See HIATUS and GORE*. SURVEYING, LAND The determination of boundaries and areas of tracts of land. 643), which provide for grants of desert lands to States for disposition to bona fide settlers. See EXTRALATERAL RIGHTS. See CHAIN. This reminder service is designed to assist water systems but does not replace their responsibility. Also, an action which returns ceded Indian lands to tribal ownership. The food drive launches on Saturday, Nov. 5 and will run until the Brawl of the Wild on Saturday, Nov. 19 in Bozeman, where the winner will be announced. COURTS OF EQUITY Courts which administer justice according to the system of equity, and according to the rules, principles and procedures of chancery; as distinguished from a court having the jurisdiction, rules, principles and practice of the common law. TALWEG See THALWEG and RULE OF THALWEG. REMONUMENTATION PROGRAM A cooperative effort to remonument survey corners which are in danger of becoming lost. The figures show what was used in the calculation of areas. 2372, asamended February 24, 1909 (35 Stat. Step 1: Create an account in the NetDMR Test Site (used for training only). MEDIAN Noting or pertaining to a plane dividing something into two equal parts, especially one dividing a thing into left and right halves. RETRACEMENT A survey made to ascertain the direction and length of lines and to identify monuments and marks of an established prior survey. LEGEND A description, explanation or table of symbols printed on a map or chart to permit a better understanding or interpretation of it. TOWNSITE RESERVE A reservation of public lands which have potential value as a townsite. ENTRY ALLOWED An application to acquire title to public lands which has been approved, either as an original entry or a final entry. Adopted in 1855, it is abbreviated 6th Prin. RIPARIAN RIGHTS ENTRY An owner of contiguous land may be permitted to make such an entry of public lands when, due to erroneous meandering of a river, lake, or other body of water, public lands are shown on the original survey plat as water-covered areas. Federal Supplement. MN Minnesota. LAND DEPARTMENT The generalized term adopted in legal literature to denote the Secretary of the Interior, the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and currently (1973) the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and their predecessors, together with subordinate officials, when acting in their capacity as administrators of the public-land laws. TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS Islands in the western Pacific; the Caroline, Marshall and Mariana (except Guam) Groups. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. A volcanic dike may vary from a few inches to hundreds of feet in horizontal thickness. Also, one who demurs. Wayne Beyer is retiring from Director of Wahpeton Park and Rec. LAKES, MEANDERED From 1851 until the issuance of the Manual of Surveying Instructions, 1973, all lakes of the area of 25 acres or more were meandered. STATE DIRECTOR (BLM) The principal Bureau official at the State level. Please Note Any information presented during the exit report is preliminary. BLANK LINE 1) Where bearings and distances are shown, for information purposes only, across areas not then subject to survey. SCS (Land Status Records ) United States Soil Conservation Service. See O & C LANDS and COOS BAY WAGON ROAD LANDS. register The reference to was changed to officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior under the 1946 reorganization plan which created the Bureau of Land Management. See EVIDENCE. SeeFlorida Land Surveyors FLA. Florida. 1127; 30 U.S.C. See OREGON AND CALIFORNIA REVESTED LANDS ADMINISTRATION. The lighthouse at Point Stuart has been disestablished. DOUBLE CENTERING*. Veolia - Water Distribution Training Series, Wastewater Treatment Training Series, and Wastewater Collection Training Series. TMB (Land Status Records) Timber. CERTIFICATION The act of final approval of a State selection by the Director of the BLM; also, the document which passes title to the selected lands to the State; also, a document which attests to the truth or authenticity of papers attached to it. The markings usually indicate the location of the corner. CO Colorado, Colo. C of E (Land Status Records) Corp of Engineers. If, in the sample, the selection included aliquot parts containing 40, 40.50, 65 and 29.50 acre lots totaling 175 acres, the 29.50 acre lot would be disallowed because 40 + 40.50 + 65 = 145.50 which is deficient by only 14.5 acres whereas the excess was 15 acres. Strong bearing is used synonymously. CDS (Land Status Records) Coal declaratory statement. My guess is Missoula is going to continue to draw good people just because of location and reputation, Joel said. Non-traditional MS4s are systems similar to those of urbanized areas such as such as systems at military bases, large educational, hospital or prison complexes, and highways and other thoroughfares. N. DAK. WC is the abbreviation for Witness Corner when used alone or, as in this case, with another abbreviation; however, in the field notes or in simply talking about it, a surveyor would say, Witness Meander Corner, not Witness Corner Meander Corner. WD (Land Status Records) Warranty deed. Real property may be claimed by the State where there is no will and/or no competent inheritors can be found. For more Grant & Scholarship information, call us at (530) 622-5621 or email info@eldoradocf.org to contact our Program Coordinator. TRUST PATENT See PATENT, TRUST. 