§ 151. — Opening of lands restored to entry after withdrawals.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC151]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 6--WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY
Sec. 151. Opening of lands restored to entry after withdrawals
When public lands are excluded from national forests or released
from withdrawals the President may, whenever in his judgment it is
proper or necessary, provide for the opening of the lands by settlement
in advance of entry, by drawing, or by such other method as he may deem
advisable in the interest of equal opportunity and good administration,
and in doing so may provide that lands so opened shall be subject only
to homestead entry by actual settlers only or to entry under the desert-
land laws for a period not exceeding ninety days, the unentered lands to
be thereafter subject to disposition under the public-land laws
applicable thereto.
(Sept. 30, 1913, ch. 15, Sec. 1, 38 Stat. 113.)
References in Text
The desert-land laws, referred to in text, are classified generally
to chapter 9 (Sec. 321 et seq.) of this title.
The public-land laws, referred to in text, are classified generally
to this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 152 of this title.
