Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§144 Entries on Land Withdrawn as Valuable for Oil or Gas Validated
Title 43 › CHAPTER 6 — WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY › § 144
Summary
Confirms entries under the Stock‑Raising Homestead Act (Dec. 29, 1916) that existed Feb. 7, 1925 and were allowed before Apr. 1, 1924 on oil‑or‑gas‑withdrawn land, if the land was not within a producing field's geologic structure when entered.
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Title 43, §144
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Entries existing on February 7, 1925, and allowed prior to April 1, 1924, under the Stock Raising Homestead Act of December 29, 1916 (Thirty-ninth Statutes at Large, page 862) [43 U.S.C. 291 et seq.], for land withdrawn as valuable for oil or gas, but not otherwise reserved or withdrawn, are validated, if otherwise regular: Provided, That at date of entry the land was not within the limits of the geologic structure of a producing oil or gas field.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Stock Raising Homestead Act of December 29, 1916, referred to in text, is act Dec. 29, 1916, ch. 9, 39 Stat. 862, which was classified generally to subchapter X (§ 291 et seq.) of chapter 7 of this title and was repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, §§ 702, 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2787, 2792, except for section 9 and 11 which are classified to section 299 and 301, respectively, of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 291 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 144
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102