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43 U.S.C. § 1200c (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1200c. Submission of contracts and reports covering disagreements on condemnation of Sioux lands for dam purposes; ratification; effect
Each contract negotiated pursuant to this subchapter shall be submitted to the Congress for approval. The Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, and the Secretary of the Interior are requested to submit such contract within one year from July 6, 1954. If the negotiating parties are unable to agree on a proposed contract each party shall submit to the Congress separate detailed reports of the negotiations, together with their recommendations. In the event the negotiating parties are unable to agree on any provision in the proposed contracts such provision shall be included in an appendix to the contract, together with the views of each party, for consideration and determination by Congress. The contract shall not take effect unless, after determination of any disputed provision, it is ratified by Act of Congress and is ratified within six months after such action by the Congress by a majority of the adult members of the tribe: Provided, That when so ratified the contract shall constitute a taking by the United States as of the date the contract was signed by the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, and the Secretary of the Interior, for purposes of determining the ownership of the Indian tribal, allotted, and assigned lands and interests therein.
(July 6, 1954, ch. 463, § 6, 68 Stat. 453.)
43 U.S.C. § 1200d (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1200d. Effect of condemnation of Sioux lands for dam purposes on construction of Fort Randall Dam
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to restrict completion of the Fort Randall Dam to provide flood protection and other benefits on the Missouri River.
(July 6, 1954, ch. 463, § 7, 68 Stat. 453.)
heading: Change of Name
text: Fort Randall Reservoir redesignated Lake Francis Case by Pub. L. 88–97, Aug. 15, 1963, 77 Stat. 124.
43 U.S.C. § 1200e (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1200e. Authorization of appropriations for relocating certain Sioux tribe members after condemnation of lands for dam purposes; conditions; title to lands acquired
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior the sum of $106,500, which shall be available until expended for the purpose of relocating the members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe, South Dakota, who reside or have resided, on tribal and allotted lands acquired by the United States for the Fort Randall Dam and Reservoir project, Missouri River Development, in a manner that will reestablish and protect their economic, social, religious, and community life. Title to any lands acquired within Indian country pursuant to this section shall be taken in the name of the United States in trust for the Yankton Sioux Tribe or members thereof. The said sum of $106,500 shall be assessed against the costs of the Fort Randall Dam and Reservoir, Missouri River Development.
(July 6, 1954, ch. 463, § 8, 68 Stat. 453.)
heading: Change of Name
text: Fort Randall Reservoir redesignated Lake Francis Case by Pub. L. 88–97, Aug. 15, 1963, 77 Stat. 124.
43 U.S.C. § 1201 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1201. Power of Secretary or designated officer
The Secretary of the Interior, or such officer as he may designate, is authorized to enforce and carry into execution, by appropriate regulations, every part of the provisions of title 32 of the Revised Statutes not otherwise specially provided for.
(R.S. § 2478; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
heading: References in Text
text: Title 32 of the Revised Statutes, referred to in text, was in the original “this Title”, meaning title 32 of the Revised Statutes, consisting of R.S. §§ 2207 to 2490. For complete classification of R.S. §§ 2207 to 2490 to the Code, see Tables.
heading: Codification
text: R.S. § 2478 derived from acts Sept. 28, 1850, ch. 84, §§ 1, 4, 9 Stat. 520; Mar. 12, 1860, ch. 5, § 1, 12 Stat. 3; Feb. 19, 1874, ch. 30, 18 Stat. 16.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: 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, under the directions of the Secretary of the Interior” 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. § 1211 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1211. Elimination of oaths for written statements; discretion of Secretary of the Interior
Written statement in public land matters within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, heretofore required by law to be made under oath, need no longer be made under oath unless the Secretary of the Interior shall, in his discretion, so require.
(June 3, 1948, ch. 392, § 1, 62 Stat. 301.)
43 U.S.C. § 1212 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1212. Unsworn written statements subject to penalties of presenting false claims
Unsworn written statements made in public land matters within the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior shall remain subject to section 1001 of title 18.
(June 3, 1948, ch. 392, § 2, 62 Stat. 301.)
heading: Codification
text: “Section 1001 of title 18” substituted in text for “section 35(A) of the Criminal Code (35 Stat. 1095, 18 U.S.C. sec. 80), as amended” on authority of act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 683, the first section of which enacted Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
heading: Exemption of Department of the Interior From Restrictions on Notary Public
text: Act June 3, 1948, ch. 392, § 3, 62 Stat. 301, provided that: “That part of section 558 of the Act of March 3, 1901, entitled ‘An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia’ (31 Stat. 1279), as amended December 15, 1944 (58 Stat. 810, D.C. Code, 1951 edition, sec. 1–501), which reads as follows: ‘And provided further, That no notary public shall be authorized to take acknowledgments, administer oaths, certify papers, or perform any official acts in connection with matters in which he is employed as counsel, attorney or agent or in which he may be in any way interested before any of the Departments aforesaid’ shall not apply to matters before the Department of the Interior.”
