Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§543 Certificate of final payment and release of lien
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XIV— - PATENTS AND FINAL WATER-RIGHT CERTIFICATES › § 543
Summary
When all building and betterment charges owed to the United States or whoever now runs the project are paid in full, the United States or that successor must, if asked, give a certificate saying those charges are fully paid. That certificate says the legal claim (lien) on the land is satisfied and no longer applies, except for the lien for annual charges for operation and maintenance.
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Title 43, §543
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Upon full and final payment being made of all amounts due on account of the building and betterment charges to the United States or its successors in control of the project, the United States or its successors, as the case may be, shall issue upon request a certificate certifying that payment of the building and betterment charges in full has been made and that the lien upon the land has been so far satisfied and is no longer of any force or effect except the lien for annual charges for operation and maintenance.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section comprises part of section 3 of act Aug. 9, 1912. Remainder of section 3 is set out as section 544 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 543
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73