{"data":{"id":"us/43-u.s.c.-372","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 U.S.C. § 372","heading":"Water right as appurtenant to land and extent of right","body":"The right to the use of water acquired under the provisions of this Act shall be appurtenant to the land irrigated, and beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure, and the limit of the right.","path":["Title 43—PUBLIC LANDS","CHAPTER 12—RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc43@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:36Z","sha256":"5138619b7f1976e09936b58afdcf4e6344b3fe0f1b79c5f83f31b437b7b55221","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/43-u.s.c.-371","next":"us/43-u.s.c.-373"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}