§ 15. — Issuance and signing of patents by Secretary of the Interior; delegation of authority; notice.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC15]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 1--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Sec. 15. Issuance and signing of patents by Secretary of the
Interior; delegation of authority; notice
All patents for public lands shall be issued and signed by the
Secretary of the Interior in the name of the United States: Provided,
That the Secretary may delegate his authority under this section to
officers or employees of the Department of the Interior, but notice of
any such delegation shall be given by publication in the Federal
Register.
(June 17, 1948, ch. 496, Sec. 1, 62 Stat. 476.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 15, R.S. Sec. 458; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, Sec. 4
eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2108, 54 Stat. 1232; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3,
Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100, related to
issuance of patents, prior to repeal by section 2(c) of act June 17,
1948.
Transfer of Functions
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,
Secs. 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out
under section 1451 of this title.
