Chapter 2 of Title 67 of the Trust Territory Code - District Land Office

CHAPTER 2 DISTRICT LAND OFFICE §51. Created; functions. §52. District land title officer. §51. Created; functions. There shall be a district land office in each district within the Trust Territory, the functions of which shall be to: (1) Make determinations as to the extent of public lands within the district; (2) Administer, manage and control such public lands; and, (3) Administer claims arising out of or pertaining to the use or occupation of private lands by the United States government or any of its agencies, or by the government of the Trust Territory within the district, in accordance with the laws of the Trust Territory and the rules and regulations issued by the land and claims administrator. (Code 1966, 927; Code 1970, tit. 67, § 51.) Source: 67 TTC 1 § 51, modified. §52. District land title officer. There shall be a district land title officer appointed by the High Commissioner, at the head of each district land office. The district land title officer, under the immediate supervision of the district administrator, and the technical supervision of the land and claims administrator, shall perform the functions of the district land office in accordance with the laws of the Trust Territory, and the rules and regulations issued by the land and claims administrator. (Code 1966, § 928; Code 1970, tit. 67, § 52.) Source: 67 TTC 1 § 52, modified.