Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§12 Seal, Books, and Records
Title 43 › CHAPTER 1 — BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT › § 12
Summary
Keep the Bureau of Land Management's seal and all its records, books, papers, and property with the Secretary of the Interior or someone he appoints.
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Title 43, §12
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The Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate shall retain the charge of the seal adopted for the Bureau of Land Management which may continue to be used, and of the records, books, papers, and other property appertaining to the Bureau of Land Management.
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Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 454 derived from act Apr. 25, 1812, ch. 68, §§ 4, 5, 2 Stat. 717.
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Transfer of Functions
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Transfer of Functions
of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title. “Bureau of Land Management” substituted for “General Land Office” on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 12
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102