Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§1637 Use of protraction diagrams
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 33A— - IMPLEMENTATION OF ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT AND ALASKA STATEHOOD › § 1637
Summary
The Secretary can, if the person getting the patent agrees, use protraction diagrams instead of field surveys to issue a patent under this chapter or under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Anyone or any corporation that gets a patent this way must accept any gain or loss of acreage that happens because the diagram is wrong.
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Title 43, §1637
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With the agreement of the party to whom a patent is to be issued under this chapter, or the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], the Secretary, in his discretion, may base such patent on protraction diagrams in lieu of field surveys. Any person or corporation receiving a patent under this chapter or the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] on the basis of a protraction diagram shall receive any gain or bear any loss of acreage due to errors, if any, in such protraction diagram.
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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 1601 of this title and Tables.
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43 U.S.C. § 1637
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73