§ 690c. — Existence of easements, reservations, or exceptions as barring acquisition of lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC690c]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 6--GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION
Sec. 690c. Existence of easements, reservations, or exceptions
as barring acquisition of lands
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.
(Apr. 23, 1928, ch. 413, Sec. 4, 45 Stat. 449; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II,
Sec. 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)
References in Text
Section 690i, included within the reference to sections 690 to 690i,
was omitted from the Code.
Transfer of Functions
Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of
the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions
note set out under section 671 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 690a, 690d, 690e, 690f,
690g, 690h of this title.
