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43 U.S.C. § 1458

Secretary to exercise certain powers over Territories

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

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43 U.S.C. § 1458, Secretary to exercise certain powers over Territories, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/486246
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The Secretary of the Interior shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties in relation to the Territories of the United States that were, prior to March 1, 1873, by law or by custom exercised and performed by the Secretary of State.

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