Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§425a Eligibility of Transferred Lands Owned by States, Etc., for Receipt of Water From a Federal Reclamation Project, Division, or Unit; Conditions of Eligibility; Purchase Price
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER V — ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS › § 425a
Summary
States, local governments, or their agencies can get water from a Federal reclamation project for irrigable land if they sign a recordable sale contract to sell the land within ten years and the Secretary of the Interior approves the terms. Eligible buyers or their heirs will not be denied water because of the purchase price, and there is no limit on that price.
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Title 43, §425a
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Irrigable lands owned by States, political subdivisions, and agencies thereof which do not fall within the provisions of section 425 of this title may receive water from a Federal reclamation project, division, or unit if a valid recordable contract for the sale of such lands within ten years of the date of said contract has been executed under terms and conditions satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior but without limitation upon selling price. The purchasers of lands sold under the provisions of this section, or the heirs and devisees of such purchasers, if otherwise eligible under reclamation law to receive project water for the lands purchased, shall not be disqualified for delivery of water by reason of the amount of the purchase price paid for said lands.
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43 U.S.C. § 425a
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102