§ 201 to 208. — Repealed.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC201]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 7--HOMESTEADS
SUBCHAPTER III--LANDS SUBJECT TO ENTRY
Secs. 201 to 208. Repealed. Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 702,
Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787
Section 201, R.S. Sec. 2302, prohibited entry and settlement of
mineral lands under this chapter.
Section 202, acts May 14, 1880, ch. 89, Sec. 1, 21 Stat. 140; Mar.
3, 1891, ch. 561, Sec. 4, 26 Stat. 1097; Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 208, 27 Stat.
593; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, Sec. 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876,
60 Stat. 1100, related to relinquished entries.
Section 203, acts June 13, 1902, ch. 1080, Secs. 1-3, 32 Stat. 384;
Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, related to applicability of
homestead laws to Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado.
Section 204, act Mar. 3, 1879, ch. 191, 20 Stat. 472, related to
entries on even sections within railroad and other grants.
Section 205, act July 1, 1879, ch. 60, 21 Stat. 46, related to
entries on odd sections within railroad and other grants in Missouri and
Arkansas.
Section 206, act May 6, 1886, ch. 88, 24 Stat. 22, related to
patents for additional entries within railway limits.
Section 207, act Aug. 21, 1916, ch. 361, 39 Stat. 518, authorized
disposition of all agricultural lands within military reservations in
Nevada under homestead and desert-land laws.
Section 208, act June 3, 1924, ch. 240, 43 Stat. 357, authorized
acquisition of all unreserved public lands within the Columbia or Moses
Reserve in Washington to be acquired under laws applicable to public
domain.
Effective Date of Repeal
Section 702 of Pub. L. 94-579 provided that the repeal made by that
section is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, except such effective
date to be on and after tenth anniversary of date of approval of this
Act, Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as homestead laws apply to public lands in
Alaska.
Savings Provision
Repeal by Pub. L. 94-579 not to be construed as terminating any
valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see
section 701 of Pub. L. 94-579, set out as a note under section 1701 of
this title.
