Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
Title 43 - Public Lands: Interior |
Subtitle B - Regulations Relating to Public Lands |
Chapter II - Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior |
SubChapter C - Minerals Management (3000) |
Part 3730 - Public Law 359; Mining in Powersite Withdrawals: General |
Subpart 3733 - Risk of Operation |
§ 3733.2 - Liability of United States.
Latest version.
-
§ 3733.2 Liability of United States.
The Act in section 3 provides in part as follows:
Provided, That the United States, its permittees and licensees shall not be responsible or held liable or incur any liability for the damage, destruction, or loss of any mining claim, mill site, facility installed or erected, income, or other property or investments resulting from the actual use of such lands or portions thereof for power development at any time where such power development is made by or under the authority of the United States, except where such damage, destruction, or loss results from the negligence of the United States, its permittees and licensees.
[35 FR 9737, June 13, 1970]