§53. Powers devolved on Secretary of the Interior on turning over of papers to States — Inbound Citations

Citations to 43 U.S.C. § 53 as a whole

• 43 U.S.C. § 55

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  Under the authority and direction of the Secretary of the Interior or such officer as he may designate, any deputy surveyor or other agent of the United States shall have free access to any field notes, maps, records, and other papers, mentioned in section 53 of this title, for the purpose of taking extracts therefrom, or making copies thereof, without charge of any kind.
• 43 U.S.C. § 56

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  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.