Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS › § 963
A company wanting the benefits of sections 962–965 must file a map of its pipeline with the land office officer the Secretary of the Interior names. If on surveyed land, the map must be filed within twelve months after locating ten miles of pipeline. If on unsurveyed land, it must be filed within twelve months after the United States surveys the land. If the Secretary approves the map, the office will note it on the official plats and the lands the pipeline crosses will thereafter be disposed of subject to that right of way.
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43 U.S.C. § 963
Title 43 — Public Lands
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Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73