Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-110
§664 Rights of Way Over Reservoir Sites Generally
Title 43 › CHAPTER 15 — APPROPRIATION OF WATERS; RESERVOIR SITES › § 664
Summary
Reserved reservoir sites are open for use under sections 946 to 949. States may improve and use them like persons or companies under rules set by the Interior Secretary. Water charges are always controlled by the state or territory where the reservoir lies.
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Title 43, §664
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All reservoir sites reserved or to be reserved shall be open to use and occupation under sections 946 to 949 of this title, and any State is authorized to improve and occupy such reservoir sites to the same extent as an individual or private corporation, under such rules and regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe: Provided, That the charges for water coming in whole or part from reservoir sites used or occupied under the provisions of this section shall always be subject to the control and regulation of the respective States and Territories in which such reservoirs are in whole or part situate.
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Sections 946 to 949 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System.
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Repeal;
Savings Provision
Section repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System. Such repeal not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 664
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110