2021 US Code
Title 43 - Public Lands
Chapter 12 - Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government
Subchapter VII - Exchange and Amendment of Farm Units
Sec. 451d - Disposal of improvements; water rights; revertibility of relinquished land

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Citation 43 U.S.C. § 451d (2021)
Section Name §451d. Disposal of improvements; water rights; revertibility of relinquished land
Section Text

Within ninety days after receipt of notice of the approval by the Secretary of the application for exchange of entry and subject to the rights and interests of other parties, the entryman may dispose of, and he or his transferee or vendee may remove, any and all improvements placed on the relinquished unit. Upon the making of an exchange under this subchapter, any water right appurtenant to the original lands under the Federal reclamation laws shall cease and the water supply theretofore used or required to satisfy such right shall be available for disposition under those laws. Any land relinquished or conveyed to the United States under this subchapter shall revert to or become a part of the public domain and be subject to disposition by the Secretary under any of the provisions of the Federal reclamation laws.

Source Credit

(Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, §5, 67 Stat. 567.)


Editorial Notes EDITORIAL NOTES REFERENCES IN TEXT

The Federal reclamation laws, referred to in text, are identified in section 451i of this title.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 43 - PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12 - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER VII - EXCHANGE AND AMENDMENT OF FARM UNITS
Sec. 451d - Disposal of improvements; water rights; revertibility of relinquished land
Contains section 451d
Date 2021
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 3, 2022
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 67 Stat. 567
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