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43 U.S.C. § 17

Plats of land surveyed

United States · Title 43 — PUBLIC LANDS · Status: effective

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43 U.S.C. § 17, Plats of land surveyed, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/485045
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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.

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