43 U.S.C. § 1637: Use of protraction diagrams

Summary

If the person getting a land patent under this law or under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) agrees, the Secretary may use protraction diagrams instead of doing field surveys to base the patent. If a patent is issued using a protraction diagram, the person or company who receives it must accept any gain or loss in land area that comes from errors in the diagram.

Title 43, §1637

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With the agreement of the party to whom a patent is to be issued under this chapter, or the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.], the Secretary, in his discretion, may base such patent on protraction diagrams in lieu of field surveys. Any person or corporation receiving a patent under this chapter or the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] on the basis of a protraction diagram shall receive any gain or bear any loss of acreage due to errors, if any, in such protraction diagram.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1601 of this title and Tables.

§1637 Use of Protraction Diagrams