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43 U.S.C. § 687c — Alaskan land leases for fur farming; citizenship; acreage limitation; period; terms and conditions; laws applicable to mineral resources; reservations
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The Secretary of the Interior, in order to encourage and promote development of production of furs in the Territory of Alaska, is authorized to lease to corporations organized under the laws of the United States, or of any state or Territory thereof, citizens of the United States, or associations of such citizens, public lands of the United States in the Territory of Alaska suitable for fur farming, in areas not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, and for periods not exceeding ten years, upon such terms and conditions as he may by general regulations prescribe: Provided, That where leases are given hereunder for islands or lands within the same, such lease may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be for an area not to exceed thirty square miles: Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall prevent the prospecting, locating, development, entering, leasing, or patenting of the mineral resources of any lands so leased under laws applicable thereto: And provided further, That this section shall not be held nor construed to apply to the Pribilof Islands, declared a special reservation by section 646 11 See References in Text note below. of title 16: And provided further, That any permit or lease issued under this section shall reserve to the Secretary of the Interior the right to permit the use and occupation of parts of said leased areas for the taking, preparing, manufacturing, or storing of fish or fish products, or the utilization of the lands for purposes of trade or business, to the extent and in the manner provided by existing laws or laws which may be enacted after July 3, 1926.
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The Secretary of the Interior, in order to encourage and promote development of production of furs in the Territory of Alaska, is authorized to lease to corporations organized under the laws of the United States, or of any state or Territory thereof, citizens of the United States, or associations of such citizens, public lands of the United States in the Territory of Alaska suitable for fur farming, in areas not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, and for periods not exceeding ten years, upon such terms and conditions as he may by general regulations prescribe: Provided, That where leases are given hereunder for islands or lands within the same, such lease may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, be for an area not to exceed thirty square miles: Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall prevent the prospecting, locating, development, entering, leasing, or patenting of the mineral resources of any lands so leased under laws applicable thereto: And provided further, That this section shall not be held nor construed to apply to the Pribilof Islands, declared a special reservation by section 646 11 See References in Text note below. of title 16: And provided further, That any permit or lease issued under this section shall reserve to the Secretary of the Interior the right to permit the use and occupation of parts of said leased areas for the taking, preparing, manufacturing, or storing of fish or fish products, or the utilization of the lands for purposes of trade or business, to the extent and in the manner provided by existing laws or laws which may be enacted after July 3, 1926.
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts, and to make such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper, for the purpose of carrying the provisions of [section 687c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section687c&num=0&edition=prelim) into effect, including provisions for the forfeiture of any lease for failure to stock the same with fur-bearing animals within a period of one year from the date of the lease, or in the event of the devotion of the lease area primarily to any purpose other than the rearing of such fur-bearing animals.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 353a, act May 31, 1938, ch. 304, 52 Stat. 593, which authorized Secretary of the Interior to reserve tracts in Alaska for school, hospitals, etc. for the Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts of Alaska, was transferred to [section 497 of Title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section497&num=0&edition=prelim), Indians, and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.
Section 354, act Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 181, § 2, 38 Stat. 1215, which set aside a site for an agricultural college and school of mines, is set out as note under [section 852 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section852&num=0&edition=prelim), Public Lands.
Section 354a, acts Jan. 21, 1929, ch. 92, §§ 1–7, 45 Stat. 1091–1093; July 12, 1960, Pub. L. 86–620, 74 Stat. 408, which made additional grants for an agricultural college and school of mines and imposed certain conditions and limitations, is set out as a note under [section 852 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section852&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 355, act Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 11, 26 Stat. 1099, which permitted lands to be entered for town-site purposes and set out the requirements for the proper execution of the trust created thereby, was transferred to [section 732 of Title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section732&num=0&edition=prelim), and was subsequently repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789.
Section 355a, act May 25, 1926, ch. 379, § 1, 44 Stat. 629, which authorized town-site trustee to issue a deed setting aside lands on survey of town site for Indian or Eski
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§§ 688 to 700
1 See References in Text note below.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat.
2789, provided that the repeal made by section 703(a) is
effective on and after tenth anniversary of date of ap-
proval of this Act, Oct. 21, 1976.
SAVINGS PROVISION
Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as termi-
nating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on
Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as
a note under section 1701 of this title.
§ 687b–5. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII,
§ 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2789
Section, Pub. L. 88–66, July 19, 1963, 77 Stat. 80, re-
quired applicability of equitable principles by Sec-
retary of the Interior upon submission of proof of com-
pliance with land use requirements after prescribed pe-
riod. Section was formerly classified to section 364f of
Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 703(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat.
2789, provided that the repeal made by section 703(a) is
effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976.
SAVINGS PROVISION
Repeal by Pub. L. 94–579 not to be construed as termi-
nating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on
Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as
a note under section 1701 of this title.
§ 687c. Alaskan land leases for fur farming; citi-
zenship; acreage limitation; period; terms
and conditions; laws applicable to mineral
resources; reservations
The Secretary of the Interior, in order to en-
courage and promote development of production
of furs in the Territory of Alaska, is authorized
to lease to co
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