The Secretary shall not issue such quitclaim deeds or patents to any State, however, unless that State files a proper application for the transfer of these lands within three years after .
Aug. 13, 1954, ch. 727, § 2 68 Stat. 703 (, .)
Public Law 119-87 (04/30/2026)
43 U.S.C. § 641b
Filing of application for quitclaim deeds