852, 42 U.S.C. 2289 of the Revised Statutes. Parks and Rec: Longview, WA United States: Virginia High School Drama Program Bristol, VA United States. See INSTRUMENT, LEGAL. STA (Land Status Records) Station. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES An assessment of monetary charges determined in advance by contractual agreement as compensation for some breach of a contract. CONTRACT SYSTEM The contracting of the public land surveys. Youth Boxing. Email: Englewood_Rec@yahoo.com NATIONAL MONUMENT A reservation embracing objects of historic and scientific interest which is administered by the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. See RAILROAD LIEU SELECTION. NATIONAL PARK A reservation embracing recreational areas which is administered by the National Park Service, United states Department of the Interior. COLOR-OF-TITLE ENTRY A cash entry made by an entryman relying upon erroneous evidence of title. COOS BAY WAGON ROAD LANDS Public lands in western Oregon which were granted to the State of Oregon to aid in the construction of the Coos Bay Military Wagon Road, but which were later forfeited and returned to the Federal Government by reconveyance. Specifically: a mine working driven horizontally and at right angles to an adit, drift or level. South Dakota. E.G. 342). Docent tours for school groups can be made by appointment. JACOBS STAFF A single staff or pole used for mounting a surveyors compass or other instrument. MA Massachusett s. MAT S (Land Status Records) Material site. CHE (Land Status Records) Commuted homestead entry. NONIUS A scale featuring concentric circles used in determining angles. MEDIUM FILUM ACQUAE The geographic middle of a river supposed to divide it into two equal parts, without considering the channel or channels of the river. Legally defined as: land obtained by the UnitedStates through purchase or transfer from aState or private individual and normally dedicated to a specific use.McKenna v. Wallis, 200 F. Supp. Specifications for the brass-capped survey marker call for zinc-coated pipe cut to 30-inch lengths. Astronomic declination on the celestial sphere corresponds with latitude on the earth. INVESTIGATIVE SURVEY A preliminary survey made to determine the physical condition of existing Cadastral Survey evidence. TRF (Land Status Records ) Transfer. CENTERLINE The line connecting opposite corresponding quarter corners or opposite subdivision-of-section corners or their theoretical positions. He was appointed to the position under the terms of the Ordinance of May 20, 1785. MINERAL CLASSIFICATION Classification of public lands as being valuable for a specified mineral (or minerals); also, the public lands so classified. UNAPPROP (Land Status Records) Unappropriated. NATIONAL MEMORIAL A reservation embracing memorials of national interest which is administered by the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. Also, occasionally, abbreviated v. VT Vermont. IRREGULAR BOUNDARY Township or section lines not originally established as straight lines or which a retracement reveals as not having been surveyed as a straight line. On a clear day, Sonoma and Napa can be seen from the north side of the island; San Jose can be seen from the south side of the island. TOWN LOT A subdivision of a townsite or of an urban subdivision. The correct technical term is Flood Current. TIDELANDS Coastal areas situated above mean low tide and below mean high tide, particularly the areas alternately covered and uncovered by the daily tides. After nearly three years, campuses in Montana are exhaling. See TRANSIT. 741, 43 U.S.C. A modification may not be required when replacing like-for-like equipment, or improving the existing treatment methods. Also see REGIONS (BLM).ARKANSAS DRAINAGE ENTRY An entry on public lands to which, underFederal statutory authority, ArkansasState drainage charges attach.ARKANSAS SWAMP LANDS COMPROMISE ACT Under the terms of this act ofApril 29, 1898, Arkansasrelinquished all rights, title and interest to the remainingunappropriated swamp and overflowed lands within itsboundaries (43 U.S.C. O.C.S. The Act of Feb. 26, 1948, provides for the issuance of an unrestricted deed to any competent native for a tract of land claimed and occupied by him within any such trustee townsite. 