# § 1735. Forfeitures and deposits
**(a)** **Credit to separate account in Treasury; appropriation and availability** Any moneys received by the United States as a result of the forfeiture of a bond or other security by a resource developer or purchaser or permittee who does not fulfill the requirements of his contract or permit or does not comply with the regulations of the Secretary; or as a result of a compromise or settlement of any claim whether sounding in tort or in contract involving present or potential damage to the public lands shall be credited to a separate account in the Treasury and are hereby authorized to be appropriated and made available, until expended as the Secretary may direct, to cover the cost to the United States of any improvement, protection, or rehabilitation work on those public lands which has been rendered necessary by the action which has led to the forfeiture, compromise, or settlement.
**1** **Expenditure of moneys collected administering Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant lands** August 28, 193750 Stat. 87443 U.S.C. 1181a–118[^1]
Any moneys collected under this Act in connection with lands administered under the Act of (; 1j), shall be expended for the benefit of such land only.
See References in Text note below.
**(c)** **Refunds** If any portion of a deposit or amount forfeited under this Act is found by the Secretary to be in excess of the cost of doing the work authorized under this Act, the Secretary, upon application or otherwise, may cause a refund of the amount in excess to be made from applicable funds.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–579, title III, § 305, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2765.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), is , , , known as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Act of (; 1j), referred to in subsec. (b), probably means , , which was formerly classified principally to sections 1181a to 1181f of this title prior to editorial reclassification, and is now classified principally to subchapter I (§ 2601 et seq.) of chapter 44 of this title. Section 3 of the Act, former , was repealed by , , . Sections 1181f–1 to 1181f–4 of this title, included within the parenthetical reference to sections 1181a to 1181j, were enacted by , , and were editorially reclassified as subchapter II (§ 2621 et seq.) of chapter 44 of this title. Sections 1181g to 1181j of this title, also included within the parenthetical reference to sections 1181a to 1181j, were enacted by , , and were editorially reclassified as subchapter III (§ 2631 et seq.) of chapter 44 of this title. For complete classification of these Acts to the Code, see Tables.
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Availability of Funds for Improvement, Protection, or Rehabilitation of Damaged Public Lands
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