Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

43 U.S.C. § 121

Discontinuance of land offices by President

Upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, the President may order the discontinuance of any land office and the transfer of any of its business and archives to any other land office within the same State or Territory.

60 Stat. 1100(R.S. § 2252; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. , 11 F.R. 7876, .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

act May 30, 1862, ch. 86, § 512 Stat. 409R.S. § 2252 derived from , .

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

64 Stat. 1262section 1451 of this titleFor transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. , 15 F.R. 3174, , set out under .

section 1 of this titleWords “the Commissioner of the General Land Office, approved by” omitted on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under .

Delegation of Functions

section 301 of Title 3For delegation to Secretary of the Interior of authority vested in President by this section, see Ex. Ord. No. 10250, , 16 F.R. 5385, set out as a note under , The President.