242) Degree of conformity with astandard, or accepted value. If the river had been navigable, the rule of thalweg would have applied, but that section of the Red River is, in fact, not navigable. See AUXILIARY GUIDE MERIDIAN. HALF-RANGE NUMBERS In the instances where the distance between the regular position for township boundaries is so great that the application of normal rules would result in sections elongated in excess of 120 chains, half-range (or half-township) numbers may be created. These states are Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maryland, Georgia, Delaware, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, Kentucky, Alabama, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Texas and Hawaii. (c) discharge sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes into any state waters. DEQ is authorized by state law to require compliance with environmental laws, federal regulations, and state rules regulating surface water discharge and storm water permits. WaterOperator.org does a great job of highlighting webinars and resources. See DOCUMENT. SECTION The unit of subdivision of a township with boundaries conforming to the rectangular system of surveys, nominally one mile square, containing 640 acres. SUBMERGED LANDS ACT Also called Public Law 31. Usually calculated as a distance north or south as well as a distance east or west, the plural is common, i.e. PST Point of Spiral to Tangent. ORDINANCE OF MAY 20, 1785 The first land ordinance, it was entitled An Ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the western territory. It was adopted by the Continental Congress on May 20, 1785. See ACCEPTED SURVEY. In geodesy, a mathematical figure closely approaching the geoid in form and size. See FEDERAL LAND,PUBLIC LANDS, PUBLICDOMAIN.ACRE A unit of area measurement. Se HI*. It was made up of claims of Virginia, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and comprised an area of approximately 278,000 square miles. See CLAIM JUMPING. Have a disturbance area of less than 5 acres, Have a rainfall erosivity factor of less than 5. BOISE MER (Land Status Records) Boise Meridian. PLAINTIFF A person who brings an action; the party who complains or sues in a personal action and is so named on the record. Click here to sign up for the newsletter. BASE PLAT A drawing containing only those details essential to the identification of the legal subdivisions shown on it. Please subscribe to keep reading. See RELOCATION. If a tract falls across a township line it is given a separate number in each township. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. 515), provided for the adoption of the meridian of the observatory at Washington, which passes through the old Naval Observatory at 24th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., as the American Meridian for all astronomic purposes. See EVIDENCE and WITNESS, EXPERT. SURVEYING INSTRUCTIONS Various regions of the United States have been surveyed under amended or differing instructions from the passage of the first Land Ordinance to the present. PUBLIC DOMAIN The term applied to any or all of those areas of land ceded to the Federal Government by the Original States and to such other lands as were later acquired by treaty, purchase or cession, and are disposed of only under the authority of Congress. See THALWEG and MEDIUM FILUM ACQUAE. Missoula County Public Schools expects to name its next superintendent in February with the help of McPherson & Jacobson LLC, a Nebraska-based consulting firm. 201) Oregon February 14, 1859 (11 Stat. CC (Land Status Records) Cash certificate. Six acres of historically significant eucalyptus trees were retained. In tally chaining with a five-chain tape a set would consist of 9 pins. MINING LAW, STATES EXEMPT FROM See States Exempt From Federal Mining law. This process is used in cases of erroneouslocation as means of protecting bona fide rights ofclaimants. COORDINATES A set of numbers used in specifying the location of a point. The last mile is run random and true. CONVEYANCE In real property law, a transfer of legal title to land. RESERVED LAND Federal lands which are dedicated or set aside for a specific public purpose or program, and which are, therefore, generally not subject to disposition under the operation of all of the public land laws. WAYLEAVE A right of way over or through land for the carriage of minerals from a mine or quarry. MEDIAL Situated in or pertaining to the middle; intermediate. Skylar Rispens is an education reporter for the Missoulian. The meridian of Greenwich was, under this act, adopted for all nautical purposes. Title to the beds