43 U.S.C. § 1111 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 27: PUBLIC LANDS IN OKLAHOMA / Subchapter II: TOWN SITES / Section 1111: Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789
Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789
Status: repealed

Section 1111, acts May 14, 1890, ch. 207, §1, 26 Stat. 109; July 7, 1898, ch. 571, §1, 30 Stat. 674, authorized entry by trustees on to town sites.

Section 1112, acts May 14, 1890, ch. 207, §2, 26 Stat. 109; July 7, 1898, ch. 571, §1, 30 Stat. 674, related to evidence of occupancy.

Section 1113, act May 14, 1890, ch. 207, §3, 26 Stat. 109, related to church lots.

Section 1114, act May 14, 1890, ch. 207, §4, 26 Stat. 109, related to sale or reservation of lots for public use.

Section 1115, acts May 14, 1890, ch. 207, §5, 26 Stat. 109; July 7, 1898, ch. 571, §1, 30 Stat. 674, authorized applicability of Kansas town-site law to trustees, or Commissioner after Jan. 1, 1899, in performing their duties.

Section 1116, acts May 14, 1890, ch. 207, §6, 26 Stat. 110; July 7, 1898, ch. 571, §1, 30 Stat. 674, related to preference of pending entries of town sites.

Section 1117, acts May 14, 1890, ch. 207, §7, 26 Stat. 110; July 7, 1898, ch. 571, §1, 30 Stat. 674, related to authority, duties, and compensation of trustees.

Section 1118, act Sept. 1, 1893, No. 4, 28 Stat. 11, extended town-site laws to Cherokee Outlet territory.

Section 1119, act May 11, 1896, ch. 168, §§1, 2, 29 Stat. 117; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100, related to homestead entries on vacated town-sites.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789, provided that the repeal made by section 703(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

Savings Provision

Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 1443 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 30: ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter VIII: PUBLIC AIRPORTS / Section 1443: Cancellation of leases of public lands used as airports made under law in force May 24, 1928
Cancellation of leases of public lands used as airports made under law in force May 24, 1928
Status: in_force

With the consent of the lessee, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cancel any lease of public lands for use as public aviation fields or airports, made under law in force May 24, 1928, and to lease such lands to the lessee upon the conditions prescribed by section 1442 of this title.

(May 24, 1928, ch. 728, §3, 45 Stat. 729.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was previously classified to section 213 of former Title 49, Transportation.
43 U.S.C. § 441 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter VI: WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS AND LAND ENTRIES / Section 441: Assignment of entries generally
Assignment of entries generally
Status: in_force

From and after the filing with the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate of satisfactory proof of residence, improvement, and cultivation for the five years required by law, persons who have, or shall make, homestead entries within reclamation projects under the provisions of the Act of June 17, 1902, may assign such entries, or any part thereof, to other persons, and such assignees, upon submitting proof of the reclamation of the lands and upon payment of the charges apportioned against the same as provided in the said Act of June 17, 1902, may receive from the United States a patent for the lands: Provided, That all assignments made under the provisions of this section shall be subject to the limitations, charges, terms, and conditions of the reclamation Act.

(June 23, 1910, ch. 357, 36 Stat. 592; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.

The reclamation Act, referred to in text, probably means act June 17, 1902, see note above.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

"Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate" substituted in text for "Commissioner of the General Land Office" on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 1473c (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 31: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Section 1473c: Payment of costs incidental to services contributed by volunteers
Payment of costs incidental to services contributed by volunteers
Status: in_force

Appropriations under this title 1 in fiscal year 1992 and thereafter, may be made available for paying costs incidental to the utilization of services contributed by individuals who serve without compensation as volunteers in aid of work for units of the Department of the Interior.

(Pub. L. 102–154, title I, §116, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1012.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 102–154, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 990, known as the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Prior Similar Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation act:

Pub. L. 101–512, title I, §118, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1937.

1 See References in Text note below.
43 U.S.C. § 1640 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 33A: IMPLEMENTATION OF ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT AND ALASKA STATEHOOD / Section 1640: Relinquishment of selections partly within conservation units
Relinquishment of selections partly within conservation units
Status: in_force

Whenever a valid State or Native selection is partly in and partly out of the boundary of a conservation system unit, notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the State or any Native Corporation may relinquish its rights in any portion of any validly selected Federal land, including land underneath waters, which lies within the boundary of the conservation system unit. Upon relinquishment, the Federal land (including land underneath waters) so relinquished within the boundary of the conservation system unit shall become, and be administered as, a part of the conservation system unit. The total land entitlement of the State or Native Corporation shall not be affected by such relinquishment. In lieu of the lands and waters relinquished by the State, the State may select pursuant to the Alaska Statehood Act as amended by this Act, an equal acreage of other lands available for such purpose. The Native Corporation may retain an equal acreage from overselection lands on which selection applications were otherwise properly and timely filed. A relinquishment pursuant to this section shall not invalidate an otherwise valid State or Native Corporation land selection outside the boundaries of the conservation system unit, on the grounds that, after such relinquishment, the remaining portion of the land selection no longer meets applicable requirements of size, compactness, or contiguity, or that the portion of the selection retained immediately outside the conservation system unit does not follow section lines along the boundary of the conservation system unit. The validity of the selection outside such boundary shall not be adversely affected by the relinquishment.

(Pub. L. 96–487, title XIV, §1415, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2499.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Alaska Statehood Act as amended by this Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339 as amended by Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 96 Stat. 2371, which is set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 96–487, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2371, known as the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 3101 of Title 16, Conservation, and Tables.

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of title IX of Pub. L. 96–487 which comprises this chapter.
43 U.S.C. § 641d (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 14: GRANTS OF DESERT LANDS TO STATES FOR RECLAMATION / Section 641d: Effective date of quitclaim; administration of lands relinquished by States
Effective date of quitclaim; administration of lands relinquished by States
Status: in_force

The quitclaim or relinquishment of all right, title, and interest by the State to any lands under sections 641a to 641d of this title shall not be effective until the Secretary has transferred the lands applied for under section 641a of this title. The Secretary shall provide for the administration and disposition under the public-land laws of the lands quitclaimed or relinquished by the States pursuant to sections 641a to 641d of this title.

(Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 727, §4, 68 Stat. 703.)
43 U.S.C. § 75 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 4: DISTRICT LAND OFFICES / Section 75: Administration of oaths
Administration of oaths
Status: in_force

The officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, and it shall be his duty, to administer any oath required by law or the instructions of the Bureau of Land Management, in connection with the entry or purchase of any tract of the public lands; but he shall not charge or receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation for administering such oath.

(R.S. §2246; Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, §1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

The words "or receiver" which followed "register" in the original text were omitted, in view of act Mar. 3, 1925 (classified to section 71 of this title), providing for the consolidation of the offices of register and receiver. See, also, Transfer of Functions note below.

R.S. §2246 derived from act June 12, 1840, ch. 35, 5 Stat. 384.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.

Reference to "register" changed to "officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior" and "Bureau of Land Management" substituted for "General Land Office" on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 2603 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 44: OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD AND COOS BAY WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS / Subchapter I: ADMINISTRATION / Section 2603: Leasing of lands for grazing; disposition of moneys; rules and regulations covering grazing lands
Leasing of lands for grazing; disposition of moneys; rules and regulations covering grazing lands
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to lease for grazing any of said revested or reconveyed lands which may be so used without interfering with the production of timber or other purposes of this subchapter as stated in section 2601 of this title: Provided, That all the moneys received on account of grazing leases shall be covered either into the "Oregon and California land-grant fund" or the "Coos Bay Wagon Road grant fund" in the Treasury as the location of the leased lands shall determine, and be subject to distribution as other moneys in such funds: Provided further, That the Secretary is also authorized to formulate rules and regulations for the use, protection, improvement, and rehabilitation of such grazing lands.

(Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 876, title I, §4, 50 Stat. 875.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 876, 50 Stat. 874, which is classified principally to this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1181d of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
43 U.S.C. § 546 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XIV: PATENTS AND FINAL WATER-RIGHT CERTIFICATES / Section 546: Jurisdiction of district court for enforcement of this subchapter
Jurisdiction of district court for enforcement of this subchapter
Status: in_force

Jurisdiction of suits by the United States for the enforcement of the provisions of this subchapter is conferred on the United States district courts of the districts in which the lands are situated.

(Aug. 9, 1912, ch. 278, §5, 37 Stat. 267.)
43 U.S.C. § 2003 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 38: CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS / Section 2003: Definitions
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter—

(1) The term "northern tier States" means the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.

(2) The term "inland States" means those States in the United States other than northern tier States and the States of California, Alaska, and Hawaii.

(3) The term "crude oil transportation system" means a crude oil delivery system (including the location of such system) for transporting Alaskan and other crude oil to northern tier States and inland States, but such term does not include the Long Beach-Midland project.

(4) The term "Long Beach-Midland project" means the crude oil delivery system which was the subject of, and is generally described in, the "Final Environmental Impact Statement, Crude Oil Transportation System: Valdez, Alaska, to Midland, Texas (as proposed by Sohio Transportation Company)", the availability of which was announced by the Department of the Interior in the Federal Register on June 1, 1977 (42 Fed. Reg. 28008).

(5) The term "Federal agency" means an Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5.

(Pub. L. 95–617, title V, §503, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3158.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

The definition of "State" in section 2602 of Title 16, Conservation, applies to this section.
43 U.S.C. § 390rr (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 390rr: Central Arizona Project
Central Arizona Project
Status: in_force

Lands receiving irrigation water pursuant to a contract with the Secretary as authorized under title III of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (82 Stat. 887; 43 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.) which are placed under recordable contract shall be eligible to receive irrigation water upon terms and conditions related to pricing established by the Secretary pursuant to Federal reclamation law in effect immediately prior to October 12, 1982, for a period of time not to exceed ten years from the date such lands are capable of being served with irrigation water, as determined by the Secretary.

(Pub. L. 97–293, title II, §218, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1271.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Colorado River Basin Project Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 90–537, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 885. Title III of the Colorado River Basin Project Act is classified generally to subchapter III (§1521 et seq.) of chapter 32 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1501 of this title and Tables.

Federal reclamation law, referred to in text, is defined in section 390aa of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 375d (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 375d: Issuance of patent for small tracts; reservations
Issuance of patent for small tracts; reservations
Status: in_force

After the purchaser has paid to the United States all the amount on the purchase price of such land, a patent shall be issued. Such patents shall contain a reservation of a lien for water charges when deemed appropriate by the Secretary, and reservations of coal or other mineral rights to the same extent as patents issued under the homestead laws and also other reservations, limitations, or conditions as now provided by law.

(Mar. 31, 1950, ch. 78, §3, 64 Stat. 40.)
43 U.S.C. § 510d (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XI: MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY / Section 510d: Authorization of appropriations
Authorization of appropriations
Status: in_force

There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this subchapter.

(Pub. L. 111–11, title IX, §9605, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1349.)
43 U.S.C. § 2001 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 38: CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS / Section 2001: Findings
Findings
Status: in_force

The Congress finds and declares that—

(1) a serious crude oil supply shortage may soon exist in portions of the United States;

(2) a large surplus of crude oil on the west coast of the United States is projected;

(3) any substantial curtailment of Canadian crude oil exports to the United States could create a severe crude oil shortage in the northern tier States;

(4) pending the authorization and completion of west-to-east crude oil delivery systems, Alaskan crude oil in excess of west coast needs will be transshipped through the Panama Canal at a high transportation cost;

(5) national security and regional supply requirements may be such that west-to-east crude delivery systems serving both the northern tier States and inland States, consistent with the requirements of section 410 of the Act approved November 16, 1973 (87 Stat. 594), commonly known as the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, are needed;

(6) expeditious Federal and State decisions for west-to-east crude oil delivery systems are of the utmost priority; and

(7) resolution of the west coast crude oil surplus and the need for crude oil in northern tier States and inland States require the assignment and coordination of overall responsibility within the executive branch to permit expedited action on all necessary environmental assessments and decisions on permit applications concerning delivery systems.

(Pub. L. 95–617, title V, §501, Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3157.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 410 of the Act approved November 16, 1973 (87 Stat. 594), commonly known as the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, referred to in par. (5), is section 410 of Pub. L. 93–153, Nov. 16, 1973, 87 Stat. 594, which is set out as a note under section 1651 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

The definition of "State" in section 2602 of Title 16, Conservation, applies to this section.
43 U.S.C. § 149 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 6: WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY / Section 149: Exchange of private lands included in Indian reservation for other lands
Exchange of private lands included in Indian reservation for other lands
Status: in_force

Any private land over which an Indian reservation has been extended by Executive order, may be exchanged at the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior and at the expense of the owner thereof and under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, for vacant, nonmineral, nontimbered, surveyed public lands of equal area and value and situated in the same State or Territory.

(Apr. 21, 1904, ch. 1402, §1, 33 Stat. 211.)
43 U.S.C. § 385c (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 385c: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, which related to tuition charge per pupil, was from the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1949, act June 29, 1948, ch. 754, 62 Stat. 1125, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts.
43 U.S.C. § 984 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 23: GRANTS OF SWAMP AND OVERFLOWED LANDS / Section 984: Legal subdivisions mostly wet and unfit for cultivation
Legal subdivisions mostly wet and unfit for cultivation
Status: in_force

In making out lists and plats of the lands aforesaid all legal subdivisions, the greater part whereof is wet and unfit for cultivation, shall be included in said lists and plats, but when the greater part of a subdivision is not of that character, the whole of it shall be excluded therefrom.

