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§192c Vested Rights

Title 16 › Chapter 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter XXI— ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK › § 192c

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Leaves intact any ownership or valid claim under U.S. land laws on June 21, 1930, including homesteads, mineral rights, rights-of-way, water rights, and related reservoirs, conduits, or ditches as recognized by local custom, law, or courts, and preserves the owners' full use and enjoyment of their land.

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Title 16, §192c

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Nothing contained in this section and section 192b of this title shall affect any vested and accrued rights of ownership of lands or any valid existing claim, location, or entry existing under the land laws of the United States on June 21, 1930, whether for homestead, mineral, rights-of-way, or any other purposes whatsoever, or any water rights and/or rights-of-way connected therewith, including reservoirs, conduits, and ditches, as may be recognized by local customs, laws, and decisions of courts, or shall affect the right of any such owner, claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 192c

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60