43 USC § 546 - Jurisdiction of district court for enforcement of this subchapter

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s546"
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title: "43 USC § 546 - Jurisdiction of district court for enforcement of this subchapter"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "546"
section_name: "Jurisdiction of district court for enforcement of this subchapter"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
subchapter_number: "XIV"
subchapter_name: "PATENTS AND FINAL WATER-RIGHT CERTIFICATES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 9, 1912, ch. 278, § 5, 37 Stat. 267.)"
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# § 546. Jurisdiction of district court for enforcement of this subchapter

Jurisdiction of suits by the United States for the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter is conferred on the United States district courts of the districts in which the lands are situated.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 9, 1912, ch. 278, § 5, 37 Stat. 267.)