43 U.S.C. § 872 : US Code - Section 872: Conveyances to United States in connection with applications for amendment of patented entries or for exchange of land, etc.; withdrawal or rejection of applications; reconveyances

Search 43 U.S.C. § 872 : US Code - Section 872: Conveyances to United States in connection with applications for amendment of patented entries or for exchange of land, etc.; withdrawal or rejection of applications; reconveyances

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 application 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which the conveyance was made is thereafter withdrawn or rejected,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.