(R.S. §2481.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §2481 derived from act Sept. 28, 1850, ch. 84, §3, 9 Stat. 519.
43 U.S.C. § 2506 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 43: SUSPENDED ENTRIES AND CLAIMS; PATENTS / Section 2506: Limitations of suits to annul patents
Limitations of suits to annul patents
Status: in_force

Suits by the United States to vacate and annul any patent shall only be brought within six years after the date of the issuance of such patents.

(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 559, 26 Stat. 1093; Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, §8, 26 Stat. 1099.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1166 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
43 U.S.C. § 497 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XI: MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY / Section 497: Action to recover operation charge and penalty
Action to recover operation charge and penalty
Status: in_force

In the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior suit or action may be brought for the amounts of operation or maintenance charges in default and penalties in like manner as provided in section 481 of this title.

(Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, §6, 38 Stat. 688.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section is comprised of third sentence of section 6 of act Aug. 13, 1914. First and second sentences of such section 6 are classified to sections 479, 493, 494, 495, and 496 of this title, respectively.
43 U.S.C. § 315r (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 8A: GRAZING LANDS / Subchapter I: GENERALLY / Section 315r: Rental payments in advance in case of withdrawal of lands for war or national defense purposes
Rental payments in advance in case of withdrawal of lands for war or national defense purposes
Status: in_force

In administering the provisions of section 315q of this title, payments of rentals may be made in advance.

(Oct. 29, 1949, ch. 787, title III, §301, 63 Stat. 996.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was not enacted as a part of act June 28, 1934, known as the Taylor Grazing Act, which comprises this subchapter.
43 U.S.C. § 2623 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 44: OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD AND COOS BAY WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS / Subchapter II: DISPOSITION OF FUNDS / Section 2623: Additional sum from surplus for meeting payments due from insufficient annual receipts; maximum aggregate of decennial payments; covering of excess receipts into general fund of Treasury
Additional sum from surplus for meeting payments due from insufficient annual receipts; maximum aggregate of decennial payments; covering of excess receipts into general fund of Treasury
Status: in_force

If, during any one year, 75 per centum of the receipts are insufficient fully to meet the payments due the counties hereunder, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon certification by the Secretary of the Interior, may pay an additional sum from any surplus of 75 per centum of prior year receipts: Provided, however, That in no event shall the aggregate of payments during any ten-year period commencing with the period beginning July 1, 1940, exceed 75 per centum of the receipts deposited in the Treasury to the credit of the Coos Bay Wagon Road grant fund for such period: Provided further, That at the end of each ten-year period, any balance of the 75 per centum not required for payments to the counties shall be covered into the general fund of the Treasury of the United States.

(May 24, 1939, ch. 144, §3, 53 Stat. 754.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1181f–3 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
43 U.S.C. § 37 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 2: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY / Section 37: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act June 12, 1917, ch. 27, 40 Stat. 144, related to purchases or services for the Geological Survey, was omitted as superseded.
43 U.S.C. § 1200e (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 28: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter VIII: INDIAN LANDS / Section 1200e: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act July 6, 1954, ch. 463, §8, 68 Stat. 453, which authorized appropriations for relocation of the members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, South Dakota, was omitted from the Code as being of special and not general application.
43 U.S.C. § 201 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 7: HOMESTEADS / Subchapter III: LANDS SUBJECT TO ENTRY / Section 201: Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787
Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787
Status: repealed

Section 201, R.S. §2302, prohibited entry and settlement of mineral lands under this chapter.

Section 202, acts May 14, 1880, ch. 89, §1, 21 Stat. 140; Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, §4, 26 Stat. 1097; Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 208, 27 Stat. 593; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100, related to relinquished entries.

Section 203, acts June 13, 1902, ch. 1080, §§1–3, 32 Stat. 384; Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, related to applicability of homestead laws to Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado.

Section 204, act Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 191, 20 Stat. 472, related to entries on even sections within railroad and other grants.

Section 205, act July 1, 1879, ch. 60, 21 Stat. 46, related to entries on odd sections within railroad and other grants in Missouri and Arkansas.

Section 206, act May 6, 1886, ch. 88, 24 Stat. 22, related to patents for additional entries within railway limits.

Section 207, act Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 361, 39 Stat. 518, authorized disposition of all agricultural lands within military reservations in Nevada under homestead and desert-land laws.

Section 208, act June 3, 1924, ch. 240, 43 Stat. 357, authorized acquisition of all unreserved public lands within the Columbia or Moses Reserve in Washington to be acquired under laws applicable to public domain.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787, provided that the repeal made by section 702 is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, except such effective date to be on and after tenth anniversary of date of approval of this Act, Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as homestead laws apply to public lands in Alaska.

Savings Provision

Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 2224 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 40: RECLAMATION STATES EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF / Subchapter II: DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANNING / Section 2224: Recommendations
Recommendations
Status: in_force

(a) Approval

The Secretary shall submit each plan prepared pursuant to section 2222 of this title to the Congress, together with the Secretary's recommendations, including recommendations for authorizing legislation, if needed.

(b) Pacific Northwest region

A contingency plan under subsection (a) for the State of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or Montana, may be approved by the Secretary only at the request of the Governor of the affected State in coordination with the other States in the region and the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration.

(Pub. L. 102–250, title II, §204, Mar. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 57.)
43 U.S.C. § 1906 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 37: PUBLIC RANGELANDS IMPROVEMENT / Section 1906: Authority for cooperative agreements and payments effective as provided in appropriations
Authority for cooperative agreements and payments effective as provided in appropriations
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, authority to enter into cooperative agreements and to make payments under this chapter shall be effective only to the extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts.

(Pub. L. 95–514, §9, Oct. 25, 1978, 92 Stat. 1807.)
43 U.S.C. § 627 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 13: FEDERAL LANDS INCLUDED IN STATE IRRIGATION DISTRICTS / Section 627: Sale of unpatented and unentered land prohibited; suspension of entry
Sale of unpatented and unentered land prohibited; suspension of entry
Status: in_force

No public lands which were unentered at the time any tax or assessment was levied against same by such irrigation district shall be sold for such taxes or assessments, but such tax or assessment shall be and continue a lien upon such lands, and not more than one hundred and sixty acres of such land shall be entered by any one person; and when such lands shall be applied for, after said approval by the Secretary of the Interior, under the homestead or desert-land laws of the United States the application shall be suspended for a period of thirty days to enable the applicant to present a certificate from the proper district or county officer showing that no unpaid district charges are due and delinquent against said land.

(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 319, §5, 39 Stat. 508.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The desert-land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to chapter 9 (§321 et seq.) of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 485j (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter X: PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION CHARGES / Section 485j: Effect on existing laws
Effect on existing laws
Status: in_force

The provisions of previous Acts of Congress not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter shall remain in full force and effect.

(Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, §16, 53 Stat. 1198.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Construction With Other Laws

Act Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, §18, 53 Stat. 1198, provided that: "Nothing in this Act [see section 485k of this title] shall be construed to amend the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 Stat. 1057), as amended [section 617 et seq. of this title]."
43 U.S.C. § 1076 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 26: ABANDONED MILITARY RESERVATIONS / Section 1076: Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789
Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789
Status: repealed

Section 1076, act Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 208, 27 Stat. 593, authorized the President to withhold from sale or grant to municipal corporations portions of abandoned military reservations.

Section 1077, acts Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 314, §1, 28 Stat. 491; Feb. 15, 1895, ch. 92, §1, 28 Stat. 664, authorized opening of lands of abandoned military reservations to settlement.

Section 1078, act Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 314, §2, 28 Stat. 491, limited applicability of section 1077 of this title with respect to provisions of act July 5, 1884, relating to disposition of mineral lands.

Section 1079, act Feb. 11, 1903, ch. 543, 32 Stat. 822, related to confirmation of indemnity selections by States in lieu of school sections in abandoned military reservations.

Section 1080, act Feb. 15, 1895, ch. 92, §1, 28 Stat. 664, extended applicability of provisions relating to settlement and indemnity selection of abandoned military reservation to those abandoned prior to July 5, 1884.

Section 1081, act Aug. 23, 1894, ch. 314, §3, as added Apr. 23, 1904, ch. 1496, 33 Stat. 306, authorized patents for homesteads on Fort Abraham Lincoln Military Reservation, North Dakota.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789, provided that the repeal made by section 703(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

Savings Provision

Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 1355 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 29: SUBMERGED LANDS / Subchapter III: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS / Section 1355: Restrictions on employment of former officers or employees of Department of the Interior
Restrictions on employment of former officers or employees of Department of the Interior
Status: in_force

No full-time officer or employee of the Department of the Interior who directly or indirectly discharged duties or responsibilities under this subchapter, and who was at any time during the twelve months preceding the termination of his employment with the Department compensated under the Executive Schedule or compensated at or above the annual rate of basic pay for grade GS–16 of the General Schedule shall—

(1) within two years after his employment with the Department has ceased—

(A) knowingly act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any other person (except the United States) in any formal or informal appearance before;

(B) with the intent to influence, make any oral or written communication on behalf of any other person (except the United States) to; or

(C) knowingly aid or assist in representing any other person (except the United States) in any formal or informal appearance before,

any department, agency, or court of the United States, or any officer or employee thereof, in connection with any judicial or other proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, regulation, order, lease, permit, rulemaking, or other particular matter involving a specific party or parties in which the United States is a party or has a direct and substantial interest which was actually pending under his official responsibility as an officer or employee within a period of one year prior to the termination of such responsibility or in which he participated personally and substantially as an officer or employee; or

(2) within one year after his employment with the Department has ceased—

(A) knowingly act as agent or attorney for, or otherwise represent, any other person (except the United States) in any formal or informal appearance before; or

(B) with the intent to influence, make any oral or written communication on behalf of any other person (except the United States) to,

the Department of the Interior, or any officer or employee thereof, in connection with any judicial, rulemaking, regulation, order, lease, permit, regulation, or other particular matter which is pending before the Department of the Interior or in which the Department has a direct and substantial interest.

(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, §29, as added Pub. L. 95–372, title II, §208, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 668.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Executive Schedule, referred to in text, is set out in section 5311 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

References in Other Laws to GS–16, 17, or 18 Pay Rates

References in laws to the rates of pay for GS–16, 17, or 18, or to maximum rates of pay under the General Schedule, to be considered references to rates payable under specified sections of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, see section 529 [title I, §101(c)(1)] of Pub. L. 101–509, set out in a note under section 5376 of Title 5.
43 U.S.C. § 14 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 1: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT / Section 14: Returns relative to lands
Returns relative to lands
Status: in_force

All returns relative to the public lands shall be made to the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate.

(R.S. §456; July 31, 1894, ch. 174, §7, 28 Stat. 207; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §456 derived from act Apr. 25, 1812, ch. 68, §9, 2 Stat. 717.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.

"Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate" substituted for "Commissioner of the General Land Office" on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 364 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 11A: BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES / Section 364: Uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography; exercise of functions of Secretary of the Interior
Uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography; exercise of functions of Secretary of the Interior
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter called the Secretary, conjointly with the Board on Geographic Names, as hereinafter provided, shall provide for uniformity in geographic nomenclature and orthography throughout the Federal Government. The Secretary may exercise his functions through such officials as he may designate, except that such authority as relates to the final approval or review of actions of the Board on Geographic Names shall be exercised by him, or his Under or Assistant Secretaries.

(July 25, 1947, ch. 330, §1, 61 Stat. 456.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Authorization of Appropriations

Act July 25, 1947, ch. 330, §1, 61 Stat. 457, authorized appropriation of such sums as might be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 390gg (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 390gg: Equivalency
Equivalency
Status: in_force

Upon the request of any district, the ownership and pricing limitations imposed by this subchapter shall apply to the irrigable lands classified within such district by the Secretary as having class I productive potential or the equivalent thereof in larger acreage of less productive potential, as determined by the Secretary, taking into account all factors which significantly affect productivity, including but not limited to topography, soil characteristics, length of growing season, elevation, adequacy of water supply, and crop adaptability.

(Pub. L. 97–293, title II, §207, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1266.)
43 U.S.C. § 931d (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 22: RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS / Section 931d: Additional authority of department or agency head
Additional authority of department or agency head
Status: in_force

The authority conferred by section 931c of this title shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of any authority heretofore conferred upon the head of any department or agency of the Government of the United States to grant permits, leases, easements, or rights-of-way.

(Sept. 3, 1954, ch. 1255, §2, 68 Stat. 1146.)
43 U.S.C. § 423a (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter V: ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS / Section 423a: Construction charges on permanently unproductive lands already paid; disposition
Construction charges on permanently unproductive lands already paid; disposition
Status: in_force

The construction charges prior to May 25, 1926, paid on permanently unproductive lands excluded from the project shall be applied as a credit on charges due or to become due on any remaining irrigable land covered by the same water-right contract or land taken in exchange as provided in section 423c of this title. If the charges so paid exceed the amount of all water-right charges due and unpaid, plus the construction charges not yet due, the balance shall be paid in cash to the holder of the water-right contract covering the land so excluded or to the irrigation district affected; which in turn shall be charged with the responsibility of making suitable adjustment with the landowners involved. Should all the irrigable lands of a water-right applicant be excluded from the project as permanently unproductive, and no exchange be made as provided in said section, the total construction charges paid before May 25, 1926, less any accrued charges on account of operation and maintenance, shall be refunded in cash, the water-right contract shall be canceled, and all liens on account of water-right charges shall be released.

