Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§663 Restriction of sites to inclusion of necessary lands
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 15— - APPROPRIATION OF WATERS; RESERVOIR SITES › § 663
Summary
Only land needed to build and maintain reservoirs may be taken; land occupied by settlers at the time should be excluded when possible.
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Title 43, §663
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Reservoir sites located or selected and to be located and selected shall be restricted to and shall contain only so much land as is actually necessary for the construction and maintenance of reservoirs; excluding so far as practicable lands occupied by actual settlers at the date of the location of said reservoirs.
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43 U.S.C. § 663
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73