Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73
§536 Recording of instruments; furnishing of instruments affecting public domain lands to Secretary of the Interior
Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 2— - NATIONAL FORESTS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 536
Summary
File a copy of any document that creates a long-term claim to land under sections 532 to 538 in the county where the land is located. Also, send a copy of any document that affects land taken out of the public domain to the Secretary of the Interior.
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Title 16, §536
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Copies of all instruments affecting permanent interests in land executed pursuant to sections 532 to 538 of this title shall be recorded in each county where the lands are located. Copies of all instruments affecting interests in lands reserved from the public domain shall be furnished to the Secretary of the Interior.
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16 U.S.C. § 536
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73