2019 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 22 - Rights-of-Way and Other Easements in Public Lands
Sec. 945a - Compensation for rights-of-way for certain reclamation projects

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 945a (2019)
Section Name §945a. Compensation for rights-of-way for certain reclamation projects
Section Text

Notwithstanding the existence of any reservation of right-of-way to the United States for canals under section 945 of this title, or any State statute, the Secretary of the Interior shall pay just compensation, including severance damages, to the owners of private land utilized for ditches or canals in connection with any reclamation project, or any unit or any division of a reclamation project, provided the construction of said ditches or canals commenced after January 1, 1961, and such compensation shall be paid notwithstanding the execution of any agreements or any judgments entered in any condemnation proceeding, prior to September 2, 1964.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 88–561, §1, Sept. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 89–624, Oct. 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 873.)

Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS

1966—Pub. L. 89–624 inserted "to the United States" and "or any State statute,".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1966 AMENDMENT

Pub. L. 88–561, §3, as added by Pub. L. 89–624, Oct. 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 874, provided that: "The amendment made by this Act [enacting section 945b of this title and amending this section] shall apply to any condemnation action pending in any district court of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 4, 1966] and to any such action instituted after that date."

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 22 - RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 945a - Compensation for rights-of-way for certain reclamation projects
Contains section 945a
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 78 Stat. 808
80 Stat. 873, 874
Public Law References Public Law 88-561, Public Law 89-624
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