Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§971a Alaskan lands within highway, telephone, and pipeline withdrawals; disposal; amendment of land description of claim or entry on adjoining lands
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS › § 971a
Summary
When a highway, telephone line, or pipeline withdrawal in Alaska ends, the Secretary of the Interior decides how the land may be used or sold, may set easements, and can let nearby claimants add the returned land to their claims.
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Title 43, §971a
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Upon revocation of a withdrawal for highways, telephone lines, or pipelines, in Alaska, the lands involved shall be subject to disposal only under laws specified by the Secretary of the Interior, subject to easements as established by the Secretary. Notwithstanding any statutory limitation on the area which may be included in an unpatented claim or entry, the Secretary may permit the amendment of the land description of a claim or entry on adjoining lands to include the restored lands.
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Codification This section was formerly classified to section 420 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
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43 U.S.C. § 971a
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73