43 U.S.C. § 909 : US Code - Section 909: Forfeiture of grant on failure to make deposit

Search 43 U.S.C. § 909 : US Code - Section 909: Forfeiture of grant on failure to make deposit

If any railroad corporation required by law to pay the costs of
surveying, selecting, or conveying any lands granted to such
corporation, or for its use and benefit, by any Act of Congress,
shall, for ninety days from notice or demand by the Secretary of
the Interior, as provided by section 908 of this title, neglect or
refuse to deposit an amount sufficient to meet the expense of
surveying, selecting, and conveying the unsurveyed lands granted to
such company, or for its use and benefit, by any Act of Congress,
and designated in the notice or demand by the Secretary of the
Interior, as aforesaid, the rights, title, and interests of such
company, and all those claiming by, through, or under it, in and to
the unsurveyed lands designated in the notice of the Secretary, as
aforesaid, shall cease and forfeit to the United States; and the
Secretary of the Interior shall notify the Attorney General, who
shall at once commence proceedings to declare the forfeiture and to
restore the lands forfeited to the public domain.