§ 641a. — Issuance of quitclaim deeds; patents for segregated lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC641a]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 14--GRANTS OF DESERT LANDS TO STATES FOR RECLAMATION
Sec. 641a. Issuance of quitclaim deeds; patents for segregated
lands
The Secretary of the Interior shall issue quitclaim deeds to the
public-land States for all lands patented to such States under section
641 of this title. He shall also issue a patent for all unpatented
public lands within each State now segregated under that section for
which the State issued final certificates or other evidence of right
prior to June 1, 1953, or as to which equitable claims to the lands
accrued prior to that date (by reason of cultivation or improvement of
the lands for agricultural development purposes) for conveyance to the
holders of such rights or claims, or to their heirs, successors, or
assigns.
(Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 727, Sec. 1, 68 Stat. 703.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 641c, 641d of this title.
