43 U.S.C. § 663 : US Code - Section 663: Restriction of sites to inclusion of necessary lands

Search 43 U.S.C. § 663 : US Code - Section 663: Restriction of sites to inclusion of necessary lands

Reservoir sites located or selected and to be located and
selected shall be restricted to and shall contain only so much land
as is actually necessary for the construction and maintenance of
reservoirs; excluding so far as practicable lands occupied by
actual settlers at the date of the location of said reservoirs.