43 U.S.C. § 1221 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1221. Issuance of patents; application
Whenever it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior that a tract of public land, lying between the meander line of an inland lake or river in Wisconsin as originally surveyed and the meander line of that lake or river as subsequently resurveyed, has been held in good faith and in peaceful, adverse possession by a person, or his predecessors in interest, who had been issued a patent, prior to January 21, 1953, for lands lying along the meander line as originally determined, the Secretary of the Interior shall cause a patent to be issued to such person for such land upon the payment of the same price per acre as that at which the land included in the original patent was purchased and upon the same terms and conditions. All persons seeking to purchase lands under this subchapter shall make application to the Secretary within one year from August 24, 1954, or from the date of the official filing of the plat or resurvey, whichever is later, and the Secretary of the Interior shall cause no patents to be issued for land lying between the original meander line and the resurveyed meander line until the conclusion of such periods.
(Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 900, § 1, 68 Stat. 789.)
43 U.S.C. § 1222 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1222. Notice of opening of lands to purchase
Upon the filing of a plat of resurvey under section 1221 of this title the Secretary shall give such notice as he finds appropriate by newspaper publication or otherwise of the opening of the lands to purchase under this subchapter.
(Aug. 24, 1954, ch. 900, § 2, 68 Stat. 790.)
43 U.S.C. § 1231 to 1234 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 1231 to 1234. Repealed. Pub. L. 91–646, title II, § 220(a)(1), Jan. 2, 1971, 84 Stat. 1903
text: Section 1231, Pub. L. 85–433, § 1, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 152, related to payment of moving expenses to owners and tenants of land acquired for developments and to applications for payments.
text: Section 1232, Pub. L. 85–433, § 2, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 152, related to administration and rules and regulations.
text: Section 1233, Pub. L. 85–433, § 3, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 152, related to definitions.
text: Section 1234, Pub. L. 85–433, § 4, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 152, related to availability of appropriations. See section 4601 et seq. of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective Jan. 2, 1971, see section 221 of Pub. L. 91–646, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4601 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
heading: Savings Provision
text: Any rights or liabilities existing under provisions repealed by section 220(a) of Pub. L. 91–646 as not affected by such repeal, see section 220(b) of Pub. L. 91–646, set out as a note under section 4621 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
43 U.S.C. § 1241 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1241. Control of noxious plants on Government lands; State programs; terms of entry
The heads of Federal departments or agencies are authorized and directed to permit the commissioner of agriculture or other proper agency head of any State in which there is in effect a program for the control of noxious plants to enter upon any lands under their control or jurisdiction and destroy noxious plants growing on such land if—
(1) such entry is in accordance with a program submitted to and approved by such department or agency: Provided, That no entry shall occur when the head of such Federal department or agency, or his designee, shall have certified that entry is inconsistent with national security;
(2) the means by which noxious plants are destroyed are acceptable to the head of such department or agency; and
(3) the same procedure required by the State program with respect to privately owned land has been followed.
(Pub. L. 90–583, § 1, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1146.)
43 U.S.C. § 1242 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1242. Reimbursement of States for expenses
Any State incurring expenses pursuant to section 1241 of this title upon presentation of an itemized account of such expenses shall be reimbursed by the head of the department or agency having control or jurisdiction of the land with respect to which such expenses were incurred: Provided, That such reimbursement shall be only to the extent that funds appropriated specifically to carry out the purposes of this subchapter are available therefor during the fiscal year in which the expenses are incurred.
(Pub. L. 90–583, § 2, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1146.)
43 U.S.C. § 1243 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1243. Authorization of appropriations
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 subchapter.
(Pub. L. 90–583, § 3, Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1146.)
43 U.S.C. § 1302 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1302. Resources seaward of Continental Shelf
Nothing in this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter shall be deemed to affect in any wise the rights of the United States to the natural resources of that portion of the subsoil and seabed of the Continental Shelf lying seaward and outside of the area of lands beneath navigable waters, as defined in section 1301 of this title, all of which natural resources appertain to the United States, and the jurisdiction and control of which by the United States is confirmed.
(May 22, 1953, ch. 65, title II, § 9, 67 Stat. 32.)
