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16 U.S.C. § 715f

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Consent of State to conveyance in fee
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Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH7
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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No deed or instrument of conveyance in fee shall be accepted by the Secretary of the Interior under this subchapter unless the State in which the area lies shall have consented by law to the acquisition by the United States of lands in that State. (Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, § 7, 45 Stat. 1223; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433; Pub. L. 103–434, title XIII, Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4565.) Editorial Notes Amendments1994—Pub. L. 103–434 inserted “in fee” after “conveyance”. Executive Documents Transfer of Functions Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 715a of this title.

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