Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 715f

Consent of State to conveyance in fee

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 53 Stat. 1433 Pub. L. 103–434, title XIII108 Stat. 4565 (, ; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. , 4 F.R. 2731, ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–4341994— inserted “in fee” after “conveyance”.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

section 715a of this titleTransfer 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 .