Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102

§204m Vested Rights

Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER XXII — LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK › § 204m

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Protects land ownership and valid claims under U.S. land laws that existed on July 3, 1930 — like homesteads, mining claims, rights‑of‑way — and related water rights (reservoirs, conduits, ditches) recognized by local law or courts, letting owners keep full use of their land.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §204m

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Nothing herein contained 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 July 3, 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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Herein, referred to in text, means act July 3, 1930, which is classified to sections 204k to 204m of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 204m

Title 16, Conservation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102