15 U.S.C. § 1704 — Registration of subdivisions

(a) Filing of statement of record A subdivision can be registered by filing with the Director a statement of record, meeting the requirements of this chapter and such rules and regulations as can be prescribed by the Director in furtherance of the provisions of this chapter. A statement of record must be treated as effective only as to the lots specified in it. (b) Payment of fees; use by Director At the time of filing a statement of record, or any amendment thereto, the developer must pay to the Director a fee, not in excess of $1,000, under a schedule to be fixed by the regulations of the Director, which fees can be used by the Director to cover all or part of the cost of rendering services under this chapter, and such expenses as are paid from such fees must be considered nonadministrative. (c) Filing treated as to have taken place upon receipt of statement of record accompanied by fee The filing with the Director of a statement of record, or of an amendment thereto, must be treated as to have taken place upon the receipt of it, accompanied by payment of the fee required by subsection (b). (d) Availability of information to public The information contained in or filed with any statement of record must be made available to the public under such regulations as the Director can prescribe and copies of it must be furnished to every applicant at such reasonable charge as the Director can prescribe.