Title 43Public LandsRelease 119-73

§899 Limitation of quantity to be conveyed

Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 21— - GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS › § 899

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior must not approve transfers that benefit either named company if they give any State, corporation, or person more land than they're allowed.

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Title 43, §899

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No more lands shall be certified or conveyed to any State or to any corporation or individual, for the benefit of either of the companies herein mentioned, where it shall appear to the Secretary of the Interior that such transfers may create an excess over the quantity of lands to which such State, corporation, or individual would be rightfully entitled.

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 899

Title 43Public Lands

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73