Regulations last checked for updates: Apr 30, 2025

Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior last revised: Apr 16, 2025
§ 8.1 - Lands for reservoir construction and operation.

The fee title will be acquired to the following:

(a) Lands necessary for permanent structures.

(b) Lands below the maximum flowage line of the reservoir including lands below a selected freeboard where necessary to safeguard against the effects of saturation, wave action, and bank erosion and the permit induced surcharge operation.

(c) Lands needed to provide for public access to the maximum flowage line as described in paragraph (b) of this section, or for operation and maintenance of the project.

authority: Sec. 7, 32 Stat. 389, sec. 14, 53 Stat. 1197; 43 U.S.C. 421,389
source: 31 FR 9108, July 2, 1966, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 43 CFR 8.1