§ 931 Navigable rivers as public highways
§ 931a Authority of Attorney General to grant easements and rights-of-way to States, etc.
§ 931c Permits, leases, or easements; authorization to grant; payment; limitation
§ 931d Additional authority of department or agency head
§ 934 Right of way through public lands granted to railroads
§ 935 Several roads through canyons
§ 936 Condemnation of private land
§ 937 Filing profile of road; forfeiture of rights
§ 938 Lands excepted
§ 939 Alteration, amendment, or repeal
§ 940 Forfeiture of rights where railroad not constructed in five years after location
§ 941 Railroad stations on rights of way granted
§ 942-1 Rights of way in Alaska; railroad rights of way; reservations; water transportation connections; State title to submerged lands; Federal repossession as trustee; “navigable waters” defined; posting schedules of rates; changes in rates
§ 942-2 Rights of several roads through canyons
§ 942-3 Condemnation of land
§ 942-4 Filing preliminary survey, map and profile of road
§ 942-5 Filing map and profile of road section; forfeiture of rights; reversion of grant
§ 942-6 Rights of way for Alaskan wagon roads, wire rope, aerial, or other tramways; reservations; filing preliminary survey and map of location; alteration, amendment, repeal, or grant of equal rights; forfeiture of rights; reversion of grant; liens
§ 942-7 Military park, Indian or other reservation
§ 942-8 Reservation of right of alteration, amendment, or repeal; assignment of right of way
§ 942-9 Map location of road
§ 943 Right of way for railroads; reserved lands in Minnesota
§ 944 Right of way in Oklahoma and Arizona
§ 945 Reservation in patents of right of way for ditches or canals
§ 945a Compensation for rights-of-way for certain reclamation projects
§ 945b Jurisdiction; procedure
§ 946 Right of way to canal ditch companies and irrigation or drainage districts for irrigation or drainage purposes and operation and maintenance of reservoirs, canals, and laterals
§ 947 Map; damages to settlers
§ 948 Application to existing and future canals
§ 949 Use for canal or ditch only
§ 950 Right of way to canal and ditch companies for irrigation purposes; additional grants
§ 951 Right of way for water transportation, domestic purposes, or development of power
§ 952 Reservoir sites for water for livestock
§ 953 Declaratory statement as to reservoirs
§ 954 Survey; map of reservoirs
§ 955 Amendment, alteration, or repeal
§ 956 Right of way for tramroads, canals, or reservoirs
§ 957 Right of way to electric power companies
§ 958 Rights of way for wagon roads or railroads
§ 959 Rights of way for electrical plants, etc.
§ 961 1 Rights-of-way for power and communications facilities
§ 962 Right of way in Colorado and Wyoming to pipeline companies
§ 963 Applications for Colorado and Wyoming pipeline right of way
§ 964 Limit of time for completion of Colorado and Wyoming pipelines; forfeiture
§ 965 Restriction on use of Colorado and Wyoming pipeline right of way
§ 966 Right of way in Arkansas to pipe-line companies
§ 967 Applications for Arkansas pipeline right of way
§ 968 Restriction on use of Arkansas pipeline right of way
§ 969 Forfeiture of Arkansas pipeline right of way for nonuser, etc.
§ 970 Forfeiture of Arkansas pipeline right of way for violation of antitrust law
§ 971 Bathhouses, hotels, etc., adjacent to mineral, medicinal, etc., springs on public lands
§ 971a Alaskan lands within highway, telephone, and pipeline withdrawals; disposal; amendment of land description of claim or entry on adjoining lands
§ 971b Sale of restored Alaskan lands; preference rights; consent of Federal agency
§ 971c Utilization or occupancy of Alaskan easements; consent of agency
§ 971d Effect on valid existing Alaskan rights
§ 971e Definition of restored Alaskan lands

Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 43 > Chapter 22 - Rights-of-Way and Other Easements in Public Lands

  • Administrator: means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. See 42 USC 4121
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  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • association: when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association" in like manner as if these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed. See 1 USC 5
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Chairman: means the Chairman of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies. See 22 USC 262r
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conference report: The compromise product negotiated by the conference committee. The "conference report" is submitted to each chamber for its consideration, such as approval or disapproval.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • county: includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of the United States. See 1 USC 2
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Germane: On the subject of the pending bill or other business; a strict standard of relevance.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • insurance adjustment organization: includes any organizations and persons engaged in the business of adjusting loss claims arising under insurance policies issued by any insurance company or other insurer. See 42 USC 4121
  • insurance agent or broker: include any organization or person that is authorized to engage in the business of insurance under the laws of any State, subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15 U. See 42 USC 4121
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • oath: includes affirmation, and "sworn" includes affirmed. See 1 USC 1
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • officer: includes any person authorized by law to perform the duties of the office. See 1 USC 1
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • State: includes the several States, the District of Columbia, the territories and possessions, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. See 42 USC 4121
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
  • writing: includes printing and typewriting and reproductions of visual symbols by photographing, multigraphing, mimeographing, manifolding, or otherwise. See 1 USC 1