43 U.S.C. § 209 — Extension of public-land laws to certain lands in Oklahoma

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This law extends the normal public-land laws to a strip of public land in the Red River in Oklahoma. But that land can't actually be settled, occupied, or disposed of until the Secretary of the Interior classifies it and opens it up.

This is a single provision with one proviso. The United States' public-land laws are extended to cover the public lands in the part of the Red River between the river's midline and its south bank, located in Oklahoma between the 98th meridian and the eastern boundary of the area established as Greer County by the Act of May 4, 1896. The proviso adds a condition: these lands cannot be settled, occupied, or otherwise disposed of until the Secretary of the Interior has first classified them and formally opened them up for people to claim, according to law.

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The public-land laws of the United States be, and the same are, extended to the public lands in that part of the Red River between the medial line and the south bank of the river, in Oklahoma, between the ninety-eighth meridian and the east boundary of the territory established as Greer County by the Act of May 4, 1896 (29 Stat. 113): Provided, That such lands shall not be subject to disposition, settlement, or occupation until after the same have been classified and opened to entry, and other disposal by the Secretary of the Interior according to law.

Source credit: (June 22, 1948, ch. 605, § 1, 62 Stat. 576.)

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1948Enacted · Act of June 22, 1948, ch. 605 · 62 Stat. 576

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 605 on 1948-06-22.

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