Text of the National Defense Rail Connection Act of 2002  This
bill was introduced on June 26, 2002, in a previous session of
Congress, but was not enacted. The text of the bill below is as
of Jun 26, 2002 (Introduced).  Download PDF  Source: GPO  S 2687
IS   2d Session  S. 2687  To facilitate the extension of the
Alaska Railroad for national defense purposes.   June 26, 2002
Mr. MURKOWSKI introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation          This act may be cited as the ‘National
Defense Rail Connection Act of 2002’.       (a) A comprehensive
rail transportation network is a key element of an integrated
transportation system for the North American continent, and
Federal leadership is required to address the needs of a
reliable, safe, and secure rail network, and to connect all
areas of the United States for national defense and economic
development, as previously done for the interstate highway
system, the Federal aviation network