Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§436 Time When Entry May Be Made Generally
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER VI — WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS AND LAND ENTRIES › § 436
Summary
After June 25, 1910, no entry on land set aside for irrigation is allowed until the Interior Secretary sets the acreage per entry, confirms water is ready for that acreage (or part of it), and announces it.
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Title 43, §436
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After June 25, 1910, no entry shall be made and no entryman shall be permitted to go upon lands reserved for irrigation purposes until the Secretary of the Interior shall have established the unit of acreage per entry, and water is ready to be delivered for the land in such unit or some part thereof and such fact has been announced by the Secretary of the Interior.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section comprises part of section 5 of act June 25, 1910, as amended by acts Feb. 18, 1911 and Aug. 13, 1914. Remainder of section 5 is set out as section 437 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 436
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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