§ 335. — Further extension in cases not covered by sections 333 and 334 of this title.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC335]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 9--DESERT-LAND ENTRIES
Sec. 335. Further extension in cases not covered by sections 333
and 334 of this title
The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, extend the
time within which final proof is required to be submitted upon any
lawful pending desert-land entry made prior to March 4, 1915, such
extension not to exceed three years from the date of allowance thereof:
Provided, That the entryman or his duly qualified assignee has, in good
faith, complied with the requirements of law as to yearly expenditures
and proof thereof, and shall show, under rules and regulations to be
prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, that there is a reasonable
prospect that, if the extension is granted, he will be able to make the
final proof of reclamation, irrigation, and cultivation required by law:
Provided further, That the foregoing shall apply only to cases wherein
an extension or further extension of time may not properly be allowed
under sections 333 and 334 of this title or other law existing prior to
March 4, 1915: Provided further, That in cases where such entries have
been assigned prior to March 4, 1915, the assignees shall, if otherwise
qualified, be entitled to the benefit hereof.
(Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 147, Sec. 5, 38 Stat. 1161; Mar. 21, 1918, ch. 26, 40
Stat. 458.)
Codification
Section is comprised of second paragraph of section 5 of act Mar. 4,
1915. First paragraph of such section 5, which was classified to section
26 of Title 41, Public Contracts, was repealed by act June 30, 1949, ch.
288, title VI, Sec. 602(a)(20), 63 Stat. 401, eff. July 1, 1949,
renumbered Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, Sec. 6(a), (b), 64 Stat. 583; third
and fourth paragraphs of such section 5 are classified to sections 337
and 338 of this title, respectively.
Act Mar. 21, 1918 extended provisions to include entries made prior
to Mar. 4, 1915, and added the last proviso. Act Mar. 4, 1915, related
to entries made prior to July 1, 1914.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 336, 337 of this title.