Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§665 Rights of Way Over Reservoir Sites for Wagon Road, Railroad, or Other Highway
Title 43 › CHAPTER 15 — APPROPRIATION OF WATERS; RESERVOIR SITES › § 665
Summary
Secretary of the Interior can approve maps and surveys for roads, railroads, or other highways across reservoir sites if doing so does not harm the public interest.
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Title 43, §665
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In the form provided by existing law, the Secretary of the Interior may file and approve surveys and plats of any right of way for a wagon road, railroad, or other highway over and across any reservoir site when in his judgment the public interests will not be injuriously affected thereby.
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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Section repealed by Pub.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, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest Systems. 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. § 665
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102