Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§390qq Isolated tracts
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I–A— - RECLAMATION REFORM › § 390qq
Summary
If the Secretary finds a piece of land is isolated and can only be farmed profitably when it is added to a larger farm, the federal rules that limit how much land a person or operation can own do not apply to that piece of land — even if adding it makes the larger farm go over those limits.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §390qq
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Neither the ownership limitations of this subchapter nor the ownership limitations of any other provision of Federal reclamation law shall apply to lands which are isolated tracts found by the Secretary to be economically farmable only if they are included in a larger farming operation but which may, as a result of their inclusion in that operation, cause it to exceed such ownership limitations.
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References in Text
Federal reclamation law, referred to in text, is defined in section 390aa of this title.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 390qq
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73