2019 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 22 - Rights-of-Way and Other Easements in Public Lands
Sec. 969 - Forfeiture of Arkansas pipeline right of way for nonuser, etc.

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 969 (2019)
Section Name §969. Forfeiture of Arkansas pipeline right of way for nonuser, etc.
Section Text

If any section of said pipe line shall not be completed within one year after the approval by the Secretary of the Interior of said section, or if any section of said pipe line shall be abandoned or shall not be used for a period of two years, the right of way granted in sections 966 to 970 of this title as to any uncompleted, abandoned, or unused section of said pipe line shall be forfeited to the extent that the same is not completed or is abandoned or unused at the date of the forfeiture, without further action or declaration on the part of the Government or any proceedings or judgment of any court.

Source Credit

(Apr. 12, 1910, ch. 155, §4, 36 Stat. 296.)

Editorial Notes REPEAL; SAVINGS PROVISION

Section repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System. Such repeal not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.

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. 969 - Forfeiture of Arkansas pipeline right of way for nonuser, etc.
Contains section 969
Date 2019
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 24, 2020
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 36 Stat. 296
90 Stat. 2793
Public Law References Public Law 94-579
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