§ 418. — Private lands within project; agreement as to disposal of excess over farm unit.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC418]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER III--INSTITUTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS
Sec. 418. Private lands within project; agreement as to disposal
of excess over farm unit
Before any contract is let or work begun for the construction of any
reclamation project adopted after August 13, 1914, the Secretary of the
Interior shall require the owners of private lands thereunder to agree
to dispose of all lands in excess of the area which he shall deem
sufficient for the support of a family upon the land in question, upon
such terms and at not to exceed such price as the Secretary of the
Interior may designate; and if any landowner shall refuse to agree to
the requirements fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, his land shall
not be included within the project if adopted for construction.
(Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, Sec. 12, 38 Stat. 689.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 475 of this title.
