Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§1441 Lease of Contiguous Public Lands for Public Airports; Authority of Secretary of the Interior
Title 43 › CHAPTER 30 — ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC LANDS › SUBCHAPTER VIII — PUBLIC AIRPORTS › § 1441
Summary
The Secretary may lease up to 2,560 acres of connected, unreserved, unappropriated public land for public airports, following rules he sets and subject to valid rights.
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Title 43, §1441
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe, to lease for use as a public airport any contiguous public lands, unreserved and unappropriated, not to exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres in area, subject to valid rights in such lands under the public-land laws.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was previously classified to section 211 of former Title 49, Transportation.
Amendments
1941—Act Aug. 16, 1941, increased area of land authorized for lease as airport from six hundred and forty acres to two thousand five hundred and sixty acres.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 1441
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102