43 U.S.C. § 883 : US Code - Section 883: Collection of costs of surveying, etc.; reimbursement of purchaser

Search 43 U.S.C. § 883 : US Code - Section 883: Collection of costs of surveying, etc.; reimbursement of purchaser

If any railroad corporation required by law to pay the costs of
surveying, selecting, or conveying any lands granted to such
company or for its use and benefit by Act of Congress shall for
thirty days neglect or refuse to pay any such costs after demand
for payment thereof by the Secretary of the Interior, he shall
notify the Attorney General, who shall at once commence proceedings
to collect the same. But when any sum shall be collected of such
railroad company as costs of surveying, selecting, and conveying
any tract of land which shall have been purchased under the
provisions of section 882 of this title, the Secretary of the
Interior shall out of such collections reimburse said purchaser,
his heirs or assigns, the amount of money paid by him as the costs
of such surveying, selecting, and conveying.