Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§127 Change of Boundaries of Land Districts
Title 43 › CHAPTER 5 — LAND DISTRICTS › § 127
Summary
The President can redraw or reset the borders of land districts when he thinks it will help the public. He may not create more land districts or add extra land offices.
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Title 43, §127
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The President is authorized to change and reestablish the boundaries of land districts whenever, in his opinion, the public interests will be subserved thereby, without authority to increase the number of land offices or land districts.
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Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 2253 derived from act June 29, 1870, ch. 171, 16 Stat. 171.
Executive Documents
Delegation of Functions For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, June 5, 1951, 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under section 301 of Title 3, The President.
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43 U.S.C. § 127
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102