43 U.S.C. § 766 — Geological surveys, extension of public surveys, expenses of subdividing
U.S.C. Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS 43 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS CHAPTER 18 - SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS Sec. 766 - Geological surveys, extension of public surveys, expenses of subdividing From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§766. Geological surveys, extension of public surveys, expenses of subdividing
There shall be no further geological survey by the Government, unless authorized by law. The public surveys shall extend over all mineral lands; and all subdividing of surveyed lands into lots less than one hundred and sixty acres may be done by county and local surveyors at the expense of claimants; but nothing in this section contained shall require the survey of waste or useless lands.
(R.S. §2406.)
Editorial Notes
Codification R.S. §2406 derived from acts July 21, 1852, ch. 66, §1, 10 Stat. 15, 21; July 9, 1870, ch. 235, §16, 16 Stat. 218.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.