Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§597b Compensation for Easements
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER XVII — LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO PARTICULAR PROJECTS GENERALLY › § 597b
Summary
Money set aside to build the Bull Lake Dam and Reservoir must be used to pay the individual Native American owners of the allotted lands in the area described in section 597a. Each owner must be paid the appraised value for the easement on their land. If an owner refuses the appraised payment for how the easement affects their land, the Secretary of the Interior may acquire the easement by using court-ordered condemnation.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §597b
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Compensation to the individual Indian owners of the allotted lands within the area described in section 597a of this title shall be made from moneys appropriated for the construction of the Bull Lake Dam and Reservoir at the appraised value of the easements: Provided, That should any individual Indian not agree to accept the appraised value of the easement as it affects his land, the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is, authorized to acquire such easement by condemnation proceedings.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 597b
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102