Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§418 Private Lands Within Project; Agreement as to Disposal of Excess Over Farm Unit
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER III — INSTITUTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS › § 418
Summary
Before any work or contract for a reclamation project adopted after August 13, 1914, Secretary of the Interior must require private landowners to sell any land beyond what the Secretary thinks is enough to support a family, at terms and prices set by the Secretary. If an owner refuses, their land will not be included in the project.
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Title 43, §418
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Before any contract is let or work begun for the construction of any reclamation project adopted after August 13, 1914, the Secretary of the Interior shall require the owners of private lands thereunder to agree to dispose of all lands in excess of the area which he shall deem sufficient for the support of a family upon the land in question, upon such terms and at not to exceed such price as the Secretary of the Interior may designate; and if any landowner shall refuse to agree to the requirements fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, his land shall not be included within the project if adopted for construction.
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43 U.S.C. § 418
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102