Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§966 Right of Way in Arkansas to Pipe-line Companies
Title 43 › Chapter 22— RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS › § 966
Summary
Allows pipelines on federal public land in Arkansas for U.S. citizens or companies that transport oil (crude or refined) or natural gas. They must file incorporation papers with the Secretary of the Interior, and the permission covers the pipeline plus 10 feet on each side of its center line.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §966
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A right of way through the public lands of the United States in the State of Arkansas is granted for pipe-line purposes to any citizen of the United States or any company or corporation authorized by its charter to transport oil, crude or refined, or natural gas which shall have filed or may hereafter file with the Secretary of the Interior a copy of its articles of incorporation, and due proof of organization under the same, to the extent of the ground occupied by the said pipe line and ten feet on each side of the center line of same.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Section repealed by Pub.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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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 966
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60