Title 43 — Public Lands
Chapter 20 — Reservations and Grants to States for Public Purposes
§ 852a. Applications for unsurveyed lands; regulations; acreage requirements
Statutory text
The Secretary of the Interior may issue regulations governing applications for unsurveyed lands. If he establishes any minimum acreage requirements, they shall provide for selection of tracts of reasonable size, taking into consideration location, terrain, and adjacent land ownership and uses.
Legislative history
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Pub. L. 89–470 § 3 · 80 Stat. 220
Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 852a
(Pub. L. 89–470, § 3, June 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 220.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 89–470, § 3, June 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 220.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Interior may issue regulations governing applications for unsurveyed lands. If he establishes any minimum acreage requirements, they shall provide for selection of tracts of reasonable size, taking into consideration location, terrain, and adjacent land ownership and uses.
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