43 USC § 852b - Survey of lands prior to transfer; time for survey; availability of funds; lands suitable for transfer

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s852b"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "43 USC § 852b - Survey of lands prior to transfer; time for survey; availability of funds; lands suitable for transfer"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "852b"
section_name: "Survey of lands prior to transfer; time for survey; availability of funds; lands suitable for transfer"
chapter_number: 20
chapter_name: "RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–470, § 4, June 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 220.)"
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# § 852b. Survey of lands prior to transfer; time for survey; availability of funds; lands suitable for transfer

Prior to issuance of an instrument of transfer, lands must be surveyed. The Secretary of the Interior shall within five years, subject to the availability of funds, survey the exterior boundaries of lands approved as suitable for transfer to the State.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–470, § 4, June 24, 1966, 80 Stat. 220.)