§ 983. — Lists and plats of lands, for governors of States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC983]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 23--GRANTS OF SWAMP AND OVERFLOWED LANDS
Sec. 983. Lists and plats of lands, for governors of States
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior, to make
accurate lists and plats of all such lands, and transmit the same to the
governors of the several States in which such lands may lie, and at the
request of the governor of any State in which said swamp and overflowed
lands may be, to cause patents to be issued to said State therefor,
conveying to said State the fee simple of said land.
The proceeds of said lands, whether from sale or by direct
appropriation in kind, shall be applied exclusively, as far as
necessary, to the reclaiming said lands, by means of levees and drains.
(R.S. Sec. 2480.)
Codification
R.S. Sec. 2480 derived from act Sept. 28, 1850, ch. 84, Sec. 2, 9
Stat. 519.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 864, 988 of this title.
