2014 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation (Sections 1 - 7304)
Chapter 59 - Wetlands Resources (Sections 3901 - 3932)
Subchapter III - State and Federal Wetlands Acquisition (Sections 3921 - 3923)
Sec. 3923 - Restriction on use of eminent domain in acquisitions

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 59 - WETLANDS RESOURCES
SUBCHAPTER III - STATE AND FEDERAL WETLANDS ACQUISITION
Sec. 3923 - Restriction on use of eminent domain in acquisitions
Containssection 3923
Date2014
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 5, 2015
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 99-645, title III, §305, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3588.
Statutes at Large References100 Stat. 3588, 3582
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 99-645

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16 U.S.C. § 3923 (2014)
§3923. Restriction on use of eminent domain in acquisitions

The powers of condemnation or eminent domain shall not be used in the acquisition of wetlands under any provision of this chapter where such wetlands have been constructed for the purpose of farming or ranching, or result from conservation activities associated with farming or ranching.

(Pub. L. 99–645, title III, §305, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3588.)

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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 99–645, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3582, known as the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3901 of this title and Tables.

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