43 U.S.C. § 894
Section 894 · Adjustment of land grants to railroads
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Anderson v. McKay (1954)
Most recently applied in Anderson v. McKay (March 1954)
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed as of March 3, 1887, to adjust, in accordance with the decisions of the Supreme Court, each of the railroad land grants made by Congress to aid in the construction of railroads and theretofore unadjusted.