Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§451g Preferences; Veterans; Timely Applicants
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER VII — EXCHANGE AND AMENDMENT OF FARM UNITS › § 451g
Summary
Gives on-time applicants priority for farm units. If a timely applicant is a veteran entitled by law to a preference, that veteran gets priority, and any timely exchange applicant has priority over other applicants.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §451g
Public Lands, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
Where there are two or more timely applicants for a farm unit on a particular project or division thereof under the provisions of this subchapter, one or more of whom is an ex-serviceman who would be entitled under the applicable statutes to a preference in making entry of farm units on such project or division, the ex-serviceman, or one of them, shall have a preference in making such exchange. Any timely applicant for an exchange under the provisions of this subchapter shall be entitled to preference over any other applicant for a farm unit on the same project or division thereof.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 451g
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102