Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102

§336 Further Extension in Addition to That Authorized by Sections 333 to 335 of This Title

Title 43 › CHAPTER 9 — DESERT-LAND ENTRIES › § 336

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may give a person who claimed land under the desert-land laws up to three more years to make final proof of reclamation, irrigation, and cultivation. This is in addition to any extensions allowed by sections 333–335 or other laws in force before February 25, 1925. To get the extra time, the entryman must file a corroborated affidavit at the local land office saying unavoidable delays in building the irrigation works, not their fault, kept them from finishing on time. The entryman (or heirs or a qualified assignee) must also have in good faith met yearly spending and proof rules and must show, under rules the Secretary sets, a reasonable chance they will complete the required proof if given the extension.

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Title 43, §336

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The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, in addition to the extensions authorized by sections 333 to 335 of this title or other law existing prior to February 25, 1925, grant to any entryman under the desert-land laws of the United States a further extension of time of not to exceed three years within which to make final proof: Provided, That such entryman shall, by his corroborated affidavit, filed in the land office of the district where such land is located, show to the satisfaction of the Secretary that because of unavoidable delay in the construction of the irrigation works intended to convey water to the land embraced in his entry, he is, without fault on his part, unable to make proof of the reclamation and cultivation of said lands as required by law within the time limited therefor: And provided further, That the entryman, his heirs, or his duly qualified assignee, has in good faith complied with the requirements of law as to yearly expenditures and proof thereof, and shall show, under rules and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, that there is a reasonable prospect that if the extension is granted he will be able to make the final proof of reclamation, irrigation, and cultivation required by law.

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43 U.S.C. § 336

Title 43, Public Lands

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102