43 U.S.C. § 872 — Conveyances to United States in connec-

Page 275 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 873 date of the enactment of this Act [May 2, 1932], relin- quish to the United States all right, title, and interest in such lands and shall thereupon be entitled to all the benefits of the Act of January 25, 1927 [sections 870 and 871 of this title], as amended by this Act.’’ Executive Documents ADMISSION OF ALASKA AS STATE Admission of Alaska into the Union was accom- plished Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, as required by sections 1 and 8(c) of Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as notes preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. § 871. Certain grants and laws unaffected Nothing contained in section 870 of this title is intended or shall be held or construed to in- crease, diminish, or affect the rights of States under grants other than for the support of com- mon or public schools by numbered school sec- tions in place, and said section shall not apply to indemnity or lieu selections or exchanges or the right after January 25, 1927, to select indem- nity for numbered school sections in place lost to the State under the provisions of said section or any Acts, and all existing laws governing such grants and indemnity or lieu selections and exchanges are continued in full force and effect. (Jan. 25, 1927, ch. 57, § 2, 44 Stat. 1027.) § 871a. Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792 Section, act June 21, 1934, ch. 689, 48 Stat. 1185, au- thorized issuance of patents to numbered school sec- tions granted for support of common schools. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 705(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792, provided that the repeal made by section 705(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. § 872. Conveyances to United States in connec- tion with applications for amendment of pat- ented entries or for exchange of land, etc.; withdrawal or rejection of applications; re- conveyances Where a conveyance of land has been made or may hereafter be made to the United States in connection with an application for amendment of a patented entry or entries, or an exchange of lands, or for any other purpose, and the applica- tion in connection with which the conveyance was made is thereafter withdrawn or rejected, the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate is authorized and directed, if the deed of conveyance has been recorded, to execute a quitclaim deed of the conveyed land to the party or parties entitled thereto. (Apr. 28, 1930, ch. 219, § 6, 46 Stat. 257; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.) Statutory Notes and Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Secretary of the Interior under this sec- tion, with respect to execution of quitclaim deeds for lands conveyed to United States in connection with ex- change transactions involving lands under jurisdiction of Secretary of Agriculture, transferred to Secretary of Agriculture, see Pub. L. 86–509, June 11, 1960, 74 Stat. 205, set out as a note under section 2201 of Title 7, Agri- culture. For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title. ‘‘Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate’’ substituted for ‘‘Commissioner of the Gen- eral Land Office’’ on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title. § 873. Lands granted for erecting public build- ings; purpose of grant In any case in which public lands of the United States have been granted to a State, before May 16, 1958, for the purpose of erecting public build- ings at the capital of such State for legislative, executive, and judicial purposes, the purpose of such grant shall be deemed to include construc- tion, reconstruction, repair, renovation, and other permanent improvements of such public buildings, the acquisition of necessary land for such buildings, furnishings and equipment for such buildings, and the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued for any such purpose. (Pub. L. 85–411, May 16, 1958, 72 Stat. 117.) CHAPTER 21—GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS Sec. 881. Cost of survey of grants to railroads; pay- ment. 882. Surveyed lands taxable notwithstanding lien; provisos. 883. Collection of costs of surveying, etc.; reim- bursement of purchaser. 884. Right of forfeiture of railroad grants not af- fected. 885. Union Pacific Railroad lands. 886. Survey of lands within limits of railroad grants. 887. Deposits for surveys of lands granted to rail- roads. 888. Selection by railroads of lands in lieu of lands entered subsequent to accrual of rights; title of settlers. 889. Rights of entrymen whose entries had not been admitted to record. 890. Homestead entries on railroad lands prior to withdrawal or after restoration to market confirmed. 891. Abandoned railroad lands; reentry. 892. Entries after expiration of grant. 893. Rights of permissive settlers on railroad lands restored to public domain. 894. Adjustment of land grants to railroads. 895. Cancellation of patents erroneously issued; reconveyance. 896. Erroneous cancellation of bona fide entries corrected. 897. Patents to purchasers from railroads; pur- chase money. 898. Rights of purchasers from railroads of coter- minous lands not within grants.