§1441. Lease of contiguous public lands for public airports; authority of Secretary of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe, to lease for use as a public airport any contiguous public lands, unreserved and unappropriated, not to exceed two thousand five hundred and sixty acres in area, subject to valid rights in such lands under the public-land laws.
(May 24, 1928, ch. 728, §1,
References in Text
The public-land laws, referred to in text, are classified generally to this title.
Codification
Section was previously classified to section 211 of former Title 49, Transportation.
Amendments
1941-Act Aug. 16, 1941, increased area of land authorized for lease as airport from six hundred and forty acres to two thousand five hundred and sixty acres.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 1442 of this title.