§ 904. — Forfeiture of unearned grants; restoration to public domain.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC904]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 21--GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS
Sec. 904. Forfeiture of unearned grants; restoration to public
domain
There is forfeited to the United States, and the United States
resumes the title thereto, all lands granted prior to September 29,
1890, to any State or to any corporation to aid in the construction of a
railroad opposite to and coterminous with the portion of any such
railroad not on that date completed, and in operation, for the
construction or benefit of which such lands were granted; and all such
lands are declared to be a part of the public domain: Provided, That
sections 904 to 907 of this title shall not be construed as forfeiting
the right-of-way or station grounds of any railroad company granted
prior to September 29, 1890.
(Sept. 29, 1890, ch. 1040, Sec. 1, 26 Stat. 496.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 905, 906, 907 of this title.
