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43 U.S.C. 884: Right of forfeiture of railroad grants not affectedText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 43-PUBLIC LANDSCHAPTER 21-GRANTS IN AID OF RAILROADS AND WAGON ROADS
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§884. Right of forfeiture of railroad grants not affected

Sections 882 to 885 of this title shall not affect the right of the Government to declare or enforce a forfeiture of any lands so granted; but all the rights of the United States to said lands or to any interest therein shall be and remain as if said sections had not passed, except as to the lien mentioned in section 882 of this title.

( July 10, 1886, ch. 764, § 3 , 24 Stat. 143 .)