§ 451d. — Disposal of improvements; water rights; revertibility of relinquished land.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC451d]
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
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.
(Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, Sec. 5, 67 Stat. 567.)
References in Text
The Federal reclamation laws, referred to in text, include the act
of June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the
Reclamation Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto,
classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of act
June 17, 1902, to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
371 of this title and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 451a, 451k of this title.
