43 U.S.C. § 981 — Indemnity to States on sale of lands

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If a State proves that land bought from the United States before March 2, 1855, was “swamp land” under the 1850 Act named in this section, the purchase money goes to that State. If the land was located by warrant or scrip, the State may instead locate the same amount of eligible public land at $1.25 per acre or less, and receive patents for it.

(a) If the State’s authorized agent proves to the Secretary of the Interior, or to an officer the Secretary designates, that land bought from the United States before March 2, 1855, was “swamp land” within the meaning of the Act approved September 28, 1850, the purchase money must be paid to the State where the land is located. This section does not define “swamp land.” If the land was located by warrant or scrip, the State may locate the same quantity of public land that is open for entry, at $1.25 per acre or less, and patents must be issued for that land. The Secretary of the Interior must first approve the decision of the Secretary or designated officer.

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Upon proof by the authorized agent of the State, before the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate, that any of the lands purchased by any person from the United States, prior to March 2, 1855, were “swamp lands”, within the true intent and meaning of the Act entitled “An Act to enable the State of Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands within their limits”, approved September 28, 1850, the purchase money shall be paid over to the State wherein said land is situate; and when the lands have been located by warrant or scrip, the said State shall be authorized to locate a like quantity of any of the public lands subject to entry, at $1.25 per acre, or less, and patents shall issue therefor. The decision of the Secretary or such officer shall be first approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

Source credit: (R.S. § 2482; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.)

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