§356 — Title 30 Mineral Lands and Mining | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary can ask the heads of federal agencies that control certain public lands to send legal descriptions and any title papers, abstracts, or other documents about whether the United States owns mineral deposits on those lands. Those documents must be recorded quickly in the Bureau of Land Management in a form the Secretary finds suitable for keeping and using, and the originals are then returned to the agency. Agencies may instead send properly authenticated copies if they prefer.

Title 30, §356

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Upon request by the Secretary, the heads of all executive departments, independent establishments, or instrumentalities having jurisdiction over any of the lands referred to in section 351 of this title shall furnish to the Secretary the legal description of all of such lands, and all pertinent abstracts, title papers, and other documents in the possession of such agencies concerning the status of the title of the United States to the mineral deposits that may be found in such lands. Abstracts, title papers, and other documents furnished to the Secretary under this section shall be recorded promptly in the Bureau of Land Management in such form as the Secretary shall deem adequate for their preservation and use in the administration of this chapter, whereupon the originals shall be returned promptly to the agency from which they were received. Duly authenticated copies of any such abstracts, title papers, or other documents may, however, be furnished to the Secretary, in lieu of the originals, in the discretion of the agency concerned.

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§356 Furnishing description of lands and title documents; recordation of documents; authenticated copies

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Title 30, §356

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Transfer of Functions

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