Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§971b Sale of Restored Alaskan Lands; Preference Rights; Consent of Federal Agency
Title 43 › Chapter 22— RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS › § 971b
Summary
The Secretary can sell restored public land but must charge at least the land’s appraised value. People who hold adjoining claims or entries and owners of neighboring private land get a priority right to buy, and if another federal agency controls the land, that agency must agree before any sale.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §971b
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The Secretary may sell such restored lands for not less than their appraised value, giving an appropriate preference right to the holders of adjoining claims or entries and to owners of adjoining private lands. If such lands are under the jurisdiction of a Federal department or agency other than the Department of the Interior, any sale thereof shall be made only with the consent of such department or agency.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was formerly classified to section 420a of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
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43 U.S.C. § 971b
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60