Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-110
§390dd Limitation on Ownership
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER I–A — RECLAMATION REFORM › § 390dd
Summary
Except as section 390ii allows, qualified recipients cannot get irrigation water for over 960 acres; limited recipients cannot for over 640 acres (class I or equivalent).
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §390dd
Public Lands, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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;
whether situated in one or more districts.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 390dd
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110