Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§412 Prerequisites to Initiation of Project or Division of Project
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — INSTITUTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS › § 412
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After December 5, 1924, the Secretary must not approve or submit cost estimates for any new project or division until he gets detailed water, engineering, construction and land-cost information and writes that they're workable, suitable for settlement and farm homes, and probably repay the United States.
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Title 43, §412
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After December 5, 1924, no new project or new division of a project shall be approved for construction or estimates submitted therefor by the Secretary until information in detail shall be secured by him concerning the water supply, the engineering features, the cost of construction, land prices, and the probable cost of development, and he shall have made a finding in writing that it is feasible, that it is adaptable for actual settlement and farm homes, and that it will probably return the cost thereof to the United States.
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43 U.S.C. § 412
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102