(May 25, 1926, ch. 383, §42, 44 Stat. 647.)
43 U.S.C. § 786 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 19: BOUNTY LANDS / Section 786: Repealed. Pub. L. 85-56, title XXII, §2202(1), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 162
Repealed. Pub. L. 85-56, title XXII, §2202(1), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 162
Status: repealed

Section, R.S. §4748; act July 3, 1930, ch. 863, §§1, 2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to furnishing of free instruction forms for persons filing claims for land bounty warrants.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal by Pub. L. 85–56 effective Jan. 1, 1958.
43 U.S.C. § 2811 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 46: GEOSPATIAL DATA / Section 2811: Private sector
Private sector
Status: in_force

The Committee and each covered agency may, to the maximum extent practical, rely upon and use the private sector in the United States for the provision of geospatial data and services.

(Pub. L. 115–254, div. B, title VII, §759C, Oct. 5, 2018, 132 Stat. 3427.)
43 U.S.C. § 1191 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 28: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter VII: EVIDENCES OF TITLE / Section 1191: Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
Status: repealed

Section 1191, R.S. §2471, related to falsely making or altering instruments concerning lands, mines, or minerals in California.

Section 1192, R.S. §2472, related to falsely dating evidence of title under Mexican authority to lands in California.

Section 1193, R.S. §2473, related to presenting false or counterfeited evidences of title to lands in California.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the repeal made by section 705(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

Savings Provision

Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 425a (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter V: ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS / Section 425a: Eligibility of transferred lands owned by States, etc., for receipt of water from a Federal reclamation project, division, or unit; conditions of eligibility; purchase price
Eligibility of transferred lands owned by States, etc., for receipt of water from a Federal reclamation project, division, or unit; conditions of eligibility; purchase price
Status: in_force

Irrigable lands owned by States, political subdivisions, and agencies thereof which do not fall within the provisions of section 425 of this title may receive water from a Federal reclamation project, division, or unit if a valid recordable contract for the sale of such lands within ten years of the date of said contract has been executed under terms and conditions satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior but without limitation upon selling price.

The purchasers of lands sold under the provisions of this section, or the heirs and devisees of such purchasers, if otherwise eligible under reclamation law to receive project water for the lands purchased, shall not be disqualified for delivery of water by reason of the amount of the purchase price paid for said lands.

(Pub. L. 91–310, §2, July 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 411.)
43 U.S.C. § 1622 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 33: ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT / Section 1622: Annual reports to Congress until 1984; submission in 1985 of report of status of Natives, summary of actions taken, and recommendations
Annual reports to Congress until 1984; submission in 1985 of report of status of Natives, summary of actions taken, and recommendations
Status: in_force

The Secretary shall submit to the Congress annual reports on implementation of this chapter. Such reports shall be filed by the Secretary annually until 1984. At the beginning of the first session of Congress in 1985 the Secretary shall submit, through the President, a report of the status of the Natives and Native groups in Alaska, and a summary of actions taken under this chapter, together with such recommendations as may be appropriate.

(Pub. L. 92–203, §23, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 715.)
43 U.S.C. § 84 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 4: DISTRICT LAND OFFICES / Section 84: Repealed. Pub. L. 86-649, title II, §202(b), July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 507
Repealed. Pub. L. 86-649, title II, §202(b), July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 507
Status: repealed

Section, R.S. §2239; acts Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, §1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145, related to fees for consolidated land offices. See section 1734 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 156 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 6: WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY / Section 156: Approval by Congress necessary for withdrawal, reservation, or restriction of over 5,000 acres for any Department of Defense project or facility
Approval by Congress necessary for withdrawal, reservation, or restriction of over 5,000 acres for any Department of Defense project or facility
Status: in_force

No public land, water, or land and water area shall, except by Act of Congress, on and after February 28, 1958 be (1) withdrawn from settlement, location, sale, or entry for the use of the Department of Defense for defense purposes; (2) reserved for such use; or (3) restricted from operation of the mineral leasing provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act [43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.], if such withdrawal, reservation, or restriction would result in the withdrawal, reservation, or restriction of more than five thousand acres in the aggregate for any one defense project or facility of the Department of Defense since February 28, 1958, or since the last previous Act of Congress which withdrew, reserved, or restricted public land, water, or land and water area for that project or facility, whichever is later.

(Pub. L. 85–337, §2, Feb. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 28.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§1331 et seq.) of chapter 29 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1301 of this title and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 2426 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 42: RURAL WATER SUPPLY / Subchapter II: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WATER WORKS / Section 2426: Title to newly constructed facilities
Title to newly constructed facilities
Status: in_force

(a) New projects and facilities

All new projects or facilities constructed in accordance with this subchapter shall remain under the jurisdiction and control of the non-Federal borrower subject to the terms of the repayment agreement.

(b) Existing projects and facilities

Nothing in this subchapter affects the title of—

(1) reclamation projects authorized prior to December 22, 2006;

(2) works supplemental to existing reclamation projects; or

(3) works constructed to rehabilitate existing reclamation projects.

(Pub. L. 109–451, title II, §207, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3360.)
43 U.S.C. § 1181d (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 28: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter V: OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD AND COOS BAY WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS / Section 1181d: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 1181d was editorially reclassified as section 2603 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 760 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 18: SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS / Section 760: Deposit for expenses deemed an appropriation
Deposit for expenses deemed an appropriation
Status: in_force

The deposit of money in a proper United States depository, under the provisions of section 759 of this title, shall be deemed an appropriation of the sums so deposited for the objects contemplated by said section, and the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to cause the sums so deposited to be placed to the credit of the proper appropriations for the surveying service; but any excesses in such sums over and above the actual cost of the surveys, comprising all expenses incident thereto, for which they were severally deposited, shall be repaid to the depositors respectively.

(R.S. §2402.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §2402 derived from Res. July 1, 1864, No. 60, 13 Stat. 414.
43 U.S.C. § 500 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XI: MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY / Section 500: Duty of association or district to take over management
Duty of association or district to take over management
Status: in_force

Whenever two-thirds of the irrigable area of any project, or division of a project, shall be covered by water-right contracts between the water users and the United States, said project shall be required, as a condition precedent to receiving the benefits of sections 371, 376, 377, 412, 417, 433, 438,1 462, 463,1 466, 467,1 473,1 474,1 478, 493, 494, 500, 501, and 526 of this title to take over, through a legally organized water-users' association or irrigation district, the care, operation, and maintenance of all or any part of the project works, subject to such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, and thereafter the United States, in its relation to said project, shall deal with a water users' association or irrigation district, and when the water users assume control of a project, the operation and maintenance charges for the year then current shall be covered into the construction account to be repaid as part of the construction repayments.

(Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, §4, subsec. G, 43 Stat. 702.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 438 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, §10, 67 Stat. 568.

Sections 463, 467, 473, and 474 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by act May 25, 1926, ch. 383, §47, 44 Stat. 650.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

The definitions in section 371 of this title apply to this section.

1 See References in Text note below.
43 U.S.C. § 1577 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 32A: COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY CONTROL / Subchapter I: PROGRAMS DOWNSTREAM FROM IMPERIAL DAM / Section 1577: Existing Federal laws not modified
Existing Federal laws not modified
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to modify the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.], the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended [33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.], or, except as expressly stated herein, the provisions of any other Federal law.

(Pub. L. 93–320, title I, §108, formerly §107, June 24, 1974, 88 Stat. 270; renumbered §108, Pub. L. 96–336, §4, Sept. 4, 1980, 94 Stat. 1064.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 91–190, Jan. 1, 1970, 83 Stat. 852, which is classified generally to chapter 55 (§4321 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 4321 of Title 42 and Tables.

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, referred to in text, probably means act June 30, 1948, ch. 758, as amended generally by Pub. L. 92–500, §2, Oct. 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 816, which is classified generally to chapter 26 (§1251 et seq.) of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1251 of Title 33 and Tables.

Prior Provisions

A prior section 108 of Pub. L. 93–320 was renumbered section 109 and is classified to section 1578 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 315h (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 8A: GRAZING LANDS / Subchapter I: GENERALLY / Section 315h: Cooperation with associations, land officials, and agencies engaged in conservation or propagation of wildlife; local hearings on appeals; acceptance and use of contributions
Cooperation with associations, land officials, and agencies engaged in conservation or propagation of wildlife; local hearings on appeals; acceptance and use of contributions
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior shall provide, by suitable rules and regulations, for cooperation with local associations of stockmen, State land officials, and official State agencies engaged in conservation or propagation of wildlife interested in the use of the grazing districts. The Secretary of the Interior shall provide by appropriate rules and regulations for local hearings on appeals from the decisions of the administrative officer in charge in a manner similar to the procedure in the land department. The Secretary of the Interior shall also be empowered to accept contributions toward the administration, protection, and improvement of lands within or without the exterior boundaries of a grazing district, moneys, so received to be covered into the Treasury as a special fund, which is appropriated and made available until expended, as the Secretary of the Interior may direct, for payment of expenses incident to said administration, protection, and improvement, and for refunds to depositors of amounts contributed by them in excess of their share of the cost.

(June 28, 1934, ch. 865, §9, 48 Stat. 1273; June 19, 1948, ch. 548, §2, 62 Stat. 533.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1948—Act June 19, 1948, substituted "lands within or without the external boundaries of a grazing district" for "the district" in third sentence, in order to permit acceptance of lands without boundaries of grazing district.
43 U.S.C. § 895 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 21: GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS / Section 895: Cancellation of patents erroneously issued; reconveyance
Cancellation of patents erroneously issued; reconveyance
Status: in_force

If it shall appear, upon the completion of such adjustments, respectively, or sooner, that lands were, from any cause, prior to March 3, 1887, erroneously certified or patented, by the United States, to or for the use or benefit of any company claiming by, through, or under grant from the United States, to aid in the construction of a railroad, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to thereupon demand from such company a relinquishment or reconveyance to the United States of all such lands, whether within granted or indemnity limits; and if such company shall neglect or fail to so reconvey such lands to the United States within ninety days after the aforesaid demand shall have been made, it shall thereupon be the duty of the Attorney General to commence and prosecute in the proper courts the necessary proceedings to cancel all patents, certification, or other evidence of title prior to March 3, 1887, issued for such lands, and to restore the title thereof to the United States.

(Mar. 3, 1887, ch. 376, §2, 24 Stat. 556.)
43 U.S.C. § 753 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 18: SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS / Section 753: Lines of division of half quarter sections; how run
Lines of division of half quarter sections; how run
Status: in_force

In every case of the division of a quarter section the line for the division thereof shall run north and south, and the corners and contents of half quarter sections which may thereafter be sold, shall be ascertained in the manner and on the principles directed and prescribed by section 752 of this title, and fractional sections containing one hundred and sixty acres or upwards shall in like manner as nearly as practicable be subdivided into half quarter sections under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and in every case of a division of a half quarter section, the line for the division thereof shall run east and west, and the corners and contents of quarter quarter sections, which may thereafter be sold, shall be ascertained as nearly as may be, in the manner, and on the principles, directed and prescribed by the section preceding; and fractional sections containing fewer or more than one hundred and sixty acres shall in like manner, as nearly as may be practicable, be subdivided into quarter quarter sections, under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.

(R.S. §2397.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §2397 derived from acts Apr. 24, 1820, ch. 51, §1, 3 Stat. 566; Apr. 5, 1832, ch. 65, 4 Stat. 503.
43 U.S.C. § 464 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter IX: CONSTRUCTION CHARGES / Section 464: Increases of charges on failure to make water-right application
Increases of charges on failure to make water-right application
Status: in_force

In all cases where application for water right for lands in private ownership or lands held under entries not subject to the reclamation law shall not be made within one year after August 13, 1914, or within one year after notice issued in pursuance of section 419 of this title, in cases where such notice has not been issued prior to August 13, 1914, the construction charges for such land shall be increased 5 per centum each year until such application is made and an initial installment is paid.

(Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, §9, 38 Stat. 689.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The reclamation law, referred to in text, is defined in section 472 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 413 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter III: INSTITUTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS / Section 413: Approval of project by President
Approval of project by President
Status: in_force

After June 25, 1910, no irrigation project contemplated by the Act of June 17, 1902, shall be begun unless and until the same shall have been recommended by the Secretary of the Interior and approved by the direct order of the President of the United States.

(June 25, 1910, ch. 407, §4, 36 Stat. 836.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section is comprised of second clause of section 4 of act June 25, 1910. First clause of such section 4 is classified to section 400 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 422b (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter IV: CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL PROJECTS / Section 422b: Definitions
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter—

(a) The term "construction" shall include rehabilitation and betterment.

(b) The term "Federal reclamation laws" shall mean the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.

(c) The term "organization" shall mean a State or a department, agency, or political subdivision thereof or a conservancy district, irrigation district, water users' association, an agency created by interstate compact, or similar organization which has capacity to contract with the United States under the Federal reclamation laws.

