§ 954. — Survey; map of reservoirs.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC954]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 22--RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS
Sec. 954. Survey; map of reservoirs
At any time after the completion of such reservoir or reservoirs,
which shall be constructed and completed within two years after filing
such declaratory statement, such person, company, or corporation shall
have the same accurately surveyed, as hereinafter provided, and shall
file in the United States land office in the district in which such
reservoir is located a map or plat showing the location of such
reservoir, which map or plat shall be transmitted by the officer, as the
Secretary of the Interior may designate, of said United States land
office to the Secretary of the Interior and approved by him, and
thereafter such land shall be reserved from sale by the Secretary of the
Interior so long as such reservoir is kept in repair and water kept
therein.
(Jan. 13, 1897, ch. 11, Sec. 3, 29 Stat. 484; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43
Stat. 1145; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11
F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
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Section repealed by Pub.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.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies
of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of
the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out
under section 1451 of this title.
``Officer, as the Secretary of the Interior may designate''
substituted for ``register'' on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan
No. 3 of 1946, which abolished all registers of district land offices
and transferred functions of register of district land office to
Secretary of the Interior. See section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946,
set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
Act Mar. 3, 1925, abolished office of surveyor general and
transferred administration of all activities in charge of surveyors
general to Field Surveying Service under jurisdiction of United States
Supervisor of Surveys.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 953, 955 of this title.
