§ 316j. — Improvements to leasehold.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC316j]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 8A--GRAZING LANDS
SUBCHAPTER II--ALASKA
Sec. 316j. Improvements to leasehold
(a) Authorization
The Secretary may authorize a lessee to construct and/or maintain
and utilize upon any area included within the provisions of his lease
any fence, building, corral, reservoir, well or other improvements
needed for the exercise of the grazing privileges of the lessee within
such area; but any such fence shall be constructed as to permit the
ingress and egress of miners, prospectors for minerals, and other
persons entitled to enter such area for lawful purposes.
(b) Removal of improvement upon termination of lease
The lessee shall be given ninety days from the date of termination
of his lease for any cause to remove from the area included within the
provisions of his lease any fence, building, corral, or other removable
range improvement owned or controlled by him.
(c) Payment for improvement upon termination of lease
If such lessee notifies the Secretary on or before the termination
of his lease of his determination to leave on the land any improvements
the construction or maintenance of which has been authorized by the
Secretary, no other person shall use or occupy under any grazing lease,
or entry under any public land law, the land on which any such
improvements are located until there has been paid to the person
entitled thereto the value of such improvements as determined by the
Secretary.
(Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 513, Sec. 11, 44 Stat. 1454.)
References in Text
The public land laws, referred to in subsec. (c), are classified
generally to this title.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 471j of Title 48,
Territories and Insular Possessions.
