Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§770 Rectangular Mode of Survey; Departure From
Title 43 › CHAPTER 18 — SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS › § 770
Summary
Interior Secretary can allow non‑grid surveys when extending the regular grid isn’t feasible, economical, or would promote beneficial land use.
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Title 43, §770
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The Secretary of the Interior may, by regulation, provide that departures may be made from the system of rectangular surveys whenever it is not feasible or economical to extend the rectangular surveys in the regular manner or whenever such departure would promote the beneficial use of lands.
Legislative History
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Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. § 2410 derived from act Mar. 3, 1853, ch. 145, § 4, 10 Stat. 245.
Amendments
1950—Act Apr. 29, 1950, struck out limitation that, when there are departures from the rectangular surveys, the lands shall not be surveyed into less than 160 acres or subdivided into less than 40 acres, and by substituting a general provision for those departures.
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43 U.S.C. § 770
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102