§ 145. — Sale of lands withdrawn.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC145]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 6--WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY
Sec. 145. Sale of lands withdrawn
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which have been withdrawn under the provisions of sections 141 \1\ and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which they were withdrawn and improved, the Secretary of the Interior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.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Jan. 26, 1921, ch. 27, Sec. 1, 41 Stat. 1089.)
References in Text
Section 141 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub.
L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.