(d) The term "project" shall mean (i) any complete irrigation project, or (ii) any multiple-purpose water resource project that is authorized or is eligible for authorization under the Federal reclamation laws, or (iii) any distinct unit of a project described in clause (i) and (ii) or (iv) any project for the drainage of irrigated lands, without regard to whether such lands are irrigated with water supplies developed pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws, or (v) any project for the rehabilitation and betterment of a project or distinct unit described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv): Provided, That the estimated total cost of the project described in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) does not exceed the maximum allowable estimated total project cost as determined by subsection (f) hereof: Provided further, That a project described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) may consist of existing facilities as distinct from newly constructed facilities, and funds made available pursuant to this subchapter may be utilized to acquire such facilities subject to a determination by the Secretary that such facilities meet standards of design and construction which he shall promulgate and that the cost of such existing facilities represent less than fifty per centum of the cost of the project. Nothing contained in this subchapter shall preclude the making of more than one loan or grant, or combined loan and grant, to an organization so long as no two such loans or grants, or combinations thereof, are for the same project, as herein defined.

(e) The term "Secretary" shall mean the Secretary of the Interior.

(f) The maximum allowable estimated total project cost of a proposal submitted during any given calendar year shall be determined by the Secretary using the Bureau of Reclamation composite construction cost index for January of that year with $15,000,000 as the January 1971 base.

(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 972, §2, 70 Stat. 1044; Pub. L. 89–553, §1(1), Sept. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 376; Pub. L. 92–167, §1(1), Nov. 24, 1971, 85 Stat. 488; Pub. L. 94–181, §1(a), (b), Dec. 27, 1975, 89 Stat. 1049.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in par. (b), is popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1975—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 94–181, §1(a), substituted provisions limiting the estimated cost of the project described in cls. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v) to the maximum allowable estimated total project cost as determined by subsection (f) of this section, for provisions limiting the estimated cost of such projects to $15,000,000, and inserted proviso relating to a project described in cl. (i), (ii), or (iii).

Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 94–181, §1(b), added subsec. (f).

1971—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 92–167 redefined the size and character of projects which are eligible for approval under the program, increasing money limitation from $1,000,000 to $15,000,000 and making projects eligible, without being only for irrigation, for single purpose irrigation, single purpose drainage, multiple purpose, a distinct unit of the foregoing, or rehabilitation of any of the foregoing.

1966—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 89–553 raised from $5,000,000 to $6,500,000 the maximum amount for a loan or grant for a particular project.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Retroactive Effect of 1966 Amendment

Pub. L. 89–553, §2, Sept. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 377, provided that: "Nothing contained in this Act [amending this section and sections 422d, 422e, 422h, and 422j of this title] shall be applicable to or affect in any way the terms on which any loan or grant has been made prior to the effective date of this Act [Sept. 2, 1966]."
43 U.S.C. § 616gggg (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter LII: PALMETTO BEND PROJECT, TEXAS / Section 616gggg: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 616gggg, Pub. L. 90–562, §1, Oct. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 999, authorized construction, operation, and maintenance of Palmetto Bend project, Texas.

Section 616hhhh, Pub. L. 90–562, §2, Oct. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 999, related to repayment of costs of this project.

Section 616iiii, Pub. L. 90–562, §3, Oct. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 999, related to transfer of the care, operation, and maintenance of this project to a qualified contractor or contracting entities and to permanent usage rights.

Section 616jjjj, Pub. L. 90–562, §4, Oct. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 1000, related to conservation and development of fish and wildlife and to enhancement of recreational opportunities in connection with this project.

Section 616kkkk, Pub. L. 90–562, §5, Oct. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 1000, authorized appropriations for construction, operation, and maintenance of the first stage of this project.

Section 616llll, Pub. L. 90–562, §6, Oct. 12, 1968, 82 Stat. 1000, authorized appropriations for acquisition of land for the second stage of this project.
43 U.S.C. § 1200c (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 28: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter VIII: INDIAN LANDS / Section 1200c: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act July 6, 1954, ch. 463, §6, 68 Stat. 453, which related to ratification of contracts under former sections 1198 to 1200e of this title, was omitted from the Code as being of special and not general application.
43 U.S.C. § 1212 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 28: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter X: OATHS IN CERTAIN LAND MATTERS / Section 1212: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 1212 was editorially reclassified as section 1476a of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 375f (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 375f: Rules and regulations
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and to make rules and regulations necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes of sections 375b to 375f of this title.

(Mar. 31, 1950, ch. 78, §5, 64 Stat. 40.)
43 U.S.C. § 890 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 21: GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS / Section 890: Homestead entries on railroad lands prior to withdrawal or after restoration to market confirmed
Homestead entries on railroad lands prior to withdrawal or after restoration to market confirmed
Status: in_force

All preemption and homestead entries, or entries in compliance with any law of the United States, of the public lands, made in good faith, by actual settlers, upon tracts of land of not more than one hundred and sixty acres each, within the limits of any land grant, prior to the time when notice of the withdrawal of the lands embraced in such grant was received at the local land office of the district in which such lands are situated, or after their restoration to market by order of the Bureau of Land Management, and where the preemption and homestead laws have been complied with, and proper proofs thereof have been made by the parties holding such tracts or parcels, shall be confirmed, and patents for the same shall issue to the parties entitled thereto.

(Apr. 21, 1876, ch. 72, §1, 19 Stat. 35; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.

"Bureau of Land Management" substituted for "General Land Office" on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 399 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter II: RECLAMATION FUND GENERALLY / Section 399: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, acts June 25, 1910, ch. 407, §3, 36 Stat. 836; June 12, 1917, ch. 27, 40 Stat. 149, related to repayment of advances made under sections 397 and 398 of this title. See section 391a–1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 451e (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter VII: EXCHANGE AND AMENDMENT OF FARM UNITS / Section 451e: Amendment of farm unit; application; amount of land; exchange; waiver
Amendment of farm unit; application; amount of land; exchange; waiver
Status: in_force

Upon timely application by an entryman on an unpatented farm unit on a Federal irrigation project, which shall be found by the Secretary, pursuant to a land classification, to be insufficient to support a family, the Secretary may, upon terms and conditions satisfactory to him, amend the farm unit of said entryman, combine all or a part of the lands of said farm unit with other contiguous or noncontiguous lands on the same project which are declared by the Secretary to be open to entry or purchase, and thereby form and designate an amended farm unit for said entryman, which in no event shall exceed three hundred and twenty acres of land containing not more than one hundred and sixty irrigable acres designated by the Secretary. The acceptance of the amended farm unit by the applicant shall be deemed an exchange within the meaning of this subchapter. In extending the benefits of this section to a resident owner of private lands as provided in section 451a of this title, the Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, the provisions of clause (iii) of subsection (b) of section 451a of this title.

(Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, §6, 67 Stat. 567.)
43 U.S.C. § 767 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 18: SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS / Section 767: Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, §1, 46 Stat. 1029
Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, §1, 46 Stat. 1029
Status: repealed

Section, R.S. §2407, authorized a departure from ordinary method in surveying land on a watercourse.
43 U.S.C. § 316f (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 8A: GRAZING LANDS / Subchapter II: ALASKA / Section 316f: Terms and conditions of lease
Terms and conditions of lease
Status: in_force

(a) Period of lease

A lease may be made for such term as the Secretary deems reasonable, but not to exceed fifty-five years, taking into consideration all factors that are relevant to the exercise of the grazing privileges conferred.

(b) Size of leasehold

Leases shall be made for grazing on a definite area except where local conditions or the administration of grazing privileges makes more practicable a lease based on the number of stock to be grazed.

(c) Terms for surrender of lease

Each lease shall provide that the lessee may surrender his lease, and, if he has complied with the terms and conditions of the lease to the time of surrender, may avoid further liability for fees thereunder by giving written notice to the Secretary of such surrender. The lease shall specify the length of time of notice, which shall not exceed one year.

(d) Terms for renewal of lease

Each lease shall provide that the lessee may negotiate for renewal of such lease, subject to the provisions of this subchapter, at any time during the final five years of the term of such lease.

(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, §7, 44 Stat. 1453; Pub. L. 90–403, §2, July 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 358.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 471f of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Amendments

1968—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–403, §2(a), substituted provisions for reasonable term of leases, limited to fifty-five years, and based on all factors relevant to exercise of grazing privileges for prior provisions for twenty year leases, except where land may be required for other than grazing purposes within a ten year period, and for shorter term leases as desired by applicant.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 90–403, §2(b), added subsec. (d).
43 U.S.C. § 123 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 5: LAND DISTRICTS / Section 123: Continuance of land offices when required by public convenience
Continuance of land offices when required by public convenience
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior may continue any land district in which is situated the seat of government of any one of the States, and may continue the land office in such district, notwithstanding the quantity of land unsold in such district may not amount to one hundred thousand acres, when, in his opinion, such continuance is required by public convenience, or in order to close the land system in such State.

(R.S. §2249.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §2249 derived from act Sept. 4, 1841, ch. 16, §7, 5 Stat. 455.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 301 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 7: HOMESTEADS / Subchapter X: STOCK-RAISING HOMESTEAD / Section 301: Rules and regulations
Rules and regulations
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make all necessary rules and regulations in harmony with the provisions and purposes of this subchapter for the purpose of carrying the same into effect.

(Dec. 29, 1916, ch. 9, §11, 39 Stat. 865.)
43 U.S.C. § 1600f (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 32B: COLORADO RIVER FLOODWAY / Section 1600f: Certification of compliance
Certification of compliance
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior shall, on behalf of each Federal agency concerned, make written certification that each agency has complied with the provisions of this chapter during each fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1985. Such certification shall be submitted on an annual basis to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate on or before January 15 of each fiscal year.

(Pub. L. 99–450, §8, Oct. 8, 1986, 100 Stat. 1134.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in this section relating to the requirement that the Secretary submit written certifications on an annual basis to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and the 6th item on page 113 of House Document No. 103–7.
43 U.S.C. § 615aa (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XXIX: NORMAN PROJECT, OKLAHOMA / Section 615aa: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 615aa, Pub. L. 86–529, §1, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 225, authorized construction, operation, and maintenance of Norman Project, Oklahoma and provided for contracts and advances.

Section 615bb, Pub. L. 86–529, §2, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 225, related to allocation of costs for this project.

Section 615cc, Pub. L. 86–529, §3, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 226, related to contracts with water users' organization.

Section 615dd, Pub. L. 86–529, §4, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 226, related to transfer of care, operation, and maintenance of this project to water users' organization.

Section 615ee, Pub. L. 86–529, §5, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 226, related to construction of the project in units or stages.

Section 615ff, Pub. L. 86–529, §6, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 226, related to construction of public parks and recreational facilities on lands adjacent to reservoirs of this project.

Section 615gg, Pub. L. 86–529, §7, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 226, related to expenditures for Norman Reservoir.

Section 615hh, Pub. L. 86–529, §8, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 226, authorized appropriations for this project.
43 U.S.C. § 243 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 7: HOMESTEADS / Subchapter V: LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND EXCUSES FOR NONRESIDENCE OR NONCULTIVATION / Section 243: Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787
Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787
Status: repealed

Section 243, act Apr. 7, 1930, ch. 108, 46 Stat. 144, related to military service in certain Indian wars as equivalent to residence and cultivation.

Section 243a, act Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 198, 47 Stat. 1424, related to extension of credits for military service in certain Indian wars to widows and issuance of patents to minor children on death of mother.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787, provided that the repeal made by section 702 is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, except such effective date to be on and after tenth anniversary of date of approval of this Act, Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as homestead laws apply to public lands in Alaska.

Savings Provision

Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 322 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 9: DESERT-LAND ENTRIES / Section 322: Desert lands defined; question how determined
Desert lands defined; question how determined
Status: in_force

All lands exclusive of timber lands and mineral lands which will not, without irrigation, produce some agricultural crop, shall be deemed desert lands, within the meaning of sections 321 to 323, 325, and 327 to 329 of this title, which fact shall be ascertained by proof of two or more credible witnesses under oath, whose affidavits shall be filed in the land office in which said tract of land may be situated.

The determination of what may be considered desert land shall be subject to the decision and regulation of the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate.

(Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 107, §§2, 3, 19 Stat. 377; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

The first paragraph of this section is from section 2 of act Mar. 3, 1877.

The second paragraph of this section is from the last clause of section 3 of act Mar. 3, 1877. The first clause of section 3 is incorporated in section 323 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act

Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

"Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate" substituted for "Commissioner of the General Land Office" on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, which abolished General Land Office and Commissioner thereof and transferred functions of General Land Office to a new agency in Department of the Interior to be known as Bureau of Land Management. See section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 1198 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 28: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter VIII: INDIAN LANDS / Section 1198: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act July 6, 1954, ch. 463, §1, 68 Stat. 452, which directed Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, and the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate contracts with the Sioux Indians of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota, and the Sioux Indians of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota, containing the provisions outlined in former sections 1198 to 1200e of this title, was omitted from the Code as being of special and not general application.
43 U.S.C. § 421a (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter III: INSTITUTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS / Section 421a: Construction of distribution and drainage systems by irrigation districts or public agencies
Construction of distribution and drainage systems by irrigation districts or public agencies
Status: in_force

Distribution and drainage systems authorized to be constructed under the Federal reclamation laws may, in lieu of construction by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in sections 421a to 421h of this title as the "Secretary"), be constructed by irrigation districts or other public agencies according to plans and specifications approved by the Secretary as provided in sections 421a to 421h of this title. The drainage systems referred to in sections 421a to 421h of this title are those required for collection and removal of excess irrigation water, either on or below the surface of the ground and do not include enlargement or alteration of existing waterways for disposition or natural runoff.

