§ 945a. — Compensation for rightsofway for certain reclamation projects.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC945a]
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
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.
(Pub. L. 88-561, Sec. 1, Sept. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 89-624,
Oct. 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 873.)
Amendments
1966--Pub. L. 89-624 inserted ``to the United States'' and ``or any
State statute,''.
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Section 3 of Pub. L. 88-561 as added by Pub. L. 89-624 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.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 945b of this title.