Condemnation of private land

43 U.S.C. § 936

• Title: 43 — Public Lands
• Chapter: 22 — RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS

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The legislature of the proper Territory may provide for the manner in which private lands and possessory claims on the public lands of the United States may be condemned; and where such provision shall not have been made, such condemnation may be made in accordance with section 3 of the act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled 'An Act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July 1, 1862,' " approved July 2, 1864 [43 U.S.C. 942–3].

History

(Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 152, §3, 18 Stat. 482.)

Editorial Notes

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Section repealed by Pub.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.