Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§964 Limit of time for completion of Colorado and Wyoming pipelines; forfeiture
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS › § 964
Summary
If any part of the pipeline is not finished within five years after it is located, the rights given under sections 962 to 965 are lost for the unfinished part as of the forfeiture date.
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Title 43, §964
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If any section of said pipe line shall not be completed within five years after the location of said section, the right granted in sections 962 to 965 of this title shall be forfeited, as to any incomplete section of said pipe line, to the extent that the same is not completed at the date of the forfeiture.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Repeal;
Savings Provision
Section repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 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. Such repeal 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.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 964
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73