of nonnavigable bodies of water remains in the United States until the shore lands have passed into private ownership. Not interchangeable with declination but old field notes use Var. Montana scores decline in 'nation's report card,' but above US average. DEPOSIT In mining, a quantity of mineral substances occurring naturally in the earth; as, a deposit of gold, oil, etc. LOW-WATER MARK The stage to which a river or other inland body of water recedes, under ordinary conditions, as its lowest stage or elevation. If the claim as a whole crosses the vein, instead of following its course, the end lines are still the boundaries of the shorter dimension, even though they are along the course of the vein. SeeEGRESS; REGRESS.ACCESSORIES, CORNER See CORNER ACCESSORIES.ACCRETION Derived from the Latin accrescere which means to grow orincrease, it is the gradual andimperceptible addition of soil or other material by the naturalprocesses of water-borne sedimentation or by theaction of currents against shores and banks. Tract books were the companion records to the land office status plat. Prior to the beginning of the records improvement program in 1955, these records constituted the records required in accordance with 43 C.F.R. 3) The act of recording a document as in a county. See DIRECT SYSTEM OF SURVEYS. Similar monuments were formerly designated United States Mineral Monuments. DM (Land Status Records) District Manager. George, a black goldendoodle, will work specifically with Taylor, who has Apraxia, a speech-sound disorder. O & C EXCHANGE An exchange, by the Federal Government, of revested Oregon and California Railroad Co. or reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road lands for other lands. MES Mineral Entry Survey. See WASHINGTON MERIDIAN. The diagram is approved for the Director by the Chief, Division of Cadastral Survey, and filed in the respective state offices of the BLM after public notice in the Federal Register. Training not directly applicable to water or wastewater plant operation can be approved for training but may only earn one-half the amount of CECs. 2) (NOS) A line or mark left upon tide flats, beach, or alongshore objects indicating the elevation of the intrusion of high water. CODICIL A supplement or an addition to a will. See PROPERTY. RHUMB LINE* RIDGE TOP The highest part of a range of hills or mountains; an elongated crest or a linear series of peaks or crests. The first patent issued usually has the superior (senior) right and the second patent usually has the subordinate (junior) right, regardless of the dates of the original surveys. On Fridays at the University of Montana, the Carcass Club assembles to help process incoming specimens for the Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum. WEEKS LAW LANDS Federal acquired lands within National Forest boundaries acquired under 36 Stat. The state to which by common law a man is entitled, on the death of his wife, in the lands or tenements of which she is seised in possession in fee-simple or in tail during her coverture, provided they have had lawful issue born alive which might be capable of inheriting the estate. By meeting certain conditions and fulfilling certainrequirements, a settler was to receive 160 acres as anarmed occupation donation.ACT OF DECEMBER 22, 1928 See COLOR-OF-TITLE ACT.ACT OF JULY 22, 1854 Donation of 160 acres to each male whiteresident of New Mexico who resided there onJanuary 1, 1853, and to male white citizens or intended citizens of theUnited States who emigrated there by January1, 1858. SHAFT In mining, an opening made at the surface and extending downward into the earth vertically. That portion of area which one survey extends over and covers a part of a different survey as is shown by the evidence on the ground. Eighth graders scored a 277 in math, a seven point drop from 2019, and a 261 in reading, a four point drop. In 1955, the State Park Commission authorized California State Parks to purchase 38 acres (15ha) around Ayala Cove, marking the birth of Angel Island State Park. Help strenthen the community by linking back to us! PATENT, CURATIVE An instrument issued to correct a patent. The ultimate goal of this planning grant is to design a health extension office model for the west side of the state that will strengthen local capacity in rural communities by connecting resources at UM to the needs of those communities, said Lily Apedaile, the health workforce innovation director for UM Health & Medicine. FIELD RETURNS The field notes, reports and plats submitted for acceptance or approval. The permittee must provide an oral report to the Compliance Inspector within 24 hours of first identifying the noncompliance. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. See FRACTIONAL TOWNSHIP. The partiesto the dispute submit themselves to thearbitrators decision (award).ARE A metric unit of area equal to 100 square meters.AREA, GROSS In BLM usage, the total area of all lands, irrespectiveof ownership, within the boundaries of atownship, reservation or other tract of land. SeeKentucky Land Surveyors KATEEL RIVER MERIDIAN The principal meridian governing surveys in western central Alaska; it was adopted in 1956. This school year, the Montana OPI launched a pilot program for a new state assessment called the Montana Alternative Student Testing (MAST). RECREATIONAL WITHDRAWAL A reservation of public lands which have been designated as chiefly valuable for recreational purposes and as suitable for State exchange, recreation entry, or recreational lease pursuant to the act of June 14, 1926 (44 Stat. An obsolete corner marking for a bearing object used on mineral surveys. 2) a distant object intersected by a straight survey line used for checking alinement. TRSP (Land Status Records) Trespass. See LAND STATUS RECORDS, CONTROL DOCUMENTS, SERIAL REGISTERS. DEQs Water Quality Certification for the 2021 Nationwide Permits. See RESURVEY and SURVEY*. REVERSION CLAUSE A clause in an order of withdrawal providing that the lands shall revert to their former status after they have served the purpose for which they are withdrawn; also, a clause in a patent providing that title to the lands shall revert to the United States upon failure of the patentee to use the lands for the purposes stated in the patent. 285) Mississippi December 10, 1817 (3 Stat. Private survey claim. See INTERPRETATION OF PLAT. BLACK HILLS MERIDIAN The principal meridian governing surveys in the western part of South Dakota, it was established in 1878. See LAND OFFICE STATUS PLAT, HISTORIC INDEX, MASTER TITLE PLAT and USE PLAT. CLOSING TOWNSHIP CORNER 1) The point of intersection of a guide meridian or a range line with a previously fixed standard parallel or base line. COOS BAY HOMESTEAD ENTRY A homestead entry, not exceeding 160 acres, on Coos Bay Wagon Road lands which are agricultural in character. MOVE A correction in position to be applied to a temporary stake so that the resulting point will be located at its proper position. See CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. COAL LANDS Surveyed public lands chiefly valuable for their deposits of coal. The common abbreviation for et cetera. And others; and other things; and others of like character; and others of like kind; and the rest; and so on; and so forth. IAS Indian Allotment Survey. Tiffins 1815 instructions called for the use of a two pole chain of 50 links, so when the chainman was out of chaining pins he had covered a distance of 5 chains. There was a problem saving your notification. COMM P (Land Status Records) Community Pit. Contact the DEQ at 444-3434 if you find any errors or discrepancies on this report. MONT PRIN MER (Land Status Records) Montana Principal Meridian. On Saturday, Missoula Parks and Rec will host a grand opening at the park from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. with an afternoon packed full of games and activities. See O&C LANDS. CLOSURE The process of measurement in a closed figure for a check on horizontal or vertical precision. IPS Iron Pipe Size. ESCROW The state or condition of a deed which is conditionally held by a third person, or the possession and retention of a deed by a third person pending performance of a condition. Online permitting is not yet available for Section 401 Certification and payment by check is acceptable. See LAND OFFICE, LAND OFFICES (BLM) and DISTRICT OFFICES (BLM). They are shown if the area of a vacant subdivision as determined by the dependent resurvey differs from the former area as returned on the original approved plat by more than two acres per normal legal subdivision, or 5%. TRACT Generally, a metes and bounds survey of an area at large within a township. ), please contact program staff for additional instructions. TERRITORY (methods of acquisition) The United States has acquired territory principally by the following three methods: 1. by treaty 2. by joint resolution of the two houses of Congress 3. by statute. CROSSING CLOSING CORNER A term used to describe a corner set where a township or section line intersects (crosses) the line of a surveyed mineral claim, forest claim or the like. See RELEASED RAILROAD CLAIM. [33], It is thought that the Coast Miwoks used regular fires to expand the grassland and shrublands at the expense of the woodlands. Typical permitted facilities include residential wastewater treatment systems, metal ore mills, lumber mills, wood product manufacturers, breweries, and community water treatment plants. HB Handbook. VAR. STATE SELECTION An application to acquire title submitted by a state. See OUT. 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