2018 US Code
Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining
Chapter 20 - Conveyances to Occupants of Unpatented Mining Claims
Sec. 705 - Purchase price of conveyed interest; installment payments

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Citation 30 U.S.C. § 705 (2018)
Section Name §705. Purchase price of conveyed interest; installment payments
Section Text

The Secretary of the Interior, prior to any conveyance under this chapter, shall determine the fair market value of the interest to be conveyed, exclusive of the value of any improvements placed on the lands involved by the applicant or his predecessors in interest. Said value shall be determined as of the date of appraisal. In establishing the purchase price to be paid by the applicant for the interest, the Secretary shall take into consideration any equities of the applicant and his predecessors in interest, including conditions of prior use and occupancy. In any event the purchase price for any interest conveyed shall not exceed its fair market value nor be less than $5 per acre. The Secretary may, in his discretion, allow payment to be made in installments.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 87–851, §5, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1128.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 30 - MINERAL LANDS AND MINING
CHAPTER 20 - CONVEYANCES TO OCCUPANTS OF UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS
Sec. 705 - Purchase price of conveyed interest; installment payments
Contains section 705
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 76 Stat. 1128
Public Law References Public Law 87-851
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