16 USC § 3923 - Restriction on use of eminent domain in acquisitions
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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s3923"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 3923 - Restriction on use of eminent domain in acquisitions"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "3923"
section_name: "Restriction on use of eminent domain in acquisitions"
chapter_number: 59
chapter_name: "WETLANDS RESOURCES"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "STATE AND FEDERAL WETLANDS ACQUISITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–645, title III, § 305, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3588.)"
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# § 3923. Restriction on use of eminent domain in acquisitions
The powers of condemnation or eminent domain shall not be used in the acquisition of wetlands under any provision of this chapter where such wetlands have been constructed for the purpose of farming or ranching, or result from conservation activities associated with farming or ranching.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–645, title III, § 305, Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3588.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , , known as the Emergency Wetlands Resources Act of 1986. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.