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public use condition, or that the Board authorize the transaction notwithstanding the pendency of the public use condition. The public use condition was imposed in the decision served December 29, 1998, at the request of MnDot in order to provide a 180-day period for MnDot and other agencies to study alternative transportation and transmission usages for the right-of-way, to obtain appraisals, and to negotiate with BNSF. On March 19, 1999, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (Minneapolis PRB) filed a letter with the Board reporting on a meeting held on March 11, 1999, to discuss the future of the 2.43-mile right-of-way. According to the Minneapolis PRB, the meeting was attended by representatives of a number of state, county, and local governmental entities, including MnDot, and all parties to the meeting reportedly agreed that the 2.43-mile line has the potential for meeting the transportation needs for rapid transit and commuter/recreational trails. In view of the continued and demonstrated public interest in the use of the right-of-way, and the lack of any showing by BNSF that its proposed property transfers would not be inconsistent with the public uses under consideration, the relief sought by BNSF will not be granted. This decision will not significantly affect either the quality ofthe human environment or the conservation of energy resources. It is ordered: 1. BNSF's request for relief from the application of the public use condition imposed in this proceeding as to the segments between milepost 2.18 and milepost 2.43 and between milepost 0.00 and Broadway NE is denied. 2. The public use condition imposed in the decision served on December 29, 1998, remains in effect until June 28, 1999. 3. This decision is effective on its service date. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams Secretary