Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§871 Certain Grants and Laws Unaffected
Title 43 › Chapter 20— RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES › § 871
Summary
It does not change the rights of states under any land grants, except for grants that support common or public schools by numbered school sections in place. It also does not apply to indemnity or lieu selections or exchanges, or to a state’s right after January 25, 1927 to pick indemnity for numbered school sections in place lost to the state, and all existing laws about those grants and selections or exchanges remain in force.
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Title 43, §871
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Nothing contained in section 870 of this title is intended or shall be held or construed to increase, diminish, or affect the rights of States under grants other than for the support of common or public schools by numbered school sections in place, and said section shall not apply to indemnity or lieu selections or exchanges or the right after January 25, 1927, to select indemnity for numbered school sections in place lost to the State under the provisions of said section or any Acts, and all existing laws governing such grants and indemnity or lieu selections and exchanges are continued in full force and effect.
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43 U.S.C. § 871
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60