Whenever it becomes necessary to survey any Indian or other reservations, or any lands, the same shall be surveyed under the direction and control of the Bureau of Land Management , and as nearly as may be in conformity to the rules and regulations under which other public lands are surveyed. (R.S. § 2115; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946 , 11 F.R. 7876 , 60 Stat. 1100 .) Editorial Notes Codification R.S. § 2115 derived from act Apr. 8, 1864, ch. 48, § 6, 13 Stat. 41 . Executive Documents Transfer of Functions For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior , with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950 , 15 F.R. 3174 , 64 Stat. 1262 , set out in the Appendix to Title 5 , Government Organization and Employees. “ Bureau of Land Management ” substituted in text for “General Land Office” pursuant to section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946, set out in the Appendix to Title 5 , which established the Bureau and transferred thereto the powers and duties of the General Land Office.