Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§534 Termination and Cancellation of Easements; Notice; Hearing
Title 16 › CHAPTER 2 — NATIONAL FORESTS › SUBCHAPTER I — ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 534
Summary
An easement can end if the easement owner agrees, by condemnation (government taking), or if it is unused for five years and the Secretary finds it abandoned; before canceling, the Secretary must notify the owner, who may request a hearing under the Secretary’s rules within 60 days.
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Title 16, §534
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An easement granted under sections 532 to 538 of this title may be terminated by consent of the owner of the easement, by condemnation, or after a five-year period of nonuse the Secretary may, if he finds the owner has abandoned the easement, make a determination to cancel it. Before the Secretary may cancel an easement for nonuse the owner of such easement must be notified of the determination to cancel and be given, upon his request made within sixty days after receipt of the notice, a hearing in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be issued by the Secretary.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Executive Documents
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of certain
Enforcement
functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture under sections 532 to 538 of this title to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see
Transfer of Functions
note set out under section 533 of this title.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 534
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102