43 U.S.C. § 641a : US Code - Section 641A: Issuance of quitclaim deeds; patents for segregated lands

Search 43 U.S.C. § 641a : US Code - Section 641A: Issuance of quitclaim deeds; patents for segregated lands

The Secretary of the Interior shall issue quitclaim deeds to the
public-land States for all lands patented to such States under
section 641 of this title. He shall also issue a patent for all
unpatented public lands within each State now segregated under that
section for which the State issued final certificates or other
evidence of right prior to June 1, 1953, or as to which equitable
claims to the lands accrued prior to that date (by reason of
cultivation or improvement of the lands for agricultural
development purposes) for conveyance to the holders of such rights
or claims, or to their heirs, successors, or assigns.