§ 945a. Compensation for rights-of-way for certain reclamation projects

Statutory text

Notwithstanding the existence of any reservation of right-of-way to the United States for canals under section 945 of this title, or any State statute, the Secretary of the Interior shall pay just compensation, including severance damages, to the owners of private land utilized for ditches or canals in connection with any reclamation project, or any unit or any division of a reclamation project, provided the construction of said ditches or canals commenced after January 1, 1961, and such compensation shall be paid notwithstanding the execution of any agreements or any judgments entered in any condemnation proceeding, prior to September 2, 1964.

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.

1964
Pub. L. 88–561 § 1 · 78 Stat. 808
Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 945a
Pub. L. 88–561, § 1, Sept. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 808
Source evidence
Code source credit
Pub. L. 88–561, § 1, Sept. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 808
Effective date note
Pub. L. 88–561, § 3, as added by Pub. L. 89–624, Oct. 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 874, provided that: “The amendment made by this Act [enacting section 945b of this title and amending this section] shall apply to any condemnation action pending in any district court of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 4, 1966] and to any such action instituted after that date.”
1966
Pub. L. 89–624 · 80 Stat. 873
Inserted · 43 U.S.C. § 945a
Pub. L. 89–624 inserted “to the United States” and “or any State statute,”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 89–624 inserted “to the United States” and “or any State statute,”.
Effective date note
Pub. L. 88–561, § 3, as added by Pub. L. 89–624, Oct. 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 874, provided that: “The amendment made by this Act [enacting section 945b of this title and amending this section] shall apply to any condemnation action pending in any district court of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 4, 1966] and to any such action instituted after that date.”

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Editorial Notes

Amendments

1966—Pub. L. 89–624 inserted “to the United States” and “or any State statute,”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1966 Amendment

Pub. L. 88–561, § 3, as added by Pub. L. 89–624, Oct. 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 874, provided that: “The amendment made by this Act [enacting section 945b of this title and amending this section] shall apply to any condemnation action pending in any district court of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 4, 1966] and to any such action instituted after that date.”

Credits

1964–1966 · 2 acts

1964Pub. L. 88–561, § 1, Sept. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 808
1966Pub. L. 89–624, Oct. 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 873.

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(Pub. L. 88–561, § 1, Sept. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 808; Pub. L. 89–624, Oct. 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 873.)