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§ 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.



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