Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102

§375c Sales of Small Tracts to Resident Farm Owners and Entrymen; Price; Terms; Acreage Purchasable

Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 375c

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary may sell land on a project to resident farm owners or entrymen only at prices at least equal to an independent appraisal he approves, by sale or auction on terms he sets; buyers may not buy or hold more than 160 irrigable acres on the project under sections 375b–375f.

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Title 43, §375c

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The Secretary is authorized to sell such land to resident farm owners or resident entrymen, on the project upon which such land is located, at prices not less than that fixed by independent appraisal approved by the Secretary, and upon such terms and at private sale or at public auction as he may prescribe: Provided, That such resident farm landowner or resident entryman shall be permitted to purchase under sections 375b to 375f of this title not more than one hundred and sixty acres of such land, or an area which, together with land already owned or entered on such project shall not exceed one hundred and sixty irrigable acres.

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 375c

Title 43, Public Lands

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102