Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§892 Entries After Expiration of Grant
Title 43 › Chapter 21— GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS › § 892
Summary
Preemption and homestead claims to settle or buy public land that were made with the Land Department’s permission or under its rules, inside the lines of a land grant, count as valid even if the grant had already expired when they were made. If the claimant follows the law and provides the required proof, they can receive a patent — an official government title to the land.
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Title 43, §892
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All such preemption and homestead entries which may have been made by permission of the Land Department, or in pursuance of the rules and instructions thereof, within the limits of any land grant at a time subsequent to expiration of such grant, shall be deemed valid, and a compliance with the laws and the making of the proof required shall entitle the holder of such claim to a patent therefor.
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of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 892
Title 43 — Public Lands
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Apr 5, 2026
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