{"data":{"id":"us/43-u.s.c.-1768","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 U.S.C. § 1768","heading":"Conveyance of lands covered by right-of-way; terms and conditions","body":"If under applicable law the Secretary concerned decides to transfer out of Federal ownership any lands covered in whole or in part by a right-of-way, including a right-of-way granted under the Act of November 16, 1973 (87 Stat. 576; 30 U.S.C. 185), the lands may be conveyed subject to the right-of-way; however, if the Secretary concerned determines that retention of Federal control over the right-of-way is necessary to assure that the purposes of this subchapter will be carried out, the terms and conditions of the right-of-way complied with, or the lands protected, he shall (a) reserve to the United States that portion of the lands which lies within the boundaries of the right-of-way, or (b) convey the lands, including that portion within the boundaries of the right-of-way, subject to the right-of-way and reserving to the United States the right to enforce all or any of the terms and conditions of the right-of-way, including the right to renew it or extend it upon its termination and to collect rents.","path":["Title 43—PUBLIC LANDS","CHAPTER 35—FEDERAL LAND POLICY AND MANAGEMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc43@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:36Z","sha256":"2bed90267c24d4c8901c8de4d3cad187d7dd1a70b6893580699060f090d33afc","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-u.s.c.-1767","next":"us/43-u.s.c.-1769"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}