Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§563 Disposal of Town Sites Set Apart Prior to June 27, 1906
Title 43 › Chapter 12— RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter XV— TOWN SITES, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND SCHOOL SITES › § 563
Summary
Town sites set aside by the President before June 27, 1906, under sections 711 and 712, that are inside or near a reclamation project can be valued and sold using the rules in section 562. The costs to value and sell those lands must be paid from the reclamation fund, and the money from the sales must go back into that fund.
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Title 43, §563
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Any town site set apart or established prior to June 27, 1906, by proclamation of the President, under the provisions of section 711 and 712 11 See References in Text note below. of this title, within or in the vicinity of any reclamation project, may be appraised and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of section 562 of this title and all necessary expenses incurred in the appraisal and sale of lands embraced within any such town site shall be paid from the reclamation fund, and the proceeds of the sales of such lands shall be covered into the reclamation fund.
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section 711 and 712 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
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43 U.S.C. § 563
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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