Whenever the commission determines it to the advantage of the State so to do, it may pursuant to law select lands of the United States equal in area to the number of acres to which the State is entitled as indemnity, and the lands so acquired may be thereafter sold in the manner and for cash as provided in Article 1 of this chapter.
Source:
Section 7405.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=7405.1..