43 USC § 852a - Applications for unsurveyed lands; regulations; acreage requirements

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title: "43 USC § 852a - Applications for unsurveyed lands; regulations; acreage requirements"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "852a"
section_name: "Applications for unsurveyed lands; regulations; acreage requirements"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–470, § 3, June 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 220.)"
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# § 852a. Applications for unsurveyed lands; regulations; acreage requirements

The Secretary of the Interior may issue regulations governing applications for unsurveyed lands. If he establishes any minimum acreage requirements, they shall provide for selection of tracts of reasonable size, taking into consideration location, terrain, and adjacent land ownership and uses.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–470, § 3, June 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 220.)