Title 43 — Public Lands

Title 43 — Public Lands is a title of the United States Code. It contains 1464 sections organized into 59 chapters. This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law.

Federal land management — BLM, land surveys, mineral entries, rights-of-way, and the disposition of public domain lands.

Chapter Index

ChapterSectionsDescription
001BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT23 sections
002UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY42 sections
003SURVEYS11 sections
004DISTRICT LAND OFFICES30 sections
005LAND DISTRICTS11 sections
006‘WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY’18 sections
007HOMESTEADS33 sections
008TIMBER AND STONE LANDS1 sections
009DESERT-LAND ENTRIES22 sections
010UNDERGROUND-WATER RECLAMATION GRANTS3 sections
011‘DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, AND MARKING OF WATER HOLES, ETC., BY GOVERNMENT’3 sections
012RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT413 sections
013FEDERAL LANDS INCLUDED IN STATE IRRIGATION DISTRICTS10 sections
014GRANTS OF DESERT LANDS TO STATES FOR RECLAMATION12 sections
015APPROPRIATION OF WATERS; RESERVOIR SITES6 sections
016SALE AND DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS14 sections
017RESERVATION AND SALE OF TOWN SITES ON PUBLIC LANDS7 sections
018SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS24 sections
019BOUNTY LANDS10 sections
020RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES31 sections
021GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS34 sections
022RIGHTS-OF-WAY AND OTHER EASEMENTS IN PUBLIC LANDS63 sections
023GRANTS OF SWAMP AND OVERFLOWED LANDS14 sections
024DRAINAGE UNDER STATE LAWS2 sections
025UNLAWFUL INCLOSURES OR OCCUPANCY; OBSTRUCTING SETTLEMENT OR TRANSIT6 sections
026ABANDONED MILITARY RESERVATIONS4 sections
027PUBLIC LANDS IN OKLAHOMA7 sections
028MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC LANDS49 sections
029SUBMERGED LANDS38 sections
030ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC LANDS11 sections
031DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR60 sections
032COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT24 sections
033ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT39 sections
034TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE6 sections
035FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT68 sections
036OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT16 sections
037PUBLIC RANGELANDS IMPROVEMENT8 sections
038CRUDE OIL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS12 sections
039ABANDONED SHIPWRECKS6 sections
040RECLAMATION STATES EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF19 sections
041FEDERAL LAND TRANSACTION FACILITATION6 sections
042RURAL WATER SUPPLY23 sections
043SUSPENDED ENTRIES AND CLAIMS; PATENTS7 sections
044OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD AND COOS BAY WAGON ROAD GRANT LANDS15 sections
045STATE CONTROL OF NOXIOUS PLANTS ON FEDERAL LANDS3 sections
046GEOSPATIAL DATA11 sections
047RECLAMATION TITLE TRANSFER7 sections
048RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION ON FEDERAL LAND8 sections
049NATIONAL LANDSLIDE PREPAREDNESS4 sections
050WESTERN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE8 sections

Scope and Organization

Title 43 covers the subject area of public lands. The title is organized into 59 chapters, each addressing a specific aspect of the subject. The title contains 1464 individual sections of codified law.

This title has been enacted into positive law, meaning its text constitutes legal evidence of the law. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel maintains the official text of the United States Code.

Source

View the official text: Title 43 on uscode.house.gov