(July 4, 1955, ch. 271, §1, 69 Stat. 244; Pub. L. 92–487, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 804.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1972—Pub. L. 92–487 substituted provisions relating to construction of distribution and drainage systems, for provisions relating to construction of irrigation systems, and inserted provisions setting forth the type of drainage systems subject to coverage of sections 421a to 421h of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 50d (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 2: UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY / Section 50d: Services of students or recent graduates
Services of students or recent graduates
Status: in_force

The United States Geological Survey may on and after November 29, 1999, contract directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to section 6101 of title 41, for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purposes of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes.

(Pub. L. 106–113, div. B, §1000(a)(3) [title I], Nov. 29, 1999, 113 Stat. 1535, 1501A–146.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

In text, "section 6101 of title 41" substituted for "41 U.S.C. 5" on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, §6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(e) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–243.
43 U.S.C. § 336d (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 9: DESERT-LAND ENTRIES / Section 336d: Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787
Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787
Status: repealed

Section, act July 30, 1956, ch. 778, §4, 70 Stat. 716, set forth lands subject to protection of rights of entryman.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §702, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787, provided that the repeal made by section 702 is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, except such effective date to be on and after tenth anniversary of date of approval of this Act, Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as homestead laws apply to public lands in Alaska.

Savings Provision

Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 1371 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 30: ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter II: SERVICE CHARGES AND EXCESS PAYMENTS / Section 1371: Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
Status: repealed

Section 1371, Pub. L. 86–649, title II, §201, July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 506, related to fees, charges, and commissions for applications and other documents relating to public lands and resources.

Section 1372, Pub. L. 86–649, title II, §202(a), July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 506, provided that existing fees, charges, and commissions remain in effect until changed or abolished by the Secretary.

Repeals

Pub. L. 86–649, title II, §202(b), July 14, 1960, 74 Stat. 507, provided that: "Subject to the provisions of this section, any provisions in statutes which fix fees, service fees or charges, or commissions for the purposes covered in this title, are hereby repealed, including, without limitation, the first proviso of the General Land Office appropriations in the Act of February 14, 1931 (46 Stat. 1115, 1118; 43 U.S.C. 23), section 2239 of the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 84), and such provisions of the following Acts as are contained in section 82, title 43, United States Code:

 

ActCitation

"Revised Statutes
Section 2238.

"May 14, 1880 (in sec. 2)
21 Stat. 140, 141.

"December 17, 1880
21 Stat. 311.

"July 26, 1892
27 Stat. 270.

"March 22, 1904
33 Stat. 144.

"May 29, 1908 (in sec. 14)
35 Stat. 465, 468.

"January 24, 1923
42 Stat. 1174, 1179.

"June 5, 1924
43 Stat. 390, 395.

"March 3, 1925
43 Stat. 1141, 1145."

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the repeal made by section 705(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

Savings Provision

Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 618e (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12A: BOULDER CANYON PROJECT / Subchapter II: BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ADJUSTMENT ACT / Section 618e: Interest payments; rate
Interest payments; rate
Status: in_force

Whenever by the terms of the Project Act [43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.] or this subchapter payment of interest is provided for, and whenever interest shall enter into any computation thereunder, such interest shall be computed at the rate of 3 per centum per annum, compounded annually: Provided, That the respective rates of interest on appropriated funds advanced for the visitor facilities program, as described in section 619(a) of this title, shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration average market yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity comparable to the reimbursement period of the program during the month preceding the fiscal year in which the costs of the program are incurred. To the extent that more than one interest rate is determined pursuant to the preceding sentence, the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish for repayment purposes an interest rate at a weighted average of the rates so determined.

(July 19, 1940, ch. 643, §6, 54 Stat. 777; Pub. L. 98–381, title I, §104(a)(5), Aug. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 1335.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Project Act, referred to in text, is defined in section 618k of this title.

Amendments

1984—Pub. L. 98–381 inserted proviso relating to rates of interest on appropriated funds advanced for visitors' facilities program.
43 U.S.C. § 390aa (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 390aa: Congressional declaration of purpose; short title
Congressional declaration of purpose; short title
Status: in_force

This subchapter shall amend and supplement the Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof (43 U.S.C. 371), hereinafter referred to as "Federal reclamation law". This subchapter may be referred to as the "Reclamation Reform Act of 1982".

(Pub. L. 97–293, title II, §201, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1263.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title II (§§201–230) of Pub. L. 97–293, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1263, known as the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, which enacted this subchapter, amended sections 373a, 422e, 425b, and 485h of this title, and repealed section 383 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.

Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 1196 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 28: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter VIII: INDIAN LANDS / Section 1196: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 1196 was editorially reclassified as section 425 of Title 25, Indians.
43 U.S.C. § 868 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 20: RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES / Section 868: Representation of Indian claimants in suits to determine right to school lands
Representation of Indian claimants in suits to determine right to school lands
Status: in_force

In any suit instituted in the Supreme Court of the United States to determine the right of a State to what are commonly known as school lands within any Indian Reservation or any Indian cession where an Indian tribe claims any right to or interest in the lands in controversy, or in the disposition thereof by the United States, the right of such State may be fully tested and determined without making the Indian tribe, or any portion thereof, a party to the suit if the Secretary of the Interior is made a party thereto; and the duty of representing and defending the right or interest of the Indian tribe, or any portion thereof, in the matter shall devolve upon the Attorney General upon the request of such Secretary.

(Mar. 2, 1901, ch. 808, 31 Stat. 950.)
43 U.S.C. § 336c (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 9: DESERT-LAND ENTRIES / Section 336c: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act July 30, 1956, ch. 778, §3, 70 Stat. 716, provided that property rights of an entryman making an election under section 336a of this title or whose entry is allowed under section 336b of this title was a personal right, inheritable but not assignable.
43 U.S.C. § 618c (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12A: BOULDER CANYON PROJECT / Subchapter II: BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ADJUSTMENT ACT / Section 618c: Charges as retroactive; adjustment of accounts
Charges as retroactive; adjustment of accounts
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the taking effect of this subchapter, pursuant to section 618i of this title, the charges, or the basis of computation thereof, promulgated under this subchapter, shall be applicable as from June 1, 1937, and adjustments of accounts by reason thereof, including charges by and against the United States, shall be made so that the United States and all parties that have contracted for energy, or for the privilege of generating energy, at the project, shall be placed in the same position, as nearly as may be, as determined by the Secretary, that they would have occupied had such charges, or the basis of computation thereof, and the method of operation which may be provided for under section 618h of this title, been effective on June 1, 1937: Provided, That such adjustments with contractors shall not be made in cash, but shall be made by means of credits extended over such period as the Secretary may determine.

(b) In the event payments to the States of Arizona and Nevada, or either of them, under section 618a(c) of this title, shall be reduced by reason of the collection of taxes mentioned in said section, adjustments shall be made, from time to time, with each allottee which shall have paid any such taxes, by credits or otherwise, for that proportion of the amount of such reductions which the amount of the payments of such taxes by such allottee bears to the total amount of such taxes collected.

(July 19, 1940, ch. 643, §4, 54 Stat. 776.)
43 U.S.C. § 842 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 19: BOUNTY LANDS / Section 842: Repealed. June 17, 1957, Pub. L. 85-56, title XXII, §2202(1), 71 Stat. 162
Repealed. June 17, 1957, Pub. L. 85-56, title XXII, §2202(1), 71 Stat. 162
Status: repealed

Section 842, R.S. §4785; acts July 4, 1884, ch. 181, §3, 23 Stat. 99; July 3, 1930, ch. 863, §2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to compensation of agent or attorney for services in prosecuting claim for bounty land.

Section 843, R.S. §5485, related to punishment of agents or attorneys who contract for, demand, or receive greater compensation than $25 provided for in section 842 of this title.

Section 844, R.S. §4786; acts July 4, 1884, ch. 181, §4, 23 Stat. 99; July 3, 1930, ch. 863, §2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to filing of fee agreement and limitation on fee of agent or attorney concerning bounty land claim.

Sections 842, 843 and 844 were based on provisions of R.S. §§4785, 5485, and 4786, respectively, which related to bounty lands. Provisions of R.S. §§4785, 5485, and 4786 which related to pensions were previously classified to sections 111, 112 and 114 of former Title 38, Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief, and were repealed by Pub. L. 85–56, title XXII, §2202(1), June 17, 1957, 71 Stat. 162.
43 U.S.C. § 1181g (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 28: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter V: OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD AND COOS BAY WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS / Section 1181g: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 1181g was editorially reclassified as section 2631 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 442 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter VI: WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS AND LAND ENTRIES / Section 442: Assignment between June 23, 1910, and January 1, 1913, confirmed
Assignment between June 23, 1910, and January 1, 1913, confirmed
Status: in_force

In the absence of any intervening valid adverse interests any assignment made between June 23, 1910, and January 1, 1913, of land upon which the assignor has submitted satisfactory final proof and the assignee purchased with the belief that the assignment was valid and under section 441 of this title, is confirmed, and the assignee shall be entitled to the land assigned as under section 441 of this title, notwithstanding that said original entry was conformed to farm units and that the part assigned was canceled and eliminated from said entry prior to the date of final proof: Provided, That all entries so assigned shall be subject to the limitations, terms, and conditions of the reclamation Act, and Acts Amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, and all of said assignees whose entries are confirmed shall, as a condition to receiving patent, make the proof required, prior to May 8, 1916, of assignees.

(June 23, 1910, ch. 357, 36 Stat. 592; May 8, 1916, ch. 114, 39 Stat. 65.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The reclamation Act, referred to in text, probably means act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. See section 441 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 2246 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 40: RECLAMATION STATES EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF / Subchapter III: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS / Section 2246: Report
Report
Status: in_force

There shall be included as part of the President's annual budget submittal to the Congress a detailed report on past and proposed expenditures and accomplishments under this chapter.

(Pub. L. 102–250, title III, §306, Mar. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 59.)
43 U.S.C. § 678 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 16: SALE AND DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS / Section 678: Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789
Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789
Status: repealed

Section 678, R.S. §2357, related to acreage price for public lands offered for sale.

Section 679, act June 15, 1880, ch. 227, §3, 21 Stat. 238, related to acreage price for alternate sections of railroad lands offered for sale.

Section 680, act June 15, 1880, ch. 227, §4, 21 Stat. 238, excepted former section 679 of this title from applicability to mineral lands of the United States.

Section 681, act Mar. 2, 1889, ch. 381, §4, 25 Stat. 854, related to price of forfeited railroad lands and adjacent lands.

Section 682, act Mar. 1, 1907, ch. 2286, 34 Stat. 1052, authorized sale of public lands for cemetery purposes and set forth the price for such acreage.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789, provided that the repeal made by section 703(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

Savings Provision

Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 1441 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 30: ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter VIII: PUBLIC AIRPORTS / Section 1441: Lease of contiguous public lands for public airports; authority of Secretary of the Interior
Lease of contiguous public lands for public airports; authority of Secretary of the Interior
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe, to lease for use as a public airport any contiguous public lands, unreserved and unappropriated, not to exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres in area, subject to valid rights in such lands under the public-land laws.

(May 24, 1928, ch. 728, §1, 45 Stat. 728; Aug. 16, 1941, ch. 354, 55 Stat. 621.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was previously classified to section 211 of former Title 49, Transportation.

Amendments

1941—Act Aug. 16, 1941, increased area of land authorized for lease as airport from six hundred and forty acres to two thousand five hundred and sixty acres.
43 U.S.C. § 1718 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 35: FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT / Subchapter II: LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION / Section 1718: Documents of conveyance; terms, covenants, etc.
Documents of conveyance; terms, covenants, etc.
Status: in_force

The Secretary shall issue all patents or other documents of conveyance after any disposal authorized by this Act. The Secretary shall insert in any such patent or other document of conveyance he issues, except in the case of land exchanges, for which the provisions of subsection 1716(b) of this title shall apply, such terms, covenants, conditions, and reservations as he deems necessary to insure proper land use and protection of the public interest: Provided, That a conveyance of lands by the Secretary, subject to such terms, covenants, conditions, and reservations, shall not exempt the grantee from compliance with applicable Federal or State law or State land use plans: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not make conveyances of public lands containing terms and conditions which would, at the time of the conveyance, constitute a violation of any law or regulation pursuant to State and local land use plans, or programs.

