Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§424 Disposal of Lands Classified as Temporarily or Permanently Unproductive; Persons Who May Take
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER V — ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS › § 424
Summary
The Secretary may transfer vacant lands tied to Federal irrigation projects, covered by sections 423–423g, 610, 424–424e, to resident farmers and entrymen.
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Title 43, §424
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The Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter styled the Secretary, is authorized in connection with Federal irrigation projects to dispose of vacant public lands designated under sections 423 to 423g and 610 of this title, as temporarily unproductive or permanently unproductive to resident farm owners, and resident entrymen on Federal irrigation projects, in accordance with the provisions of sections 424 to 424e of this title.
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May 25, 1926”, meaning act of
May 25, 1926, ch. 383, 44 Stat. 636, which enacted sections 423 to 423g and 610 of this title. section 610 of this title has been omitted from the Code. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Hereinafter, referred to in text, means in sections 424a to 424d of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 424
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102