Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§375d Issuance of Patent for Small Tracts; Reservations
Title 43 › Chapter 12— RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 375d
Summary
When a buyer pays the full purchase price to the United States, the government must give an official land title. That title can keep a claim to collect water fees if the Secretary decides it's needed, reserve coal and other mineral rights the same way homestead titles do, and include any other reservations, limits, or conditions required by law.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §375d
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After the purchaser has paid to the United States all the amount on the purchase price of such land, a patent shall be issued. Such patents shall contain a reservation of a lien for water charges when deemed appropriate by the Secretary, and reservations of coal or other mineral rights to the same extent as patents issued under the homestead laws and also other reservations, limitations, or conditions as now provided by law.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 375d
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60