§ 945b. — Jurisdiction; procedure.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC945b]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 22--RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 945b. Jurisdiction; procedure
Jurisdiction of an action brought by the United States or the
landowner for the determination of just compensation pursuant to section
945a of this title is hereby conferred on the United States district
court in the district in which any such land is situated, without
limitation to the amount of compensation sought by such suit. The
procedure for such an action shall be governed by the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure for the condemnation of real and personal property.
(Pub. L. 88-561, Sec. 2, as added Pub. L. 89-624, Oct. 4, 1966, 80 Stat.
874.)
References in Text
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the condemnation of real
and personal property, referred to in text, means rule 71A of the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, set out in the Appendix to Title 28,
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Effective Date
Section applicable to Federal condemnation actions pending in any
district court of the United States on or after Oct. 4, 1966, see
section 3 of Pub. L. 88-561, as added by Pub. L. 89-624, set out as an
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment note under section 945a of this title.