43 U.S.C. § 1303 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1303. Amendment, modification, or repeal of other laws
Nothing in this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter shall be deemed to amend, modify, or repeal the Acts of July 26, 1866 (14 Stat. 251), July 9, 1870 (16 Stat. 217), March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 377), June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
(May 22, 1953, ch. 65, title II, § 7, 67 Stat. 32.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act July 26, 1866 (14 Stat. 251), referred to in text, is act July 26, 1866, ch. 262, 14 Stat. 251, which is not classified to the Code.
Act July 9, 1870 (16 Stat. 217), referred to in text, is act July 9, 1870, ch. 235, 16 Stat. 217, which is not classified to the Code.
Act March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 377), referred to in text, is act Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 107, 19 Stat. 377, as amended, popularly known as the Desert Lands Act, which is classified generally to sections 321 to 323, 325, and 327 to 329 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Act June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), referred to in text, is popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 371) 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.
Act December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), referred to in text, is act Dec. 22, 1944, ch. 665, 58 Stat. 887, as amended, which enacted section 390 of this title, sections 460d and 825s of Title 16, Conservation, and sections 701–1, 701a–1, 708, and 709 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, amended section 701b–1 of Title 33, and enacted provisions set out as notes under section 701f of Title 33. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 1312 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1312. Seaward boundaries of States
The seaward boundary of each original coastal State is approved and confirmed as a line three geographical miles distant from its coast line or, in the case of the Great Lakes, to the international boundary. Any State admitted subsequent to the formation of the Union which has not already done so may extend its seaward boundaries to a line three geographical miles distant from its coast line, or to the international boundaries of the United States in the Great Lakes or any other body of water traversed by such boundaries. Any claim heretofore or hereafter asserted either by constitutional provision, statute, or otherwise, indicating the intent of a State so to extend its boundaries is approved and confirmed, without prejudice to its claim, if any it has, that its boundaries extend beyond that line. Nothing in this section is to be construed as questioning or in any manner prejudicing the existence of any State’s seaward boundary beyond three geographical miles if it was so provided by its constitution or laws prior to or at the time such State became a member of the Union, or if it has been heretofore approved by Congress.
(May 22, 1953, ch. 65, title II, § 4, 67 Stat. 31.)
43 U.S.C. § 1313 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1313. Exceptions from operation of section 1311 of this title
There is excepted from the operation of section 1311 of this title—
(a) all tracts or parcels of land together with all accretions thereto, resources therein, or improvements thereon, title to which has been lawfully and expressly acquired by the United States from any State or from any person in whom title had vested under the law of the State or of the United States, and all lands which the United States lawfully holds under the law of the State; all lands expressly retained by or ceded to the United States when the State entered the Union (otherwise than by a general retention or cession of lands underlying the marginal sea); all lands acquired by the United States by eminent domain proceedings, purchase, cession, gift, or otherwise in a proprietary capacity; all lands filled in, built up, or otherwise reclaimed by the United States for its own use; and any rights the United States has in lands presently and actually occupied by the United States under claim of right;
(b) such lands beneath navigable waters held, or any interest in which is held by the United States for the benefit of any tribe, band, or group of Indians or for individual Indians; and
(c) all structures and improvements constructed by the United States in the exercise of its navigational servitude.
(May 22, 1953, ch. 65, title II, § 5, 67 Stat. 32.)
43 U.S.C. § 1314 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1314. Rights and powers retained by United States; purchase of natural resources; condemnation of lands
(a) The United States retains all its navigational servitude and rights in and powers of regulation and control of said lands and navigable waters for the constitutional purposes of commerce, navigation, national defense, and international affairs, all of which shall be paramount to, but shall not be deemed to include, proprietary rights of ownership, or the rights of management, administration, leasing, use, and development of the lands and natural resources which are specifically recognized, confirmed, established, and vested in and assigned to the respective States and others by section 1311 of this title.
(b) In time of war or when necessary for national defense, and the Congress or the President shall so prescribe, the United States shall have the right of first refusal to purchase at the prevailing market price, all or any portion of the said natural resources, or to acquire and use any portion of said lands by proceeding in accordance with due process of law and paying just compensation therefor.
(May 22, 1953, ch. 65, title II, § 6, 67 Stat. 32.)
43 U.S.C. § 1315 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1315. Rights acquired under laws of United States unaffected
Nothing contained in this subchapter or subchapter I of this chapter shall affect such rights, if any, as may have been acquired under any law of the United States by any person in lands subject to this subchapter or subchapter I of this chapter and such rights, if any, shall be governed by the law in effect at the time they may have been acquired: Provided, however, That nothing contained in this subchapter or subchapter I of this chapter is intended or shall be construed as a finding, interpretation, or construction by the Congress that the law under which such rights may be claimed in fact or in law applies to the lands subject to this subchapter or subchapter I of this chapter, or authorizes or compels the granting of such rights in such lands, and that the determination of the applicability or effect of such law shall be unaffected by anything contained in this subchapter or subchapter I of this chapter.
