Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§945 Reservation in patents of right of way for ditches or canals
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS › § 945
Summary
Land patents after Aug. 30, 1890, west of the 100th meridian, under U.S. land laws or validated claims, must reserve a U.S. ditch/canal right‑of‑way.
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Title 43, §945
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In all patents for lands taken up after August 30, 1890, under any of the land laws of the United States or on entries or claims validated by this Act, west of the one hundredth meridian, it shall be expressed that there is reserved from the lands in said patent described a right of way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the authority of the United States.
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The land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to this title. This Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 837, 26 Stat. 371, which enacted section 212 and 945 of this title, section 861a of former Title 10, The Army, section 446 of Title 16, Conservation, section 497, 601, and 651 of former Title 31, Money and Finance, section 887 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, section 120 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and amended section 321 and 662 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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43 U.S.C. § 945
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73