§644 — Title 43 Public Lands | U.S. Code

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The Secretary of the Interior can, when land that was given to a State is returned to the public, give someone who earlier entered and lived on or made major lasting improvements to that land up to 90 days’ priority to file for the same land under federal land laws. That person gets credit toward the residency time needed for a new homestead claim for the time they actually lived on the claim.

Title 43, §644

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The Secretary of the Interior, when restoring to the public domain lands that have been segregated to a State under section 641, 642 and 643 11 See References in Text note below. of this title is authorized, in his discretion and under such rules and regulations as he may establish to allow for not exceeding ninety days to any entryman under section 641 of this title a preference right of entry under applicable land laws of any of such lands which such person had entered under and pursuant to the State laws providing for the administration of the grant under section 641 of this title and upon which such person had established actual bona fide residence or had made substantial and permanent improvements: Provided, That each entryman shall be entitled to a credit as residence upon his new homestead entry allowed hereunder of the time that he has actually lived upon the claim as a bona fide resident thereof.

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section 643 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.

§644 Preference Right to Entryman Under State Laws

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Title 43, §644

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