(Pub. L. 94–579, title II, §208, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2757.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, known as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 1181e (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 28: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS / Subchapter V: OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD AND COOS BAY WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS / Section 1181e: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 1181e was editorially reclassified as section 2604 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 339 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 9: DESERT-LAND ENTRIES / Section 339: Perfection of title to entry; supplementary provisions to sections 335, 337, and 338
Perfection of title to entry; supplementary provisions to sections 335, 337, and 338
Status: in_force

Where it shall be made to appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior with reference to any lawful pending desert-land entry made prior to July 1, 1925, under which the entryman or his duly qualified assignee under an assignment made prior to March 4, 1929, has in good faith expended the sum of $3 per acre in the attempt to effect reclamation of the land, that there is no reasonable prospect that he would be able to secure water sufficient to effect reclamation of the irrigable land in his entry or any legal subdivision thereof, the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, allow such entryman or assignee ninety days from notice within which to pay to the officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior of the United States land office 25 cents an acre for the land embraced in the entry and to file an election to perfect title to the entry under the provisions of this section, and thereafter within one year from the date of filing of such election to pay to such officer the additional amount of 75 cents an acre, which shall entitle him to a patent for the land: Provided, That in case the final payment be not made within the time prescribed the entry shall be canceled and all money theretofore paid shall be forfeited.

(Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 687, 45 Stat. 1548; Feb. 14, 1934, ch. 9, 48 Stat. 349; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.

"Officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior" and "such officer" substituted for "register" on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, which abolished all registers of district land offices and transferred functions of register of district land offices to Secretary of the Interior. See section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, set out as a note under section 1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 145 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 6: WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY / Section 145: Sale of lands withdrawn
Sale of lands withdrawn
Status: in_force

Whenever in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior any lands which have been withdrawn under the provisions of sections 141 1 and 142 of this title for the purpose of exploratory drilling to discover water supplies for irrigation or other purposes, and which have had wells or other permanent improvements placed thereon by and at the expense of the United States are no longer needed for the purpose for which they were withdrawn and improved, the Secretary of the Interior may appraise the lands, together with the improvements thereon, and thereafter sell the same to a citizen of the United States for not less than the appraised value at public auction to the highest bidder, after giving public notice of the time and place of sale by posting upon the land and publication for not less than thirty days in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the land.

(Jan. 26, 1921, ch. 27, §1, 41 Stat. 1089.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 141 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.

1 See References in Text note below.
43 U.S.C. § 2431 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 42: RURAL WATER SUPPLY / Subchapter II: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WATER WORKS / Section 2431: Report
Report
Status: in_force

Not later than 1 year after the date on which the eligibility criteria are published in the Federal Register under section 2422(a) of this title, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a report that describes the implementation of the loan guarantee program under section 2423 of this title.

(Pub. L. 109–451, title II, §212, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3361.)
43 U.S.C. § 781 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 19: BOUNTY LANDS / Section 781: Repealed. June 29, 1936, ch. 867, title III, §303, 49 Stat. 2033
Repealed. June 29, 1936, ch. 867, title III, §303, 49 Stat. 2033
Status: repealed

Section, R.S. §4744; acts July 25, 1882, ch. 349, §2, 22 Stat. 175; July 3, 1930, ch. 863, §2, 46 Stat. 1016, related to investigation of frauds in connection with bounty-land claims.
43 U.S.C. § 485 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter X: PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION CHARGES / Section 485: Declaration of policy
Declaration of policy
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing for United States reclamation projects a feasible and comprehensive plan for an economical and equitable treatment of repayment problems and for variable payments of construction charges which can be met regularly and fully from year to year during periods of decline in agricultural income and unsatisfactory conditions of agriculture as well as during periods of prosperity and good prices for agricultural products, and which will protect adequately the financial interest of the United States in said projects, obligations to pay construction charges may be revised or undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter.

(Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, §1, 53 Stat. 1187.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original "this Act", meaning act Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, 53 Stat. 1187, known as the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, which enacted this subchapter, sections 375a, 380a, and 387 to 389 of this title and section 16d of former Title 41, Public Contracts, and enacted provision set out as a note under section 485j of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 485k of this title and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 615kkkk (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XXXVI: POLECAT BENCH AREA, SHOSHONE EXTENSIONS UNIT, PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM, WYOMING / Section 615kkkk: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 615kkkk, Pub. L. 94–228, title I, §101, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 205, authorized construction, operation, and maintenance of Polecat Bench area, Shoshone extensions unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program, Wyoming, and described principal features of this area.

Section 615kkkk–1, Pub. L. 94–228, title I, §102, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 205, related to conservation and development of fish and wildlife and enhancement of recreation opportunities in connection with this area.

Section 615kkkk–2, Pub. L. 94–228, title I, §103, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 205, related to integration of this area with other Federal works.

Section 615kkkk–3, Pub. L. 94–228, title I, §104, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 206, related to lands held in single ownership.

Section 615kkkk–4, Pub. L. 94–228, title I, §105, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 206, related to newly irrigated lands.

Section 615kkkk–5, Pub. L. 94–228, title I, §106, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 206, related to interest rates.

Section 615kkkk–6, Pub. L. 94–228, title I, §107, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 206, authorized appropriations for this area.
43 U.S.C. § 1847 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 36: OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT / Subchapter II: FISHERMEN'S CONTINGENCY FUND / Section 1847: Repealed. Pub. L. 97-212, §6(a), June 30, 1982, 96 Stat. 147
Repealed. Pub. L. 97-212, §6(a), June 30, 1982, 96 Stat. 147
Status: repealed

Section, Pub. L. 95–372, title IV, §407, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 690, related to survey of obstructions on Outer Continental Shelf and development of charts for commercial fishermen.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Repeal effective June 30, 1982, and applicable with respect to claims for damages filed on or after such date, with the Secretary of Commerce under section 1845(a) of this title, see section 9(a) of Pub. L. 97–212, set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under section 1841.
43 U.S.C. § 467 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter IX: CONSTRUCTION CHARGES / Section 467: Repealed. May 25, 1926, ch. 383, §47, 44 Stat. 650
Repealed. May 25, 1926, ch. 383, §47, 44 Stat. 650
Status: repealed

Section, act Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, §4, subsec. L, 43 Stat. 703, related to adjustment of charges and items to be included in adjustment.
43 U.S.C. § 856 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 20: RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES / Section 856: Selection of school lands on ceded Indian reservations
Selection of school lands on ceded Indian reservations
Status: in_force

Any State or Territory entitled to indemnity school lands or entitled to select lands for educational purposes under law existing prior to March 2, 1895, may select such lands within the boundaries of any Indian reservation in such State or Territory from the surplus lands thereof, purchased by the United States after allotments have been made to the Indians of such reservation, and prior to the opening of such reservation to settlement.

(Mar. 2, 1895, ch. 188, §1, 28 Stat. 899.)
43 U.S.C. § 758 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 18: SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS / Section 758: Delivery of patent contingent on refund of cost of survey
Delivery of patent contingent on refund of cost of survey
Status: in_force

In all cases of the survey of private land claims the cost of the same shall be refunded to the Treasury by the owner before the delivery of the patent.

(Mar. 3, 1885, ch. 360, 23 Stat. 499.)
43 U.S.C. § 12 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 1: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT / Section 12: Seal, books, and records
Seal, books, and records
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate shall retain the charge of the seal adopted for the Bureau of Land Management which may continue to be used, and of the records, books, papers, and other property appertaining to the Bureau of Land Management.

(R.S. §454; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. §454 derived from act Apr. 25, 1812, ch. 68, §§4, 5, 2 Stat. 717.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.

"Bureau of Land Management" substituted for "General Land Office" on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 903 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 21: GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS / Section 903: Relief of settlers on lands granted in aid of wagon roads
Relief of settlers on lands granted in aid of wagon roads
Status: in_force

The provision of section 888 of this title and all statutes amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, including sections 894 to 899 of this title, as modified or supplemented by sections 900 to 902 of this title, shall apply to grants of land in aid of the construction of wagon roads.

(July 1, 1902, ch. 1386, 32 Stat. 733.)
43 U.S.C. § 618g (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12A: BOULDER CANYON PROJECT / Subchapter II: BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ADJUSTMENT ACT / Section 618g: Regulations; contracts; modification of allotments of energy
Regulations; contracts; modification of allotments of energy
Status: in_force

The Secretary is authorized from time to time to promulgate such regulations and enter into such contracts as he may find necessary or appropriate for carrying out the purposes of this subchapter and the Project Act [43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.], as modified hereby, and, by mutual consent, to terminate or modify any such contract: Provided, however, That no allotment of energy to any allottee made by any rule or regulation heretofore promulgated shall be modified or changed without the consent of such allottee.

(July 19, 1940, ch. 643, §8, 54 Stat. 777.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Project Act, referred to in text, is defined in section 618k of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 938 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 22: RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS / Section 938: Lands excepted
Lands excepted
Status: in_force

Sections 934 to 939 of this title shall not apply to any lands within the limits of any military, park, or Indian reservation, or other lands especially reserved from sale, unless such right of way shall be provided for by treaty-stipulation or by Act of Congress passed prior to March 3, 1875.

(Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 152, §5, 18 Stat. 483.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Repeal; Savings Provision

Section repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System. Such repeal not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 372 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 372: Water right as appurtenant to land and extent of right
Water right as appurtenant to land and extent of right
Status: in_force

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.

(June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, §8, 32 Stat. 390.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section is comprised of the proviso in section 8 of act June 17, 1902. Remainder of section 8 is classified to section 383 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act

Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 610 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XX: KLAMATH PROJECT, OREGON-CALIFORNIA / Section 610: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 610, act May 25, 1926, ch. 383, §14(a–1), as added June 23, 1932, ch. 273, 47 Stat. 332, related to reclassification of lands within the Klamath irrigation district.

Section 611, act July 1, 1946, ch. 529, 60 Stat. 366, related to availability of revenues from lease of Tule Lake marginal lands for refunds, was from the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1947. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: July 3, 1945, ch. 262, 59 Stat. 340; June 28, 1944, ch. 298, 58 Stat. 487; July 12, 1943, ch. 219, 57 Stat. 473; July 2, 1942, ch. 473, 56 Stat. 533; June 28, 1941, ch. 259, 55 Stat. 332; June 18, 1940, ch. 395, 54 Stat. 434.

Section 612, acts June 17, 1944, ch. 261, §2(b)–(d), 58 Stat. 279; Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 828, §2(e), 70 Stat. 799, related to lands of the Klamath project being subject to the reclamation laws.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Contract Approved

Act June 17, 1944, ch. 261, §1, 58 Stat. 279, provided that the contract dated Apr. 28, 1943, negotiated by the Secretary of the Interior with the Klamath Drainage District was approved and that the Secretary was authorized to execute such contract.

Reclamation Laws

Act June 17, 1944, ch. 261, §3, 58 Stat. 279, provided that section 612 was part of the Federal reclamation laws.

Repayment Contract With Tule Lake Irrigation District

Act Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 828, 70 Stat. 799, authorized Secretary of the Interior to execute a repayment contract with Tule Lake Irrigation District.
43 U.S.C. § 2502 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 43: SUSPENDED ENTRIES AND CLAIMS; PATENTS / Section 2502: Adjudications as to suspended entries; approval
Adjudications as to suspended entries; approval
Status: in_force

Every such adjudication shall be approved by the Secretary of the Interior and shall operate only to divest the United States of the title to the land embraced thereby, without prejudice to the rights of conflicting claimants.

(R.S. §2451; Feb. 27, 1877, ch. 69, §1, 19 Stat. 244; Sept. 20, 1922, ch. 350, 42 Stat. 858.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1162 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

R.S. §2451 derived from acts Aug. 3, 1846, ch. 78, §1, 9 Stat. 51; Feb. 27, 1877. ch. 69, §1, 19 Stat. 244.
43 U.S.C. § 768 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 18: SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS / Section 768: Repealed. Apr. 29, 1950, ch. 134, §4, 64 Stat. 93
Repealed. Apr. 29, 1950, ch. 134, §4, 64 Stat. 93
Status: repealed

Section 768, R.S. §2408, authorized Secretary of the Interior to vary lines of subdivisions from a rectangular form to suit the circumstances of the country in extending the surveys of public lands in Nevada. See section 770 of this title.

Section 769, R.S. §2409, authorized Secretary of the Interior to continue geodetic method of survey in Oregon and California.
43 U.S.C. § 331 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 9: DESERT-LAND ENTRIES / Section 331: Reclamation requirements waived in favor of disabled soldiers, etc.
Reclamation requirements waived in favor of disabled soldiers, etc.
Status: in_force

Any entryman under the desert-land laws, or any person entitled to preference right of entry under section 326 of this title, who after application or entry for surveyed lands or legal initiation of claim for unsurveyed lands, and prior to November 11, 1918, enlisted or was actually engaged in the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps during the war with Germany, who has been honorably discharged and because of physical incapacities due to service is unable to accomplish reclamation of and payment for the land, may make proof without further reclamation thereof or payments thereon under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, and receive patent for the land by him so entered or claimed, if found entitled thereto: Provided, That no such patent shall issue prior to the survey of the land.

(Mar. 1, 1921, ch. 102, §2, as added Dec. 15, 1921, ch. 3, 42 Stat. 348.)
43 U.S.C. § 93 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 4: DISTRICT LAND OFFICES / Section 93: Deposit of moneys deposited by unknown parties
Deposit of moneys deposited by unknown parties
Status: in_force

Amounts that appear in the accounts of a district land office as "Moneys deposited by unknown parties" shall also be deposited to the credit of the Treasurer of the United States, accompanied by a list showing the amount and, if possible, the date of the receipt of each item; which list shall bear the certificate of the officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior that, after careful investigation, the ownership of said moneys could not be determined, and that they have been reported in the unearned fees and unofficial moneys accounts for five years or more.

(Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2562, §3, 34 Stat. 1245; Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, §1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

This section, as originally enacted, related to receivers of public moneys for land districts. The office of receiver was consolidated with that of register by acts Mar. 3, 1925, and Oct. 28, 1921, under which the office of receiver was abolished. See, also, Transfer of Functions note below.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.

Words "the accounts of a district land office" substituted for "a register's accounts" and "officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior" substituted for "register" on authority of section 403 of 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 931a (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 22: RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS / Section 931a: Authority of Attorney General to grant easements and rights-of-way to States, etc.
Authority of Attorney General to grant easements and rights-of-way to States, etc.
Status: in_force

The Attorney General, whenever he deems it advantageous to the Government and upon such terms and conditions as he deems advisable, is authorized on behalf of the United States to grant to any State, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, easements in and rights-of-way over lands belonging to the United States which are under his supervision and control. Such grant may include the use of such easements or rights-of-way by public utilities to the extent authorized and under the conditions imposed by the laws of such State relating to use of public highways. Such partial, concurrent, or exclusive jurisdiction over the areas covered by such easements or rights-of-way, as the Attorney General deems necessary or desirable, is ceded to such State. The Attorney General is authorized to accept or secure on behalf of the United States from the State in which is situated any land conveyed in exchange for any such easement or right-of-way, such jurisdiction as he may deem necessary or desirable over the land so acquired.

(May 9, 1941, ch. 94, 55 Stat. 183.)
43 U.S.C. § 3 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 1: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT / Section 3: Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632, 636
Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 632, 636
Status: repealed

Section, acts July 11, 1890, ch. 667, §1, 26 Stat. 257; June 17, 1910, ch. 297, 36 Stat. 512, provided for the office of an assistant commissioner of the General Land Office, which was subsequently abolished by Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, §403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100. That Plan provided for a Bureau of Land Management, including an Associate Director and as many Assistant Directors as the Secretary of the Interior may find necessary. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 501 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XI: MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY / Section 501: Disposition of profits of project taken over by water users
Disposition of profits of project taken over by water users
Status: in_force

Whenever the water users take over the care, operation, and maintenance of a project, or a division of a project, the total accumulated net profits, as determined by the Secretary, derived from the operation of project power plants, leasing of project grazing and farm lands, and the sale or use of town sites shall be credited to the construction charge of the project, or a division thereof, and thereafter the net profits from such sources may be used by the water users to be credited annually, first, on account of project construction charge, second, on account of project operation and maintenance charge, and third, as the water users may direct. No distribution to individual water users shall be made out of any such profits before all obligations to the Government shall have been fully paid.

(Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, §4, subsec. I, 43 Stat. 703.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions

The definitions in section 371 of this title apply to this section.
43 U.S.C. § 1455 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 31: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Section 1455: Solicitor; appointment; duties
Solicitor; appointment; duties
Status: in_force

On and after June 26, 1946 the legal work of the Department of the Interior shall be performed under the supervision and direction of the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, who shall be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.

(June 26, 1946, ch. 494, 60 Stat. 312.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Provisions of this section which prescribed the compensation of the Solicitor were omitted to conform to the provisions of the Federal Executive Salary Schedule. See section 5311 et seq. of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.

Section was formerly classified to section 483a of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.
43 U.S.C. § 1553 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 32: COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT / Subchapter V: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 1553: Upper Colorado River Basin; rights to consumptive uses not to be reduced or prejudiced; duties and powers of Commission not impaired
Upper Colorado River Basin; rights to consumptive uses not to be reduced or prejudiced; duties and powers of Commission not impaired
Status: in_force

(a) Rights of the upper basin to the consumptive use of water available to that basin from the Colorado River system under the Colorado River Compact shall not be reduced or prejudiced by any use of such water in the lower basin.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed so as to impair, conflict with, or otherwise change the duties and powers of the Upper Colorado River Commission.

(Pub. L. 90–537, title VI, §603, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 901.)
43 U.S.C. § 424b (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter V: ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS / Section 424b: Application of certain statutes to lands sold
Application of certain statutes to lands sold
Status: in_force

All "permanently unproductive" and "temporarily unproductive" land now or hereafter designated under sections 423 to 423g and 610 of this title, shall, when sold, remain subject to sections 423 and 423b of this title. The exchange provisions of section 423c of this title, shall not be applicable to the land purchased under sections 424 to 424e of this title.

(May 16, 1930, ch. 292, §3, 46 Stat. 367.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Sections 423 to 423g and 610 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original "the Act of May 25, 1926", meaning act of May 25, 1926, ch. 383, 44 Stat. 636, which enacted sections 423 to 423g and 610 of this title. Section 610 of this title was omitted from the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 921 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 21A: FORFEITURE OF NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD INDEMNITY LAND GRANTS / Section 921: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 921, act June 25, 1929, ch. 41, §1, 46 Stat. 41, related to forfeiture of any and all lands within indemnity limits of land grants to the Northern Pacific Railroad.

Section 922, act June 25, 1929, ch. 41, §2, 46 Stat. 42, related to forfeiture of all unsatisfied indemnity selection rights.

Section 923, act June 25, 1929, ch. 41, §3, 46 Stat. 42, related to effect of provisions of this chapter on various prior statutory provisions affecting the railroad.

Section 924, act June 25, 1929, ch. 41, §4, 46 Stat. 42, related to effect of provisions of this chapter on title to rights of way actually in use by railroad.

Section 925, act June 25, 1929, ch. 41, §5, 46 Stat. 42, authorized Attorney General to institute and prosecute all suits affecting title to lands.

Section 926, act June 25, 1929, ch. 41, §6, 46 Stat. 43, related to restitution by railroads of lands which were not earned or erroneously credited.

Section 927, act June 25, 1929, ch. 41, §7, 46 Stat. 43, related to jurisdiction of suits.

Section 928, act June 25, 1929, ch. 41, §8, 46 Stat. 44, related to reports and recommendations to Congress concerning final determinations in such actions.

Section 929, act June 25, 1929, ch. 41, §9, 46 Stat. 44, related to withholding of approval of adjustments of land grants pending final determination of actions.
43 U.S.C. § 2703 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 45: STATE CONTROL OF NOXIOUS PLANTS ON FEDERAL LANDS / Section 2703: Authorization of appropriations
Authorization of appropriations
Status: in_force

There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to departments or agencies of the Federal Government such sums as the Congress may determine to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(Pub. L. 90–583, §3, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1146.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 1243 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
43 U.S.C. § 617o (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12A: BOULDER CANYON PROJECT / Subchapter I: BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ACT / Section 617o: Officials of ratifying States; authority to act in advisory capacity; access to records
Officials of ratifying States; authority to act in advisory capacity; access to records
Status: in_force

In furtherance of any comprehensive plan formulated on and after Dec. 21, 1928 for the control, improvement, and utilization of the resources of the Colorado River system and to the end that the project authorized by this subchapter may constitute and be administered as a unit in such control, improvement, and utilization, any commission or commissioner duly authorized under the laws of any ratifying State in that behalf shall have the right to act in an advisory capacity to and in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior in the exercise of any authority under the provisions of sections 617c, 617d, and 617m of this title and shall have at all times access to records of all Federal agencies empowered to act under said sections, and shall be entitled to have copies of said records on request.

(Dec. 21, 1928, ch. 42, §16, 45 Stat. 1065.)
43 U.S.C. § 1555 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 32: COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT / Subchapter V: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 1555: Federal Power Act inapplicable to Colorado River between Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam
Federal Power Act inapplicable to Colorado River between Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam
Status: in_force

Part I of the Federal Power Act [16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.] shall not be applicable to the reaches of the main stream of the Colorado River between Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam until and unless otherwise provided by Congress.

(Pub. L. 90–537, title VI, §605, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 901.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Federal Power Act, referred to in text, is act June 10, 1920, ch. 285, 41 Stat. 1063. Part I of the Federal Power Act is classified generally to subchapter I (§791a et seq.) of chapter 12 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 791a of Title 16 and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 617u (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12A: BOULDER CANYON PROJECT / Subchapter I: BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ACT / Section 617u: Lease of reserved lands in Boulder City, Nevada; disposition of revenues
Lease of reserved lands in Boulder City, Nevada; disposition of revenues
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and empowered, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to establish rental rates for the lease of reserved lands of the United States situate within the exterior boundaries of Boulder City, Nevada, and, without prior advertising, to enter into leases therefor at not less than rates so established and for periods not exceeding fifty-three years from the date of such leases: Provided, That all revenues which may accrue to the United States under the provisions of such leases shall be deposited in the Treasury and credited to the Colorado River Dam fund established by section 617a of this title.

(June 18, 1940, ch. 395, 54 Stat. 437.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was not enacted as part of the Boulder Canyon Project Act which comprises this subchapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Boulder City Act of 1958

Public Law 85–900, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1726, provided for disposal of certain Federal property in Boulder City for purposes of establishment of a municipal corporation incorporated under laws of Nevada.
43 U.S.C. § 597d (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XVII: LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO PARTICULAR PROJECTS GENERALLY / Section 597d: Regulations
Regulations
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 597a to 597d of this title.

(Mar. 14, 1940, ch. 51, §4, 54 Stat. 49.)
43 U.S.C. § 871a (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 20: RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES / Section 871a: Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, §705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792
Status: repealed

Section, act June 21, 1934, ch. 689, 48 Stat. 1185, authorized issuance of patents to numbered school sections granted for support of common schools.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of Repeal

Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the repeal made by section 705(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

Savings Provision

Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 561 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XV: TOWN SITES, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND SCHOOL SITES / Section 561: Survey and subdivision of land for town sites; reservation for public purposes
Survey and subdivision of land for town sites; reservation for public purposes
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior may in connection with irrigation projects under the reclamation Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres in each case, survey and subdivide the same into town lots, with appropriate reservations for public purposes: Provided, That, whenever, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, it shall be advisable for the public interest, he may dispose of town sites in excess of one hundred and sixty acres.

(Apr. 16, 1906, ch. 1631, §1, 34 Stat. 116; June 27, 1906, ch. 3559, §4, 34 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The reclamation Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Introductory provisions are from the first section of act Apr. 16, 1906. The proviso is from part of the proviso of section 4 of act June 27, 1906. Another part of the proviso of section 4 of act June 27, 1906, is classified to section 568 of this title. The remainder of section 4 of act June 27, 1906, was classified to former section 594 of this title.

Amendments

1976—Pub. L. 94–579 struck out provisions authorizing withdrawal from public entry any lands needed for town-site purposes.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the amendment made by section 704(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.

Savings Provision

Amendment by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 616nn (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XLIV: LOWER TETON DIVISION OF TETON BASIN PROJECT, IDAHO / Section 616nn: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 616nn, Pub. L. 88–583, §1, Sept. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 925, authorized construction, operation, and maintenance of Lower Teton Division of Teton Basin project.

Section 616oo, Pub. L. 88–583, §2, Sept. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 925, related to extension of period of repayment of construction costs.

Section 616pp, Pub. L. 88–583, §3, Sept. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 925, authorized construction, operation, and maintenance of public recreation facilities in connection with this project.

Section 616qq, Pub. L. 88–583, §4, Sept. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 926; Pub. L. 96–470, §108(d), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2239, related to water users contracts and conditions to be met prior to construction of facilities.

Section 616rr, Pub. L. 88–583, §5, Sept. 7, 1964, 78 Stat. 926, authorized appropriations for this division.
43 U.S.C. § 775 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 18: SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS / Section 775: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86–455, title I, 74 Stat. 106, related to contributions for costs of management of lands and for surveying federally controlled lands, was from the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1961, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

June 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86–60, title I, 72 Stat. 93.

June 4, 1958, Pub. L. 85–439, title I, 72 Stat. 156.

July 1, 1957, Pub. L. 85–77, title I, 71 Stat. 258.

June 13, 1956, ch. 380, title I, 70 Stat. 258.

June 16, 1955, ch. 147, title I, 69 Stat. 142.

July 1, 1954, ch. 446, title I, 68 Stat. 362.

July 31, 1953, ch. 298, title I, 67 Stat. 263.

July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, 66 Stat. 447.
43 U.S.C. § 615llll (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XXXVII: POLLOCK-HERREID UNIT, PICK-SLOAN MISSOURI BASIN PROGRAM, SOUTH DAKOTA / Section 615llll: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section 615llll, Pub. L. 94–228, title IV, §401, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 208, authorized construction, operation, and maintenance of Pollock-Herreid Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin program, South Dakota, and described the principal features of this unit.

Section 615llll–1, Pub. L. 94–228, title IV, §402, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 208, related to conservation and development of fish and wildlife.

Section 615llll–2, Pub. L. 94–228, title IV, §403, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 208, related to integration of this unit with other Federal works.

Section 615llll–3, Pub. L. 94–228, title IV, §404, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 208, related to newly irrigated lands.

Section 615llll–4, Pub. L. 94–228, title IV, §405, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 208, related to interest rates.

