43 U.S.C. § 981 : US Code - Section 981: Indemnity to States on sale of lands

Search 43 U.S.C. § 981 : US Code - Section 981: Indemnity to States on sale of lands

Upon proof by the authorized agent of the State, before the
Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate, that
any of the lands purchased by any person from the United States,
prior to March 2, 1855, were "swamp lands", within the true intent
and meaning of the Act entitled "An Act to enable the State of
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the swamp lands within their
limits", approved September 28, 1850, the purchase money shall be
paid over to the State wherein said land is situate; and when the
lands have been located by warrant or scrip, the said State shall
be authorized to locate a like quantity of any of the public lands
subject to entry, at $1.25 per acre, or less, and patents shall
issue therefor. The decision of the Secretary or such officer shall
be first approved by the Secretary of the Interior.