Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§425b Receipt of Project Water by Lessees of Irrigable Lands Owned by States, Etc.; Time Limitation; Applicability of Acreage Limitations
Title 43 › Chapter 12— RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter V— ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS › § 425b
Summary
From July 7, 1970, people leasing irrigable land owned by States, local governments, or their agencies can get project water if the land is treated as subject to Federal reclamation acreage limits and no recordable sale contract exists. Those lessees must follow the same acreage limits that apply to private landowners.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §425b
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Lessees of irrigable lands owned by States, political subdivisions, and agencies thereof which are held to be subject to the acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law and for which recordable contracts to sell have not been made may receive project water from July 7, 1970, subject to the same acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law as private landowners.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
The Federal reclamation law, referred to in text, probably means act
June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. See section 425 of this title. Act
June 17, 1902, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of act
June 17, 1902, to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1982—Pub. L. 97–293 struck out “for a period not to exceed twenty-five years” after “may receive project water”.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 425b
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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