§ 571. — Sale of unplatted portions of Government town sites; authorization.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC571]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER XV--TOWN SITES, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND SCHOOL SITES
Sec. 571. Sale of unplatted portions of Government town sites;
authorization
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to
appraise, and sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, from time
to time, under such terms as to time of payment as he may require, but
in no event for any longer period than five years, any or all of the
unplatted portions of Government town sites created under section 561 of
this title, on any irrigation project constructed under the reclamation
law: Provided, That any land so offered for sale and not disposed of may
afterwards be sold, at not less than the appraised value, at private
sale, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may
prescribe. Patents made in pursuance of such sale shall convey all the
right, title, and interest of the United States in or to the land so
sold.
(Mar. 2, 1929, ch. 541, Sec. 1, 45 Stat. 1522; Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 176,
46 Stat. 1107.)
References in Text
The reclamation law, referred to in text, probably means act June
17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, as amended, popularly known as the
Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1931--Act Feb. 14, 1931, substituted ``under such terms as to time
of payment as he may require, but in no event for any longer period than
five years'' for ``for cash''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 573 of this title.
