[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 43CFR2546.2]



[Page 134-135]

 

                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR

 

    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 

PART 2540_COLOR-OF-TITLE AND OMITTED LANDS--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart 2546_Snake River, Idaho: Omitted Lands

 

Sec.  2546.2  Applications for purchase.



    (a) All citizens who file a notice of intention in accordance with 

Sec.  2546.1 within the time period specified in the published notice or 

any amendment thereof will be granted by the authorized officer a period 

of time not less than 30 days in duration in which to file, in duplicate 

with the Authorizing officer of the Boise State Office, their 

applications to purchase lands as preference-right claimants.

    (b) Every application must be accompanied by a filing fee of $10, 

which is not returnable.

    (c) No particular form is required but the applications must be 

typewritten or in legible handwriting and must contain the following 

information:

    (1) The name and post office address of the claimant.

    (2) The description and acreage of the public lands claimed or 

desired.

    (3) The description of the lands owned by the applicant, if any, 

adjoining the public lands claimed or desired accompanied by a 

certificate from the proper county official or by an abstractor or by an 

attorney showing the date of acquisition of the lands by the applicant 

and that the applicant owns the lands in fee simple as of the date of 

application.

    (4) A statement showing that the claimant is a citizen of the United 

States, as defined in paragraph (4) of Sec.  2540.0-3(f).

    (5) A statement giving the basis for color of title or claim of 

riparian ownership.

    (6) A statement showing the improvements, if any, placed on the 

public lands applied for including their location, nature, present 

value, date of installation, and the names of the person or persons who 

installed them.

    (7) A statement showing the cultivation and occupancy, if any, of 

the lands applied for, including the nature, location, and date of such 

cultivation and occupancy.



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    (8) The names and post office addresses of any adverse claimants, 

settlers, or occupants of the public lands claimed.

    (9) The names and addresses of at least two disinterested persons 

having knowledge of the facts relating to the applicant's claim.

    (10) A citation of the Act under which the application is made.