Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§964 Limit of Time for Completion of Colorado and Wyoming Pipelines; Forfeiture
Title 43 › CHAPTER 22 — RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS › § 964
Summary
If any part of the pipeline is not finished within five years after its location is fixed, the rights given in sections 962–965 will be lost for that unfinished part. The loss only applies to the portions that are still incomplete at that time.
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Title 43, §964
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If any section of said pipe line shall not be completed within five years after the location of said section, the right granted in sections 962 to 965 of this title shall be forfeited, as to any incomplete section of said pipe line, to the extent that the same is not completed at the date of the forfeiture.
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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Section repealed by Pub.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. § 964
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102