Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§944 Right of Way in Oklahoma and Arizona
Title 43 › CHAPTER 22 — RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS › § 944
Summary
When a railroad built under sections 934–939, a special Act of Congress, or the old Oklahoma or Arizona territorial laws was operating through land reserved for those Territories on June 26, 1906, that land may be transferred only with the railroad’s right to use it. The railroad’s use is limited to the amount of right-of-way those laws allowed for railroad purposes.
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Title 43, §944
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Where, under sections 934 to 939 of this title, or under special Acts of Congress, or under the laws of the former Territories of Oklahoma and Arizona, railroads have been constructed and were on June 26, 1906, in operation in Oklahoma or Arizona which passed through any of the lands theretofore reserved for said Territories, such lands shall be disposed of subject to such railroad right or easement, but only to the extent of the right of way conferred by the said sections for such railroad purposes.
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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Section repealed by Pub.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. § 944
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102