section 54 of this titleIn all cases where, as provided in , the field notes, maps, records, and other papers appertaining to land titles in any State are turned over to the authorities of such State, the same authority, powers, and duties in relation to the survey, resurvey, or subdivision of the lands therein, and all matters and things connected therewith, as previously exercised by the surveyor general, whose district included such State, shall be vested in, and devolved upon, the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate.
60 Stat. 1100(R.S. § 2219; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. , 11 F.R. 7876, .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
act Jan. 22, 1853, ch. 24, § 110 Stat. 152R.S. § 2219 derived from , .
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Surveyor General
section 51 of this titleAbolition of office of surveyor general, see note set out under .
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 title“Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate” substituted for “Commissioner of the General Land Office” on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under .