43 USC § 936 - Condemnation of private land

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title: "43 USC § 936 - Condemnation of private land"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "936"
section_name: "Condemnation of private land"
chapter_number: 22
chapter_name: "RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 152, § 3, 18 Stat. 482.)"
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# § 936. Condemnation of private land

July 1, 1862July 2, 186443 U.S.C. 942–3

The legislature of the proper Territory may provide for the manner in which private lands and possessory claims on the public lands of the United States may be condemned; and where such provision shall not have been made, such condemnation may be made in accordance with section 3 of the act entitled “An Act to amend an Act entitled ‘An Act to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the Government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved ,’ ” approved  [].

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 152, § 3, 18 Stat. 482.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Repeal; Savings Provision

Section repealed by , , , effective on and after , insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System. Such repeal not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on , see , set out as a note under .