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| LegalText | 43 U.S.C. § 561 | Survey and subdivision of land for town sites; reservation for public purposes | us | united_states_code | code_section | 43 | PUBLIC LANDS | 12 | RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT | 561 | 43 U.S.C. § 561 | current | 119-100 | 2026-06-26 | official | https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc43@119-100.zip | /us/usc/t43/s561 | data/legal/raw/us/code/title-43/usc43.xml | 0c8a9b8592960e1a8b6666ea5ff95fd637619f9cb5b283b57b147c20dbb09ef0 | d46a16361aa9d10bbc4b27ea0561882d240801c965a2700a4b7cf5f02f552a5f | b3ed3cedcab2428757f35a4e04eff402f092dbbfd604f5dd31389fdbe8c8da82 | 2026-07-04 | official |
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43 U.S.C. § 561 - Survey and subdivision of land for town sites; reservation for public purposes
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The Secretary of the Interior may in connection with irrigation projects under the reclamation Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres in each case, survey and subdivide the same into town lots, with appropriate reservations for public purposes: Provided, That, whenever, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, it shall be advisable for the public interest, he may dispose of town sites in excess of one hundred and sixty acres.
(Apr. 16, 1906, ch. 1631, § 1, 34 Stat. 116; June 27, 1906, ch. 3559, § 4, 34 Stat. 520; Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.)
Notes
Editorial Notes
References in TextThe reclamation Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
Codification Introductory provisions are from the first section of act Apr. 16, 1906. The proviso is from part of the proviso of section 4 of act June 27, 1906. Another part of the proviso of section 4 of act June 27, 1906, is classified to section 568 of this title. The remainder of section 4 of act June 27, 1906, was classified to former section 594 of this title.
Amendments1976—Pub. L. 94–579 struck out provisions authorizing withdrawal from public entry any lands needed for town-site purposes.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1976 AmendmentPub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the amendment made by section 704(a) is effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.
Savings ProvisionAmendment by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.