§ 517. Title to lands to be acquired

Statutory text

The Secretary of Agriculture may do all things necessary to secure the safe title in the United States to the lands to be acquired under this Act, but no payment shall be made for any such lands until the title shall be satisfactory to the Attorney General or his designee and shall be vested in the United States.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1911
Pub. L. 61–186 § 8 · 36 Stat. 961
Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 517
Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, § 8 (part), 36 Stat. 962
Source evidence
Code source credit
Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, § 8 (part), 36 Stat. 962
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec.8. That the Secretary of Agriculture may do all things necessary to secure the safe title Title, etc. in the United States to the lands to be acquired under this Act, but no payment shall be made for any such lands until the title shall be satisfactory to the Attorney-General and shall be vested in the United States.
1970
Pub. L. 91–393 § 3 · 84 Stat. 835
Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 517
Pub. L. 91–393 inserted “or his designee” after “Attorney General”
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 91–393 inserted “or his designee” after “Attorney General”.
Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 3. Section 8 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 962 (16 U.S.C. 517)) is amended by adding after “Attorney General” the words “or his designee”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, means act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961, popularly known as the Weeks Law, which enacted this section, former sections 513 and 514 of this title, and sections 515, 516, 517a to 519, 521, 552, and 563 of this title and amended sections 480 and 500 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 552 of this title and Tables.

Codification

Section was amended by act Dec. 11, 1926, ch. 5, 44 Stat. 919. The amendment added a proviso at the end of this section which is set out as section 517a of this title.

Amendments

1970—Pub. L. 91–393 inserted “or his designee” after “Attorney General”.

Credits

1911–1970 · 2 acts

1911Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, § 8 (part), 36 Stat. 962
1970Pub. L. 91–393, § 3, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835.

Show as published

(Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, § 8 (part), 36 Stat. 962; Pub. L. 91–393, § 3, Sept. 1, 1970, 84 Stat. 835.)