Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§950 Right of Way to Canal and Ditch Companies for Irrigation Purposes; Additional Grants
Title 43 › CHAPTER 22 — RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS › § 950
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior may allow up to five acres next to each right-of-way in sections 946–949 to build homes, other buildings, or corrals for workers who manage the works. This does not apply to land inside national forests.
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Title 43, §950
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In addition to the rights of way granted by sections 946 to 949 of this title, and subject to the conditions and restrictions therein contained, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to grant permits or easements for not to exceed five acres of ground adjoining the right of way at each of the locations, to be determined by the Secretary of the Interior, to be used for the erection thereon of dwellings or other buildings or corrals for the convenience of those engaged in the care and management of the works provided for by said sections: Provided, That this section shall not apply to lands within national forests.
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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Section repealed by Pub.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. § 950
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102