2011 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 35 - FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT (§§ 1701 - 1787)
Subchapter II - LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION (§§ 1711 - 1723)
Section 1718 - Documents of conveyance; terms, covenants, etc.

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 35 - FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER II - LAND USE PLANNING AND LAND ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION
Sec. 1718 - Documents of conveyance; terms, covenants, etc.
Containssection 1718
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 94-579, title II, §208, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2757.
Statutes at Large References90 Stat. 2757, 2743
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 94-579

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43 USC § 1718 (2011)
§1718. Documents of conveyance; terms, covenants, etc.

The Secretary shall issue all patents or other documents of conveyance after any disposal authorized by this Act. The Secretary shall insert in any such patent or other document of conveyance he issues, except in the case of land exchanges, for which the provisions of subsection 1716(b) of this title shall apply, such terms, covenants, conditions, and reservations as he deems necessary to insure proper land use and protection of the public interest: Provided, That a conveyance of lands by the Secretary, subject to such terms, covenants, conditions, and reservations, shall not exempt the grantee from compliance with applicable Federal or State law or State land use plans: Provided further, That the Secretary shall not make conveyances of public lands containing terms and conditions which would, at the time of the conveyance, constitute a violation of any law or regulation pursuant to State and local land use plans, or programs.

(Pub. L. 94–579, title II, §208, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2757.)

References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, as amended, known as the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

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