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Federal statutory law, organized by title.

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CH. 2
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
42 sectionsOpen →
CH. 3
SURVEYS
11 sectionsOpen →
CH. 4
DISTRICT LAND OFFICES
30 sectionsOpen →
CH. 5
LAND DISTRICTS
11 sectionsOpen →
CH. 8
TIMBER AND STONE LANDS
1 sectionsOpen →
CH. 9
DESERT-LAND ENTRIES
22 sectionsOpen →
CH. 10
UNDERGROUND-WATER RECLAMATION GRANTS
3 sectionsOpen →
CH. 11
DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND MARKING OF WATER HOLES, ETC., BY GOVERNMENT
3 sectionsOpen →
CH. 11A
BOARD ON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES
7 sectionsOpen →
CH. 12B
COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT
21 sectionsOpen →
CH. 13
FEDERAL LANDS INCLUDED IN STATE IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
10 sectionsOpen →
CH. 14
GRANTS OF DESERT LANDS TO STATES FOR RECLAMATION
12 sectionsOpen →
CH. 15
APPROPRIATION OF WATERS; RESERVOIR SITES
6 sectionsOpen →
CH. 16
SALE AND DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS
14 sectionsOpen →
CH. 17
RESERVATION AND SALE OF TOWN SITES ON PUBLIC LANDS
7 sectionsOpen →
CH. 18
SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS
24 sectionsOpen →
CH. 19
BOUNTY LANDS
10 sectionsOpen →
CH. 20
RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
31 sectionsOpen →
CH. 21
GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS
34 sectionsOpen →
CH. 21A
FORFEITURE OF NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD INDEMNITY LAND GRANTS
1 sectionsOpen →
CH. 22
RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS
63 sectionsOpen →
CH. 23
GRANTS OF SWAMP AND OVERFLOWED LANDS
14 sectionsOpen →
CH. 24
DRAINAGE UNDER STATE LAWS
2 sectionsOpen →
CH. 25
UNLAWFUL INCLOSURES OR OCCUPANCY; OBSTRUCTING SETTLEMENT OR TRANSIT
6 sectionsOpen →
CH. 25A
LANDS HELD UNDER COLOR OF TITLE
3 sectionsOpen →
CH. 31
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
60 sectionsOpen →
CH. 32B
COLORADO RIVER FLOODWAY
13 sectionsOpen →
CH. 33
ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
39 sectionsOpen →
CH. 33A
IMPLEMENTATION OF ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT AND ALASKA STATEHOOD
12 sectionsOpen →
CH. 34
TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE
6 sectionsOpen →
CH. 37
PUBLIC RANGELANDS IMPROVEMENT
8 sectionsOpen →
CH. 38
CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
12 sectionsOpen →
CH. 39
ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS
6 sectionsOpen →
CH. 41
FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION
6 sectionsOpen →
CH. 43
SUSPENDED ENTRIES AND CLAIMS; PATENTS
7 sectionsOpen →
CH. 45
STATE CONTROL OF NOXIOUS PLANTS ON FEDERAL LANDS
3 sectionsOpen →
CH. 46
GEOSPATIAL DATA
11 sectionsOpen →
CH. 47
RECLAMATION TITLE TRANSFER
7 sectionsOpen →
CH. 49
NATIONAL LANDSLIDE PREPAREDNESS
4 sectionsOpen →
CH. 50
WESTERN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE
8 sectionsOpen →
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