Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§1441 Lease of contiguous public lands for public airports; authority of Secretary of the Interior
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 30— - ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC LANDS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - PUBLIC AIRPORTS › § 1441
Summary
Allows the Secretary of the Interior to lease connected public land for use as a public airport, up to exactly 2,560 acres. The land must not already be set aside or claimed, the Secretary can decide whether to lease it and can make the rules for the lease, and any existing legal rights on the land must be respected.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §1441
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe, to lease for use as a public airport any contiguous public lands, unreserved and unappropriated, not to exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres in area, subject to valid rights in such lands under the public-land laws.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was previously classified to section 211 of former Title 49, Transportation.
Amendments
1941—Act Aug. 16, 1941, increased area of land authorized for lease as airport from six hundred and forty acres to two thousand five hundred and sixty acres.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 1441
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73