Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§390nn Trusts
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER I–A — RECLAMATION REFORM › § 390nn
Summary
Federal reclamation ownership and full‑cost pricing limits don't apply to land in a district if a trustee holds it for beneficiaries with shares within those limits. If a trust can be ended by the person who set it up, or it ends after a set time and the land returns to them, it is theirs.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §390nn
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(a)The ownership and full cost pricing limitations of this subchapter and the ownership limitations provided in any other provision of Federal reclamation law shall not apply to lands in a district which are held by an individual or corporate trustee in a fiduciary capacity for a beneficiary or beneficiaries whose interests in the lands served do not exceed the ownership and pricing limitations imposed by Federal reclamation law, including this subchapter.
(b)Lands placed in a revocable trust shall be attributable to the grantor if—
(1)the trust is revocable at the discretion of the grantor and revocation results in the title to such lands reverting either directly or indirectly to the grantor; or
(2)the trust is revoked or terminated by its terms upon the expiration of a specified period of time and the revocation or termination results in the title to such lands reverting either directly or indirectly to the grantor.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
Federal reclamation law, referred to in subsec. (a), is defined in section 390aa of this title.
Amendments
1987—Pub. L. 100–203 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
43 U.S.C. § 390nn
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102