FINDINGS.

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.The Congress finds that— (1) Southern Pacific Transportation Company is the successor grantee of the real property described in section 3; (2) through a petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission to be allowed to cease using such property for the provision of railroad services, through the removal of tracks, and through other actions, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company has taken steps to abandon and relinquish the real property described in section 3; (3) the County of Alameda (a political subdivision of the State of California wherein the real property described in section 3 is situated) has acted to include such property within its County System of Highways; and (4) use for public purposes of lands granted for railroad rights-of-way, including use of such land for highway, communications, and other public purposes as well as for public recreational trails or other recreational purposes, is in the national interest.