43 U.S.C. § 56 : US Code - Section 56: Conditions of delivery to States

Search 43 U.S.C. § 56 : US Code - Section 56: Conditions of delivery to States

The field notes, maps, records, and other papers mentioned in
section 53 of this title, shall in no case be turned over to the
authorities of any State, until such State has provided by law for
the reception and safe-keeping of the same as public records, and
for the allowance of free access to the same by the authorities of
the United States.