Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§375d Issuance of patent for small tracts; reservations
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 375d
Summary
After full payment to the United States, a patent is issued. The patent may reserve water liens, coal or other mineral rights as in homestead patents, and other legal conditions.
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Title 43, §375d
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After the purchaser has paid to the United States all the amount on the purchase price of such land, a patent shall be issued. Such patents shall contain a reservation of a lien for water charges when deemed appropriate by the Secretary, and reservations of coal or other mineral rights to the same extent as patents issued under the homestead laws and also other reservations, limitations, or conditions as now provided by law.
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43 U.S.C. § 375d
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73