2021 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 15 - Appropriation of Waters; Reservoir Sites
Sec. 663 - Restriction of sites to inclusion of necessary lands

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 663 (2021)
Section Name §663. Restriction of sites to inclusion of necessary lands
Section Text

Reservoir sites located or selected and to be located and selected shall be restricted to and shall contain only so much land as is actually necessary for the construction and maintenance of reservoirs; excluding so far as practicable lands occupied by actual settlers at the date of the location of said reservoirs.

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(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, §17, 26 Stat. 1101.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 15 - APPROPRIATION OF WATERS; RESERVOIR SITES
Sec. 663 - Restriction of sites to inclusion of necessary lands
Contains section 663
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
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Statutes at Large References 26 Stat. 1101
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