Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73

§390dd Limitation on ownership

Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I–A— - RECLAMATION REFORM › § 390dd

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Irrigation water cannot be given to a qualified recipient for more than 960 acres of Class I (or equivalent), or to a limited recipient for more than 640 acres, unless section 390ii allows it.

Full Legal Text

Title 43, §390dd

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Except as provided in section 390ii of this title, irrigation water may not be delivered to—

(1)a qualified recipient for use in the irrigation of lands owned by such qualified recipient in excess of nine hundred and sixty acres of class I lands or the equivalent thereof; or

(2)a limited recipient for the use in the irrigation of lands owned by such limited recipient in excess of six hundred and forty acres of class I lands or the equivalent thereof;

Reference

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 390dd

Title 43 — Public Lands

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73