§885 — Title 43 Public Lands | U.S. Code

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Costs for surveying, picking, and transferring the lands given to the Union Pacific Railroad must be paid when the Secretary of the Interior demands payment under the existing rules. These rules do not stop Congress from changing or cancelling the Act of July 2, 1864 if Congress thinks justice or the public welfare requires it. They also do not remove any rights or remedies the United States had on July 10, 1886. The related provisions may be changed or repealed.

Title 43, §885

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The costs of surveying, selecting, and conveying lands granted to the Union Pacific Railroad Company shall become due and payable at and on the demand therefor made by the Secretary of the Interior as provided in section 883 of this title, and nothing in sections 882 to 885 of this title shall be construed or taken in any wise to affect or impair the right of Congress at any time further to alter, amend, or repeal the Act of July 2, 1864, chapter 216, as in the opinion of Congress, justice or the public welfare may require, or to impair or waive any right or remedy in the premises existing on July 10, 1886, in favor of the United States. Sections 882 to 885 of this title shall be subject to alteration, amendment, or repeal.

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July 2, 1864, referred to in text, is act

July 2, 1864, ch. 216, 13 Stat. 357, which enacted section 942–3 of this title and first paragraph of former section 83 of Title 45, Railroads. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

§885 Union Pacific Railroad lands

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Title 43, §885

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