43 U.S.C. § 439
Cultivation requirement as to entrymen
The entryman upon lands to be irrigated shall, in addition to compliance with the homestead laws, reclaim at least one-half of the total irrigable area of his entry for agricultural purposes.
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Cited in 2
cases, 1973–1976 · leading case: United States v. Tulare Lake Canal Co., 535 F.2d 1093 (9th Cir. 1976).
United States v. Tulare Lake Canal Co., 535 F.2d 1093 (9th Cir. 1976). “389 , 43 U.S.C. § 439 , required the entryman to reside on the land for five years and reclaim one half of the irrigable land on his entry before a patent would issue.”
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians v. Morton, 354 F. Supp. 252 (D.D.C. 1973). “(4) The Secretary shall not approve any applications for transfers of water rights within the Newlands Project pursuant to 43 U.S.C. § 439 unless he finds that the District is in compliance with all of the terms and provisions of these Operating Criteria and Procedures and that…”
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