Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Legislation

Discovery, Development, and Marking of Water Holes, etc., by Government (43 USC Ch. 11)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil, Water, General
Keyword
Exploration Desertification Abandoned land/unoccupied land Survey/mapping Access-to-information Hazards Well sinking/boreholes Groundwater Water abstraction Irrigation Waterworks Freshwater resources management Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter provides for discovery, development, and marking of water holes, etc., by the Government. Specifically, it states that the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and empowered, in his discretion in so far as the authorization made herein will permit, to discover, develop, protect, and render more accessible for the benefit of the general public, springs, streams, and water holes on arid public lands of the United States; and in connection therewith to erect and maintain suitable and durable monuments and signboards at proper places and intervals along and near the accustomed lines of travel and over the general area of said desert lands, containing information and directions as to the location and nature of said springs, streams, and water holes, to the end that the same may be more readily traced and found by persons in search or need thereof; also to provide convenient and ready means, apparatus, and appliances by which water may be brought to the earth's surface at said water holes for the use of such persons; also to prepare and distribute suitable maps, reports, and general information relating to said springs, streams, and waterholes, and their specific location with reference to lines of travel. Whoever shall willfully or maliciously injure, destroy, deface, or remove any of said monuments or signposts, or shall willfully or maliciously fill up, render foul, or in anywise destroy or impair the utility of said springs, streams, or waterholes, or shall willfully or maliciously interfere with said monuments, signposts, streams, springs, or water holes, or the purposes for which they are maintained and used, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than three years, or both. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and make such rules and regulations as maybe necessary for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this chapter into full force and effect.

Full text
English
Website
uscode.house.gov