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[CITE: 43USC315q]

 
                         TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
 
                        CHAPTER 8A--GRAZING LANDS
 
                         SUBCHAPTER I--GENERALLY
 
Sec. 315q. Withdrawal of lands for war or national defense 
        purposes; payment for cancellation of permits or licenses
        
    Whenever use for war or national defense purposes of the public 
domain or other property owned by or under the control of the United 
States prevents its use for grazing, persons holding grazing permits or 
licenses and persons whose grazing permits or licenses have been or will 
be canceled because of such use shall be paid out of the funds 
appropriated or allocated for such project such amounts as the head of 
the department or agency so using the lands shall determine to be fair 
and reasonable for the losses suffered by such persons as a result of 
the use of such lands for war or national defense purposes. Such 
payments shall be deemed payment in full for such losses. Nothing 
contained in this section shall be construed to create any liability not 
now existing against the United States.

(July 9, 1942, ch. 500, 56 Stat. 654; May 28, 1948, ch. 353, Sec. 1, 62 
Stat. 277.)

                          Codification

    Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1934, known as the 
Taylor Grazing Act, which comprises this subchapter.


                               Amendments

    1948--Act May 28, 1948, inserted ``or national defense'' between 
``war'' and ``purposes'' wherever appearing.


                    Effective Date of 1948 Amendment

    Section 2 of act May 28, 1948, provided that: ``This amendment 
[amending this section] is to take effect as of July 25, 1947.''


                   Termination of War and Emergencies

    Joint Res. July 25, 1947, ch. 327, Sec. 3, 61 Stat. 451, provided 
that in the interpretation of this section, the date July 25, 1947, 
shall be deemed to be the date of termination of any state of war 
theretofore declared by Congress and of the national emergencies 
proclaimed by the President on September 8, 1939, and May 27, 1941.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 315r of this title; title 10 
section 2661.
