§ 356. — Furnishing description of lands and title documents; recordation of documents; authenticated copies.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 30USC356]
TITLE 30--MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 7--LEASE OF MINERAL DEPOSITS WITHIN ACQUIRED LANDS
Sec. 356. Furnishing description of lands and title documents;
recordation of documents; authenticated copies
Upon request by the Secretary, the heads of all executive
departments, independent establishments, or instrumentalities having
jurisdiction over any of the lands referred to in section 351 of this
title shall furnish to the Secretary the legal description of all of
such lands, and all pertinent abstracts, title papers, and other
documents in the possession of such agencies concerning the status of
the title of the United States to the mineral deposits that may be found
in such lands.
Abstracts, title papers, and other documents furnished to the
Secretary under this section shall be recorded promptly in the Bureau of
Land Management in such form as the Secretary shall deem adequate for
their preservation and use in the administration of this chapter,
whereupon the originals shall be returned promptly to the agency from
which they were received. Duly authenticated copies of any such
abstracts, title papers, or other documents may, however, be furnished
to the Secretary, in lieu of the originals, in the discretion of the
agency concerned.
(Aug. 7, 1947, ch. 513, Sec. 7, 61 Stat. 915.)
Transfer of Functions
See note set out under section 1 of this title.
