§ 690c. Existence of easements, reservations, or exceptions as barring acquisition of lands

Statutory text

The existence of a right-of-way easement or other reservation or exception in respect of such area shall not be a bar to its acquisition (1) if the Secretary of the Interior determines that any such reservation or exception will in no manner interfere with the use of the area for the purposes of sections 690 to 690i of this title, or (2) if in the deed or other conveyance it is stipulated that any reservation or exception in respect of such area, in favor of the person from whom the United States receives title, shall be subject to regulations prescribed under authority of sections 690 to 690i of this title.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1928
Pub. L. 70–413 § 4 · 45 Stat. 448
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 690c
Apr. 23, 1928, ch. 413, § 4, 45 Stat. 449
Source evidence
Code source credit
Apr. 23, 1928, ch. 413, § 4, 45 Stat. 449
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 4. That the existence of a right-of-way easement or other Easement permitted. reservation or exception in respect of such area shall not be a bar to its acquisition (1) if the Secretary of Agriculture determines Conditions. that any such reservation or exception will in no manner interfere with the use of the area for the purposes of this Act, or (2) if in the deed or other conveyance it is stipulated that any reservation or exception in respect of such area, in favor of the person from whom the United States receives title, shall be subject to regulations prescribed under authority of this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 690i, included within the reference to sections 690 to 690i, was omitted from the Code.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, transferred functions of Secretary of Agriculture relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds to Secretary of the Interior.

Credits

1928–1939 · 2 acts

1928Apr. 23, 1928, ch. 413, § 4, 45 Stat. 449
19391939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.

Show as published

(Apr. 23, 1928, ch. 413, § 4, 45 Stat. 449; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)