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43 U.S.C. § 766

Geological surveys, extension of public surveys, expenses of subdividing

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

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43 U.S.C. § 766, Geological surveys, extension of public surveys, expenses of subdividing, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/485909
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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.

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