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LegalText 43 U.S.C. § 571 Sale of unplatted portions of Government town sites; authorization us united_states_code code_section 43 PUBLIC LANDS 12 RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 571 43 U.S.C. § 571 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/s571 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-43/usc43.xml 4e9fe68b782ff73302aff82a958d7c30b2dff5808b31fb3e8b45842bf4679ea0 d46a16361aa9d10bbc4b27ea0561882d240801c965a2700a4b7cf5f02f552a5f 87bf5d5eefd91aabfe2e8f48a5cdf23eca69bf456a85f7aad751a2e6b085383c 2026-07-04 official
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43 U.S.C. § 571 - Sale of unplatted portions of Government town sites; authorization

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to appraise, and sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, from time to time, under such terms as to time of payment as he may require, but in no event for any longer period than five years, any or all of the unplatted portions of Government town sites created under the Act of April 16, 1906 (34 Stat. 116), on any irrigation project constructed under the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), or Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto: Provided, That any land so offered for sale and not disposed of may afterwards be sold, at not less than the appraised value, at private sale, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. Patents made in pursuance of such sale shall convey all the right, title, and interest of the United States in or to the land so sold.

(Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 541, § 1, 45 Stat. 1522; Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 176, 46 Stat. 1107.)

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Editorial Notes

References in TextAct of April 16, 1906, referred to in text, is act Apr. 16, 1906, ch. 1631, 34 Stat. 116, which enacted sections 522, 561, 562, 566, and 567 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Act of June 17, 1902, 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.

Amendments1931—Act Feb. 14, 1931, substituted “under such terms as to time of payment as he may require, but in no event for any longer period than five years” for “for cash”.