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Title 43 — Public Lands

Chapter 12 — Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government

§ 390nn. Trusts

Statutory text

(a)

The ownership and full cost pricing limitations of this subchapter and the ownership limitations provided in any other provision of Federal reclamation law shall not apply to lands in a district which are held by an individual or corporate trustee in a fiduciary capacity for a beneficiary or beneficiaries whose interests in the lands served do not exceed the ownership and pricing limitations imposed by Federal reclamation law, including this subchapter.

(b)

Lands placed in a revocable trust shall be attributable to the grantor if—

(1)

the trust is revocable at the discretion of the grantor and revocation results in the title to such lands reverting either directly or indirectly to the grantor; or

(2)

the trust is revoked or terminated by its terms upon the expiration of a specified period of time and the revocation or termination results in the title to such lands reverting either directly or indirectly to the grantor.

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.

  1. Pub. L. 97–293 title II § 214 · 96 Stat. 1261

    Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 390nn

    Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 214, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1270

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 214, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1270

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 214. trusts The ownership and full cost pricing limitations of this title and the ownership limitations provided in any other provision of Federal reclamation law shall not apply to lands in a district which are held by an individual or corporate trustee in a fiduciary capacity for a beneficiary or beneficiaries whose interests in the lands served do not exceed the ownership and pricing limitations imposed by Federal reclamation law, including this title.

  2. Pub. L. 100–203 title V § 5302(b) · 101 Stat. 1330

    1. Amended · 43 U.S.C. § 390nn

      Pub. L. 100–203 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Added · 43 U.S.C. § 390nn

      Pub. L. 100–203 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 100–203 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Revocable Trusts.— Section 214 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (Public Law 97–293) is amended by inserting “(a)” after 43 USC 390nn. “214” and by adding the following new subsection at the end thereof: “(b) Lands placed in a revocable trust shall be attributable to the grantor if— “(1) the trust is revocable at the discretion of the grantor and revocation results in the title to such lands reverting either directly or indirectly to the grantor; or “(2) the trust is revoked or terminated by its terms upon the expiration of a specified period of time and the revocation or termination results in the title to such lands reverting either directly or indirectly to the grantor.”.

3 of 3 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Federal reclamation law, referred to in subsec. (a), is defined in section 390aa of this title.

Amendments

1987—Pub. L. 100–203 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

Credits

1982–1987 · 2 acts
  1. 1982Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 214, , 96 Stat. 1270
  2. 1987Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5302(b), , 101 Stat. 1330–269.
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(Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 214, , 96 Stat. 1270; Pub. L. 100–203, title V, § 5302(b), , 101 Stat. 1330–269.)

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