# 43 C.F.R. § 2631.0-3 (2026): Authority

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P2630_S2631_0_3

## Section

- **Citation:** 43 C.F.R. § 2631.0-3 (2026)
- **Heading:** Authority
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 43 CFR: Public Lands: Interior / Chapter II: BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR / Part 2630: RAILROAD GRANTS / Subpart 2631: Patents for Lands Sold by Railroad Carriers (Transportation Act of 1940) / § 2631.0-3: § 2631.0-3   Authority.

## Text

Subsection (b) of section 321, Part II, Title III, of the Transportation Act of September 18, 1940 (54 Stat. 934; 49 U.S.C. 65), authorizes the issuance of patents for the benefit of certain innocent purchasers for value of land-grant lands from railroad carriers which have released their land-grant claims.
Note:
Notices of releases of land grant claims by railroad carriers listing the carriers, the date of the approval of the release and the land-grant predecessors involved dated Dec. 17, 1940, May 17, 1941, and June 29, 1942, appear at 6 FR 449, 2634, and 7 FR 5319.

## Nearby sections

- [43 C.F.R. § 2631.0-3 (2026) § 2631.0-3   Authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P2630_S2631_0_3.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 2631.0-8 (2026) § 2631.0-8   Lands for which applications may be made.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P2630_S2631_0_8.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 2631.1 (2026) § 2631.1   Applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P2630_S2631_1.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 2631.2 (2026) § 2631.2   Publication of notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P2630_S2631_2.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 2631.3 (2026) § 2631.3   Surveying and conveyance fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P2630_S2631_3.md)
- [43 C.F.R. § 2631.4 (2026) § 2631.4   Patents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T43_P2630_S2631_4.md)

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