§ 447. — Relinquishment of homestead entry and making new entry.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC447]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER VI--WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS AND LAND ENTRIES
Sec. 447. Relinquishment of homestead entry and making new entry
Any person who prior to March 4, 1915, made homestead entry under
the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), for land believed to be
susceptible of irrigation which at the time of said entry was withdrawn
for any contemplated irrigation project, may relinquish the same,
provided that it has since been determined that the land embraced in
such entry or all thereof in excess of twenty acres is not or will not
be irrigable under the project, and in lieu thereof may select and make
entry for any farm unit included within such irrigation project as
finally established, notwithstanding the provisions of sections 436 and
437 of this title: Provided, That such entrymen shall be given credit on
the new entry for the time of bona fide residence maintained on the
original entry.
(Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 182, 38 Stat. 1215.)
References in Text
Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is popularly known as the
Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
