43 USC § 641a - Issuance of quitclaim deeds; patents for segregated lands

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s641a"
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title: "43 USC § 641a - Issuance of quitclaim deeds; patents for segregated lands"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "641a"
section_name: "Issuance of quitclaim deeds; patents for segregated lands"
chapter_number: 14
chapter_name: "GRANTS OF DESERT LANDS TO STATES FOR RECLAMATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 727, § 1, 68 Stat. 703.)"
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# § 641a. Issuance of quitclaim deeds; patents for segregated lands

section 641 of this titleJune 1, 1953

The Secretary of the Interior shall issue quitclaim deeds to the public-land States for all lands patented to such States under . 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 , 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.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 727, § 1, 68 Stat. 703.)