43 USC § 945 - Reservation in patents of right of way for ditches or canals

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title: "43 USC § 945 - Reservation in patents of right of way for ditches or canals"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "945"
section_name: "Reservation in patents of right of way for ditches or canals"
chapter_number: 22
chapter_name: "RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 837, § 1, 26 Stat. 391.)"
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# § 945. Reservation in patents of right of way for ditches or canals

August 30, 1890

In all patents for lands taken up after , under any of the land laws of the United States or on entries or claims validated by this Act, west of the one hundredth meridian, it shall be expressed that there is reserved from the lands in said patent described a right of way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the authority of the United States.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 837, § 1, 26 Stat. 391.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to this title.

This Act, referred to in text, is , , which enacted sections 212 and 945 of this title, section 861a of former Title 10, The Army, , Conservation, sections 497, 601, and 651 of former Title 31, Money and Finance, , Navigation and Navigable Waters, section 120 of former Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and amended sections 321 and 662 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.