43 U.S.C. § 945a : US Code - Section 945A: Compensation for rights-of-way for certain reclamation projects

Search 43 U.S.C. § 945a : US Code - Section 945A: Compensation for rights-of-way for certain reclamation projects

Notwithstanding the existence of any reservation of right-of-way
to the United States for canals under section 945 of this title, or
any State statute, the Secretary of the Interior shall pay just
compensation, including severance damages, to the owners of private
land utilized for ditches or canals in connection with any
reclamation project, or any unit or any division of a reclamation
project, provided the construction of said ditches or canals
commenced after January 1, 1961, and such compensation shall be
paid notwithstanding the execution of any agreements or any
judgments entered in any condemnation proceeding, prior to
September 2, 1964.