16 U.S.C. § 2110 — Statement of limitation

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This section limits the operation of the authority in the surrounding provisions. It states the specific limitation and the matters it covers.

This chapter shall not authorize the Federal Government to regulate the use of private land or to deprive owners of land of their rights to property or to income from the sale of property, unless such property rights are voluntarily conveyed or limited by contract or other agreement. This chapter does not diminish in any way the rights and responsibilities of the States and political subdivisions of States.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

This chapter shall not authorize the Federal Government to regulate the use of private land or to deprive owners of land of their rights to property or to income from the sale of property, unless such property rights are voluntarily conveyed or limited by contract or other agreement. This chapter does not diminish in any way the rights and responsibilities of the States and political subdivisions of States.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 95–313, § 14, formerly § 11, July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered § 14 and amended Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, §§ 1215(1), 1221, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525, 3540.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1978Enacted · Pub. L. 95-313 · 92 Stat. 374
1990Amended · Pub. L. 101-624 · 104 Stat. 3525, 3540

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 95-313 on 1978-07-01.