§ 969. — Forfeiture of Arkansas pipeline right of way for nonuser, etc.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC969]
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.
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.
(Apr. 12, 1910, ch. 155, Sec. 4, 36 Stat. 296.)
Repeal of Section
Section repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 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.
Savings Provision
Repeal by Pub. L. 94-579 insofar as applicable to the issuance of
rights-of-way 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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 967, 968, 970 of this title.