Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§146 Patents to purchasers of lands withdrawn
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 6— - WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY › § 146
Summary
After the buyer pays, the Interior Secretary can issue a deed that transfers ownership, can add limits or conditions, but no person may buy over 160 acres and minerals stay with the United States.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §146
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Upon payment of the purchase price the Secretary of the Interior is authorized by appropriate patent to convey all the right, title, and interest in and to said lands to the purchaser at said sale, subject, however, to such reservations, limitations, or conditions as said Secretary may deem proper: Provided, That not over one hundred and sixty acres shall be sold to any one person: Provided further, That any patent issued hereunder shall contain a reservation to the United States of all oil, gas, coal, and other mineral.
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43 U.S.C. § 146
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73