Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§390qq Isolated Tracts
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER I–A — RECLAMATION REFORM › § 390qq
Summary
Secretary can exempt isolated farm parcels from federal reclamation ownership limits if they only make economic sense when added to a larger farm.
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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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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102