National Defense Rail Connection Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, for purposes of national defense and economic development, to identify a proposed national defense railroad-utility corridor linking the existing corridor of the Alaska Railroad to the vicinity of the proposed National Missile Defense facilities at Fort Greely, Alaska.
Authorizes the Secretary, as part of the corridor identification, to include issues related to the further extension of such corridor to a connection with the nearest appropriate terminus of the North American rail network in Canada.
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Jun 27, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6130-6131)
Jun 26, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6131)