Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§869–3 Authority for Transfers; Applicability of Section 869–2 to Prior Patents; Termination of Restrictions
Title 43 › CHAPTER 20 — RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES › § 869–3
Summary
The Secretary can approve transfers of title or new uses of land under section 869–2 for patents issued earlier if the patentee applies and qualifies under section 869–1(a) or 869–1(c). Any rules that would return the land or other legal limits stop 25 years after that approval.
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Title 43, §869–3
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The Secretary may authorize transfers of title or changes in use in accordance with the provisions of section 869–2 of this title with respect to any patent heretofore issued under any Act upon application by a patentee qualified to obtain a conveyance under section 869–1(a) or 869–1(c) of this title. If the Secretary, pursuant to such an application, authorizes such transfer or use, all reverter provisions and other limitations on transfer or use, under sections 869 to 869–4 of this title or any other Act affecting the lands involved, shall cease to be in effect twenty-five years after the Secretary authorizes the transfer or use for a changed or additional purpose under the provisions of this section.
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43 U.S.C. § 869–3
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102