular rails-to-trails program assists in the conversion of abandoned railroad corridors into hiking and biking trails. However, the legal questions surrounding the property rights of these corridors have been complex and highly litigated. In 1983, Congress amended the National Trails System Act to provide a mechanism for facilitating these conversions, a process called railbanking. In essence, a railroad transfers its real property …


The National Flood Insurance Program: Unattained Purposes, Liability In Contract, And Takings, Charles T. Griffith Feb 1994

The National Flood Insurance Program: Unattained Purposes, Liability In Contract, And Takings, Charles T. Griffith

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Virginia's Acquisition Of Unclaimed And Abandoned Personal Property, K. Reed Mayo Feb 1986

Virginia's Acquisition Of Unclaimed And Abandoned Personal Property, K. Reed Mayo

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Land Acquisition And Coastal Resource Management: A Pragmatic Perspective, David Owens May 1983

Land Acquisition And Coastal Resource Management: A Pragmatic Perspective, David Owens

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No abstract provided.


Enforcing Money Judgments Against Personal Property In Virginia, Ralph G. Santos Apr 1980

Enforcing Money Judgments Against Personal Property In Virginia, Ralph G. Santos

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No abstract provided.


Eminent Domain: Depreciated Reproduction Cost In The Valuation Of Trade Fixtures Dec 1972

Eminent Domain: Depreciated Reproduction Cost In The Valuation Of Trade Fixtures

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.