Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102

§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

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

After full payment, the U.S. issues an official land title that may, if the Secretary decides, reserve a lien for water charges, reserve coal and other minerals as in homestead patents, and include other legal conditions.

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

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102