54 USC § 100735 - Civil actions for just compensation by mining claim holders

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identifier: "/us/usc/t54/s100735"
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title: "54 USC § 100735 - Civil actions for just compensation by mining claim holders"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "100735"
section_name: "Civil actions for just compensation by mining claim holders"
chapter_number: 1007
chapter_name: "RESOURCE MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "MINING ACTIVITY WITHIN SYSTEM UNITS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3110.)"
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# § 100735. Civil actions for just compensation by mining claim holders

The holder of any patented or unpatented mining claim subject to this subchapter that believes the holder has suffered a loss by operation of this subchapter, or by orders or regulations issued pursuant to this subchapter, may bring a civil action in United States district court to recover just compensation, which shall be awarded if the court finds that the loss constitutes a taking of property compensable under the Constitution.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3110.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 100735 | 16 U.S.C. 1910. | Pub. L. 94–429, § 11, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1344; Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 402(21), 98 Stat. 3358. |