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Code · U.S. Code · Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS · CHAPTER 22— RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS · § 951

§ 951. Right of way for water transportation, domestic purposes, or development of power

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Rights of way for ditches, canals, or reservoirs heretofore or hereafter approved under the provisions of sections 946 to 949 of this title may be used for purposes of a public nature; and said rights of way may be used for purposes of water transportation, for domestic purposes, or for the development of power, as subsidiary to the main purpose of irrigation or drainage.
(May 11, 1898, ch. 292, § 2, 30 Stat. 404; Mar. 4, 1917, ch. 184, § 2, 39 Stat. 1197.)
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  • May 11, 1898, ch. 292, § 2
  • 30 Stat. 404
  • Mar. 4, 1917, ch. 184, § 2
  • 39 Stat. 1197
  • Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 706(a)
  • 90 Stat. 2793
  • section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579
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§ 951
Right of way for water transportation, domestic purposes, or development of power
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ActMay 11, 1898, ch. 292, § 2
Stat.30 Stat. 404
ActMar. 4, 1917, ch. 184, § 2
Stat.39 Stat. 1197
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 706(a)
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