(May 22, 1953, ch. 65, title II, § 8, 67 Stat. 32.)
43 U.S.C. § 1338 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1338. Disposition of revenues
All rentals, royalties, and other sums paid to the Secretary or the Secretary of the Navy under any lease on the outer Continental Shelf for the period from June 5, 1950, to date, and thereafter shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States and credited to miscellaneous receipts.
(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, § 9, 67 Stat. 469.)
43 U.S.C. § 1339 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1339. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–185, § 8(b), Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1717
text: Section, act Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, § 10, 67 Stat. 469, related to requirements for refund of excess payments.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Pub. L. 104–185, § 8(b), Aug. 13, 1996, 110 Stat. 1717, provided in part that the repeal of this section is effective Aug. 13, 1996.
heading: Applicability of Repeal
text: Repeal of section not applicable to any privately owned minerals or with respect to Indian lands, see sections 9 and 10 of Pub. L. 104–185, set out as an Applicability of 1996 Amendment note under section 1701 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining.
43 U.S.C. § 1342 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1342. Prior claims as unaffected
Nothing herein contained shall affect such rights, if any, as may have been acquired under any law of the United States by any person in lands subject to this subchapter and such rights, if any, shall be governed by the law in effect at the time they may have been acquired: Provided, however, That nothing herein contained is intended or shall be construed as a finding, interpretation, or construction by the Congress that the law under which such rights may be claimed in fact applies to the lands subject to this subchapter or authorizes or compels the granting of such rights in such lands, and that the determination of the applicability or effect of such law shall be unaffected by anything herein contained.
(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, § 14, 67 Stat. 470.)
43 U.S.C. § 1343 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1343. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title IX, § 901(l)(1), Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3290
text: Section, acts Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, § 15, 67 Stat. 470; Pub. L. 95–372, title II, § 207, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 648; Pub. L. 99–367, § 2(a), July 31, 1986, 100 Stat. 774, related to Secretary’s annual report to Congress concerning outer Continental Shelf leasing and production program and promotion of competition in leasing.
43 U.S.C. § 1345 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 1345. Coordination and consultation with affected State and local governments
(a) Recommendations regarding size, time, or location of proposed lease sales
Any Governor of any affected State or the executive of any affected local government in such State may submit recommendations to the Secretary regarding the size, timing, or location of a proposed lease sale or with respect to a proposed development and production plan. Prior to submitting recommendations to the Secretary, the executive of any affected local government in any affected State must forward his recommendations to the Governor of such State.
(b) Time for submission of recommendations
Such recommendations shall be submitted within sixty days after notice of such proposed lease sale or after receipt of such development and production plan.
(c) Acceptance or rejection of recommendations
The Secretary shall accept recommendations of the Governor and may accept recommendations of the executive of any affected local government if he determines, after having provided the opportunity for consultation, that they provide for a reasonable balance between the national interest and the well-being of the citizens of the affected State. For purposes of this subsection, a determination of the national interest shall be based on the desirability of obtaining oil and gas supplies in a balanced manner and on the findings, purposes, and policies of this subchapter. The Secretary shall communicate to the Governor, in writing, the reasons for his determination to accept or reject such Governor’s recommendations, or to implement any alternative means identified in consultation with the Governor to provide for a reasonable balance between the national interest and the well-being of the citizens of the affected State.
(d) Finality of acceptance or rejection of recommendations
The Secretary’s determination that recommendations provide, or do not provide, for a reasonable balance between the national interest and the well-being of the citizens of the affected State shall be final and shall not, alone, be a basis for invalidation of a proposed lease sale or a proposed development and production plan in any suit or judicial review pursuant to section 1349 of this title, unless found to be arbitrary or capricious.
(e) Cooperative agreements
The Secretary is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with affected States for purposes which are consistent with this subchapter and other applicable Federal law. Such agreements may include, but need not be limited to, the sharing of information (in accordance with the provisions of section 1352 of this title), the joint utilization of available expertise, the facilitating of permitting procedures, joint planning and review, and the formation of joint surveillance and monitoring arrangements to carry out applicable Federal and State laws, regulations, and stipulations relevant to outer Continental Shelf operations both onshore and offshore.
(Aug. 7, 1953, ch. 345, § 19, as added Pub. L. 95–372, title II, § 208, Sept. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 652.)