The rights-of-way are granted for ground testing and for water facilities
What the document says“for the purposes of-- ``(A) performing geotechnical investigations within the rights-of-way; and ``(B) constructing and operating water transmission and related facilities.”
Section 3(b) of the Act, in new subsection (h)(1). It states the two purposes for which the rights-of-way are granted: performing geotechnical investigations within them, and constructing and operating water transmission and related facilities.
What the document actually says“for the purposes of-- ``(A) performing geotechnical investigations within the rights-of-way; and ``(B) constructing and operating water transmission and related facilities.”
The land can be used for two things. One is testing the ground. The other is building and running water lines.
Testing the ground means digging to see what the dirt and rock are like. That tells builders whether a pipe can go there.
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