Title 43 — Public Lands
Chapter 47 — Reclamation Title Transfer
§ 2905. Liability
Statutory text
In general
Effective on the date of conveyance of any eligible facility under this chapter, the United States shall not be held liable by any court for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the eligible facility, other than damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the United States or by agents or employees of the United States prior to the date of the conveyance.
Effect
Nothing in this section increases the liability of the United States beyond that currently provided in chapter 171 of title 28 (commonly known as the “Federal Tort Claims Act”).
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.
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
Pub. L. 116–9 title VIII § 8005 · 133 Stat. 580
Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 2905
(Pub. L. 116–9, title VIII, § 8005, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 808.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 116–9, title VIII, § 8005, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 808.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 8005. LIABILITY. (a) In General.— Effective on the date of conveyance of any eligible facility under this subtitle, the United States shall not be held liable by any court for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the eligible facility, other than damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the United States or by agents or employees of the United States prior to the date of the conveyance. (b) Effect.— Nothing in this section increases the liability of the United States beyond that currently provided in chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code (commonly known as the “Federal Tort Claims Act”).
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