{"data":{"id":"us/43-u.s.c.-770","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 U.S.C. § 770","heading":"Rectangular mode of survey; departure from","body":"The Secretary of the Interior may, by regulation, provide that departures may be made from the system of rectangular surveys whenever it is not feasible or economical to extend the rectangular surveys in the regular manner or whenever such departure would promote the beneficial use of lands.","path":["Title 43—PUBLIC LANDS","CHAPTER 18—SURVEY OF PUBLIC LANDS"],"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":"994fb3619ebedd9cbfd06326ab526788c98225df71faf10b4d257c892d2f45b6","source_id":"us","stale":false,"prev":"us/43-u.s.c.-768-769","next":"us/43-u.s.c.-771"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}