§947 Map; damages to settlers

Summary

Companies that want the law’s benefits must file a map of their canal, ditch, and reservoir at the local land office. If the work is on surveyed land, the map must be filed within twelve months after ten miles of canal are located. If on unsurveyed land, file within twelve months after the United States surveys it. The Secretary of the Interior’s officer must approve the map, and once approved the right of way is recorded and the land is handled subject to that right. If a person or company building a canal, ditch, or reservoir damages a settler’s possession on public land, the builder must pay the settler for the injury.