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Code · U.S. Code · Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS · CHAPTER 1— BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT · § 17

§ 17. Plats of land surveyed

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The Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate shall, when required by the President or either House of Congress, make a plat of any land surveyed under the authority of the United States, and give such information respecting the public lands and concerning the business of the Bureau of Land Management as shall be directed.
(R.S. § 455; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)
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  • 60 Stat. 1100
  • act Apr. 25, 1812, ch. 68, § 6
  • 2 Stat. 717
  • 64 Stat. 1262
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§ 17
Plats of land surveyed
Stat.60 Stat. 1100
Actact Apr. 25, 1812, ch. 68, § 6
Stat.2 Stat. 717
Stat.64 Stat. 1262
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