§ 869-3. — Authority for transfers; applicability of section 8692 to prior patents; termination of restrictions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC869-3]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 20--RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
Sec. 869-3. Authority for transfers; applicability of section
869-2 to prior patents; termination of restrictions
The Secretary may authorize transfers of title or changes in use in
accordance with the provisions of section 869-2 of this title with
respect to any patent heretofore issued under any Act upon application
by a patentee qualified to obtain a conveyance under section 869-1(a) or
869-1(c) of this title. If the Secretary, pursuant to such an
application, authorizes such transfer or use, all reverter provisions
and other limitations on transfer or use, under sections 869 to 869-4 of
this title or any other Act affecting the lands involved, shall cease to
be in effect twenty-five years after the Secretary authorizes the
transfer or use for a changed or additional purpose under the provisions
of this section.
(June 14, 1926, ch. 578, Sec. 4, as added June 4, 1954, ch. 263, 68
Stat. 175.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 869, 869-2, 869-4, 1721 of
this title.