Section 615llll–5, Pub. L. 94–228, title IV, §406, Mar. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 208, related to lands held in single ownership.
43 U.S.C. § 151 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 6: WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY / Section 151: Opening of lands restored to entry after withdrawals
Opening of lands restored to entry after withdrawals
Status: in_force

When public lands are excluded from national forests or released from withdrawals the President may, whenever in his judgment it is proper or necessary, provide for the opening of the lands by settlement in advance of entry, by drawing, or by such other method as he may deem advisable in the interest of equal opportunity and good administration, and in doing so may provide that lands so opened shall be subject only to homestead entry by actual settlers only or to entry under the desert-land laws for a period not exceeding ninety days, the unentered lands to be thereafter subject to disposition under the public-land laws applicable thereto.

(Sept. 30, 1913, ch. 15, §1, 38 Stat. 113.)
43 U.S.C. § 1471a (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 31: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Section 1471a: Availability of appropriations for emergency repair or replacement of damaged or destroyed facilities and equipment
Availability of appropriations for emergency repair or replacement of damaged or destroyed facilities and equipment
Status: in_force

Appropriations in this title 1 or appropriations made under this title 1 in subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations Acts shall on and after October 2, 1992, be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities or other facilities or equipment damaged, rendered inoperable, or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, drought, or other unavoidable causes: Provided, That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted.

(Pub. L. 102–377, title II, §201, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1331.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This title, referred to in text, is title II of Pub. L. 102–377, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1327. For complete classification of title II to Code, see Tables.

1 See References in Text note below.
43 U.S.C. § 1720 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 35: FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT / Subchapter II: LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION / Section 1720: Coordination by Secretary of the Interior with State and local governments
Coordination by Secretary of the Interior with State and local governments
Status: in_force

At least sixty days prior to offering for sale or otherwise conveying public lands under this Act, the Secretary shall notify the Governor of the State within which such lands are located and the head of the governing body of any political subdivision of the State having zoning or other land use regulatory jurisdiction in the geographical area within which such lands are located, in order to afford the appropriate body the opportunity to zone or otherwise regulate, or change or amend existing zoning or other regulations concerning the use of such lands prior to such conveyance. The Secretary shall also promptly notify such public officials of the issuance of the patent or other document of conveyance for such lands.

(Pub. L. 94–579, title II, §210, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2758.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, known as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 3206 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 50: WESTERN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE / Section 3206: Drought contingency plan funding requirements
Drought contingency plan funding requirements
Status: in_force

(a) In general

Funds made available under section 3201(8) of this title for use in the Lower Colorado River Basin may be used for projects—

(1) to establish or conserve recurring Colorado River water that contributes to supplies in Lake Mead and other Colorado River water reservoirs in the Lower Colorado River Basin; or

(2) to improve the long-term efficiency of operations in the Lower Colorado River Basin.

(b) Limitation

None of the funds made available under section 3201(8) of this title may be used for the operation of the Yuma Desalting Plant.

(c) Effect

Nothing in section 3201(8) of this title limits existing or future opportunities to augment the water supplies of the Colorado River.

(Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title IX, §40906, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1124.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Wage Rate Requirements

For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including authority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
43 U.S.C. § 482 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter IX: CONSTRUCTION CHARGES / Section 482: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act May 10, 1926, ch. 277, 44 Stat. 479, authorized Secretary of the Interior, until June 30, 1927, to contract with water-users' associations for payment of charges within such term as may be necessary. See section 485b of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 869a (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 20: RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES / Section 869a: Repealed. Pub. L. 86-66, §1, June 23, 1959, 73 Stat. 110
Repealed. Pub. L. 86-66, §1, June 23, 1959, 73 Stat. 110
Status: repealed

Section, act Apr. 13, 1928, ch. 370, §§1, 2, 45 Stat. 429, extended provisions of section 869 of this title to former Oregon and California Railroad grant lands revested in the United States and to former Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands reconveyed to the United States.
43 U.S.C. § 439 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter VI: WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS AND LAND ENTRIES / Section 439: Cultivation requirement as to entrymen
Cultivation requirement as to entrymen
Status: in_force

The entryman upon lands to be irrigated shall, in addition to compliance with the homestead laws, reclaim at least one-half of the total irrigable area of his entry for agricultural purposes.

(June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, §5, 32 Stat. 389.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act

Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 1466 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 31: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Section 1466: Administration of oaths, affirmations, etc., by employees of Division of Investigations; force and effect
Administration of oaths, affirmations, etc., by employees of Division of Investigations; force and effect
Status: in_force

Special agents and such other employees of the Division of Investigations, Department of the Interior of the United States, as are designated by the Secretary of the Interior for that purpose, are authorized and empowered to administer to or take from any person an oath, affirmation, affidavit, or deposition whenever necessary in the performance of their official duties. Any such oath, affirmation, affidavit, or deposition administered or taken by or before a special agent or such other employee of the Division of Investigations, Department of the Interior, designated by the Secretary of the Interior, when certified under his hand, shall have like force and effect as if administered or taken before an officer having a seal.

(Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 878, 54 Stat. 1175.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 498 of Title 5 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, by Pub. L. 89–554, §1, Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 378.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 949 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 22: RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS / Section 949: Use for canal or ditch only
Use for canal or ditch only
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 946 to 949 of this title shall authorize such canal or ditch company to occupy such right of way except for the purpose of said canal or ditch, and then only so far as may be necessary for the construction, maintenance, and care of said canal or ditch.

(Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, §21, 26 Stat. 1102.)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Repeal; Savings Provision

Section repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System. Such repeal not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 361 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 11: DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND MARKING OF WATER HOLES, ETC., BY GOVERNMENT / Section 361: Authority to explore for, develop, and mark water holes, etc.
Authority to explore for, develop, and mark water holes, etc.
Status: in_force

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and empowered, in his discretion in so far as the authorization made herein will permit, to discover, develop, protect, and render more accessible for the benefit of the general public, springs, streams, and water holes on arid public lands of the United States; and in connection therewith to erect and maintain suitable and durable monuments and signboards at proper places and intervals along and near the accustomed lines of travel and over the general area of said desert lands, containing information and directions as to the location and nature of said springs, streams, and water holes, to the end that the same may be more readily traced and found by persons in search or need thereof; also to provide convenient and ready means, apparatus, and appliances by which water may be brought to the earth's surface at said water holes for the use of such persons; also to prepare and distribute suitable maps, reports, and general information relating to said springs, streams, and water holes, and their specific location with reference to lines of travel.

(Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 360, §1, 39 Stat. 518.)
43 U.S.C. § 2422 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 42: RURAL WATER SUPPLY / Subchapter II: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WATER WORKS / Section 2422: Project eligibility
Project eligibility
Status: in_force

(a) Eligibility criteria

(1) In general

The Secretary shall develop and publish in the Federal Register criteria for determining the eligibility of a project for financial assistance under section 2423 of this title.

(2) Inclusions

Eligibility criteria shall include—

(A) submission of an application by the lender to the Secretary;

(B) demonstration of the creditworthiness of the project, including a determination by the Secretary that any financing for the project has appropriate security features to ensure repayment;

(C) demonstration by the non-Federal borrower, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, of the ability of the non-Federal borrower to repay the project financing from user fees or other dedicated revenue sources;

(D) demonstration by the non-Federal borrower, to the satisfaction of the Secretary, of the ability of the non-Federal borrower to pay all operations, maintenance, and replacement costs of the project facilities; and

(E) such other criteria as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

(b) Waiver

The Secretary may waive any of the criteria in subsection (a)(2) that the Secretary determines to be duplicative or rendered unnecessary because of an action already taken by the United States.

(c) Projects previously authorized

A project that was authorized for construction under Federal reclamation laws prior to December 22, 2006, shall be eligible for assistance under this subchapter, subject to the criteria established by the Secretary under subsection (a).

(d) Criteria for rural water supply projects

A rural water supply project that is determined to be feasible under section 2405 of this title is eligible for a loan guarantee under section 2423 of this title.

(Pub. L. 109–451, title II, §203, Dec. 22, 2006, 120 Stat. 3357.)
43 U.S.C. § 942 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 22: RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS / Section 942: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act Aug. 8, 1894, ch. 236, §2, 28 Stat. 263, required railroad companies to establish within three months after Aug. 8, 1894, passenger and freight stations in all towns.
43 U.S.C. § 455a (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter VIII: TAXATION / Section 455a: State taxation; lands of desert-land entryman
State taxation; lands of desert-land entryman
Status: in_force

The lands of any desert-land entryman located within an irrigation project constructed under the Reclamation Act and obtaining a water supply from such project, and for whose land water has been actually available for a period of four years, may likewise be taxed by the State or political subdivision thereof in which such lands are located.

(Apr. 21, 1928, ch. 394, §2, 45 Stat. 439; June 13, 1930, ch. 477, 46 Stat. 581.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Reclamation Act, referred to in text, is identified in section 455 of this title.

Amendments

1930—Act June 13, 1930, reenacted section without change.
43 U.S.C. § 1527 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 32: COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT / Subchapter III: AUTHORIZED UNITS; PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES / Section 1527: Fish and wildlife conservation and development
Fish and wildlife conservation and development
Status: in_force

The conservation and development of the fish and wildlife resources and the enhancement of recreation opportunities in connection with the project works authorized pursuant to this subchapter shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (79 Stat. 213) [16 U.S.C. 460l–12 et seq.], except as provided in section 1522 of this title.

(Pub. L. 90–537, title III, §308, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 893.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Federal Water Project Recreation Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 89–72, July 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 213, which is classified principally to part C (§460l–12 et seq.) of subchapter LXIX of chapter 1 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 460l–12 of Title 16 and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 165 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 7: HOMESTEADS / Subchapter I: GENERAL PROVISIONS / Section 165: Transferred
Transferred
Status: transferred

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, §7, 26 Stat. 1098, which related to suspension of entries for correction of clerical errors, was transferred to section 1165 of this title, prior to editorial reclassification as section 2505 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 672 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 16: SALE AND DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS / Section 672: Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, §1, 46 Stat. 1029
Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, §1, 46 Stat. 1029
Status: repealed

Section, R.S. §2353, required public lands, offered at public sale, to be offered in half quarter sections.
43 U.S.C. § 594 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter XVII: LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO PARTICULAR PROJECTS GENERALLY / Section 594: Omitted
Omitted
Status: omitted

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section, act June 27, 1906, ch. 3559, §4, 34 Stat. 520, provided that settlers who had actually established themselves in town sites of Heyburn and Rupert, Idaho, prior to Mar. 5, 1906, in permanent buildings not easily moved, should be given right to purchase lots so built upon at an appraised value. Section was based on part of section 4 of act June 27, 1906. The remainder of section 4 is classified to sections 561 and 568 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 316a (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 8A: GRAZING LANDS / Subchapter II: ALASKA / Section 316a: Definitions
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this subchapter—

(1) The term "person" means individual, partnership, corporation, or association.

(2) The term "district" means any grazing district established under the provisions of section 316b of this title.

(3) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.

(4) The term "lessee" means the holder of any lease.

(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, §2, 44 Stat. 1452.)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 471a of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
43 U.S.C. § 209 (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 7: HOMESTEADS / Subchapter III: LANDS SUBJECT TO ENTRY / Section 209: Extension of public-land laws to certain lands in Oklahoma
Extension of public-land laws to certain lands in Oklahoma
Status: in_force

The public-land laws of the United States be, and the same are, extended to the public lands in that part of the Red River between the medial line and the south bank of the river, in Oklahoma, between the ninety-eighth meridian and the east boundary of the territory established as Greer County by the Act of May 4, 1896 (29 Stat. 113): Provided, That such lands shall not be subject to disposition, settlement, or occupation until after the same have been classified and opened to entry, and other disposal by the Secretary of the Interior according to law.

(June 22, 1948, ch. 605, §1, 62 Stat. 576.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The public-land laws of the United States, referred to in text, are classified generally to this title.

Act of May 4, 1896, referred to in text, is act May 4, 1896, ch. 155, 29 Stat. 113, which is not classified to the Code.
43 U.S.C. § 485e (2024) — Title 43: PUBLIC LANDS / Chapter 12: RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT / Subchapter X: PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION CHARGES / Section 485e: Maintenance and operation of project works; delinquency penalties
Maintenance and operation of project works; delinquency penalties
Status: in_force

In connection with any contract, relating to construction charges, entered into pursuant to the authority of this subchapter, the Secretary is authorized to require such provisions as he deems proper to secure the adoption of proper accounting, to protect the condition of project works and to provide for the proper use thereof, and to protect project lands against deterioration due to improper use of water. Any such contract shall require advance payment of adequate operation and maintenance charges. The Secretary is further authorized, in his discretion, to require such provisions as he deems proper to penalize delinquencies in payments of construction charges or operation and maintenance charges: Provided, That in any event there shall be penalties imposed on account of delinquencies of not less than one-half of 1 per centum per month of the delinquent charge from and after the date when such charge becomes due and payable: Provided further, That any such contract shall require that no water shall be delivered to lands or parties which are in arrears in the advance payment of operation and maintenance or toll charges, or to lands or parties which are in arrears for more than twelve months in the payment of construction charges due from such lands or parties to the United States or to the organization in which the lands or parties are included, or to any lands or parties included in an organization which is in arrears in the advance payment of operation and maintenance or toll charges or in arrears more than twelve months in the payment of construction charges due from such organization to the United States.

(Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, §6, 53 Stat. 1191.)