16 U.S.C. § 192c
Vested rights
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 16 U.S.C. § 192c, Vested rights, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/443202
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:443202@1- SHA-256
409be7c44e23ade74ec6dc156319c480ed5f8ee2a74fc4093f1be7f59b68129a
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
Nothing contained in this section and section 192b of this title shall affect any vested and accrued rights of ownership of lands or any valid existing claim, location, or entry existing under the land laws of the United States on June 21, 1930, whether for homestead, mineral, rights-of-way, or any other purposes whatsoever, or any water rights and/or rights-of-way connected therewith, including reservoirs, conduits, and ditches, as may be recognized by local customs, laws, and decisions of courts, or shall affect the right of any such owner, claimant, locator, or entryman to the full use and enjoyment of his land.
Legislative history
We haven't linked the enacting public law for this provision yet. That means it is missing from our records, not that no law enacted it.