§ 644. — Preference right to entryman under State laws.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC644]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 14--GRANTS OF DESERT LANDS TO STATES FOR RECLAMATION
Sec. 644. Preference right to entryman under State laws
The Secretary of the Interior, when restoring to the public domain
lands that have been segregated to a State under sections 641, 642 and
643 \1\ of this title is authorized, in his discretion and under such
rules and regulations as he may establish to allow for not exceeding
ninety days to any entryman under section 641 of this title a preference
right of entry under applicable land laws of any of such lands which
such person had entered under and pursuant to the State laws providing
for the administration of the grant under section 641 of this title and
upon which such person had established actual bona fide residence or had
made substantial and permanent improvements: Provided, That each
entryman shall be entitled to a credit as residence upon his new
homestead entry allowed hereunder of the time that he has actually lived
upon the claim as a bona fide resident thereof.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Feb. 14, 1920, ch. 74, 41 Stat. 407.)
References in Text
Section 643 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by Pub.
L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.
