Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§945b Jurisdiction; Procedure
Title 43 › CHAPTER 22 — RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS › § 945b
Summary
Allows the United States or a landowner to go to the U.S. district court where the land is to decide the fair payment for land taken under section 945a, no matter how much money is being claimed. The case must follow the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that apply to taking (condemning) real or personal property.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §945b
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Jurisdiction of an action brought by the United States or the landowner for the determination of just compensation pursuant to section 945a of this title is hereby conferred on the United States district court in the district in which any such land is situated, without limitation to the amount of compensation sought by such suit. The procedure for such an action shall be governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the condemnation of real and personal property.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for the condemnation of real and personal property, referred to in text, means rule 71A of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section applicable to Federal condemnation actions pending in any district court of the United States on or after Oct. 4, 1966, see section 3 of Pub. L. 88–561, as added by Pub. L. 89–624, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1966 Amendment note under section 945a of this title.
Reference
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 945b
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102