§ 433. — Character and capital qualification of entrymen.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC433]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER VI--WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS AND LAND ENTRIES
Sec. 433. Character and capital qualification of entrymen
The Secretary is authorized, under regulations to be promulgated by
him, to require of each applicant including preference right ex-service
men for entry to public lands on a project, such qualifications as to
industry, experience, character, and capital, as in his opinion are
necessary to give reasonable assurance of success by the prospective
settler. The Secretary is authorized to appoint boards in part composed
of private citizens, to assist in determining such qualifications.
(Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, Sec. 4, subsec. C, 43 Stat. 702.)
Advances by Farm Security Administration as Capital
Act Aug. 7, 1939, ch. 509, 53 Stat. 1238, as amended June 17, 1940,
ch. 390, 54 Stat. 402; May 28, 1941, ch. 136, 55 Stat. 206; Aug. 1,
1942, ch. 540, 56 Stat. 732, authorized Secretary of the Interior during
fiscal years 1940 to 1943 to consider money made available to settlers
by the former Farm Security Administration to be all or part of the
capital required under this section.
Definitions
The definitions in section 371 of this title apply to this section.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 371, 417, 493, 500, 617h of
this title; title 16 section 835c.
