---
kind: "unit"
title: "43"
title_heading: "Public Lands"
key: "ch12/schXV"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter XV"
heading: "Town Sites, Parks, Playgrounds, and School Sites"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/43/ch12-schXV"
sections_count: 14
---

# Subchapter XV — Town Sites, Parks, Playgrounds, and School Sites

Title 43 — Public Lands › Chapter 12 — Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government

## Sections

- [§561. Survey and subdivision of land for town sites; reservation for public purposes](/usc/43/561.md)
- [§562. Appraisal and sale of town lots](/usc/43/562.md)
- [§563. Disposal of town sites set apart prior to](/usc/43/563.md)
- [§564. Reappraisal of town lots for sale](/usc/43/564.md)
- [§565. Terms of sale of town lots; installments of price](/usc/43/565.md)
- [§566. Maintenance of public reservations and conveyance to municipality](/usc/43/566.md)
- [§567. Water rights for towns and cities; charges](/usc/43/567.md)
- [§568. Use of reclamation fund for expenses of and disposal of proceeds of sale of town sites](/usc/43/568.md)
- [§569. Reservation of land for park, playground, or community center](/usc/43/569.md)
- [§569a. Extension of section 569 to tract of land in Idaho](/usc/43/569a.md)
- [§570. Conveyance of land to school district](/usc/43/570.md)
- [§571. Sale of unplatted portions of Government town sites; authorization](/usc/43/571.md)
- [§572. Disposition of net proceeds; fixing project construction charges](/usc/43/572.md)
- [§573. Expenses of appraisement and sale; rules and regulations](/usc/43/573.md)