---
kind: "section"
citation: "43 U.S.C. § 2905"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands"
number: "2905"
heading: "Liability"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/43/2905"
units:
  - "Chapter 47 — Reclamation Title Transfer"
---

# §2905. Liability

- (a) **In general—** Effective on the date of conveyance of any [eligible facility](/usc/43/2902.md?p=2) under this chapter, the United States shall not be held liable by any court for damages of any kind arising out of any act, omission, or occurrence relating to the [eligible facility](/usc/43/2902.md?p=2), other than damages caused by acts of negligence committed by the United States or by agents or employees of the United States prior to the date of the conveyance.
- (b) **Effect—** Nothing in this section increases the liability of the United States beyond that currently provided in [chapter 171](/usc/28/chptVI/ch171.md) of title 28 (commonly known as the “Federal Tort Claims Act”).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–9, title VIII, § 8005, Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 808.)