Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§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
Individual Indian owners in the 597a area must be paid from Bull Lake Dam and Reservoir funds the appraised value for easements on their land. If they refuse that amount, the Secretary may condemn (force the sale of) the easement.
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
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60