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16 U.S.C. 715f: Consent of State to conveyance in feeText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 7-PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS
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§715f. Consent of State to conveyance in fee

No deed or instrument of conveyance in fee shall be accepted by the Secretary of the Interior under this subchapter unless the State in which the area lies shall have consented by law to the acquisition by the United States of lands in that State.

( Feb. 18, 1929, ch. 257, § 7 , 45 Stat. 1223 ; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939 , 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433 ; Pub. L. 103–434, title XIII , Oct. 31, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4565 .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1994⁠—Pub. L. 103–434 inserted “in fee” after “conveyance”.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

Transfer of functions of Secretary of Agriculture to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 715a of this title.