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Homesteads (43 USC Ch. 7)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock, Land & soil, Mineral resources
Keyword
Smallholders/peasants Farming Property rights Public land Right of use Servitude Agricultural development Animal production Coal Oil Natural gas Mining
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This chapter concerns homesteads. Specifically, it provides for patents for lands in New Mexico held under color of title; patents for lands in New Mexico; lands contiguous to Spanish or Mexican land grants; extension of public-land laws to certain lands in Oklahoma; recognition of equitable claims on certain lands in Oklahoma; validation of homestead entries; disposal by United States of coal, oil, or gas deposits reserved to United States; entry, reentry, etc., on lands for prospecting, mining, and removal; stock-raising homestead; and reservation of coal and mineral rights.

Full text
English
Website
uscode.house.gov