United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 43. PUBLIC LANDS |
Chapter 1. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT |
§ 15. Issuance and signing of patents by Secretary of the Interior; delegation of authority; notice
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All patents for public lands shall be issued and signed by the Secretary of the Interior in the name of the United States: Provided, That the Secretary may delegate his authority under this section to officers or employees of the Department of the Interior, but notice of any such delegation shall be given by publication in the Federal Register.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 15, R.S. § 458; 1940 Reorg. Plan No. III, § 4 eff.
Transfer Of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff.