43 USC § 432 - Entry under homestead laws generally

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s432"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "43 USC § 432 - Entry under homestead laws generally"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "432"
section_name: "Entry under homestead laws generally"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
subchapter_number: "VI"
subchapter_name: "WATER RIGHT APPLICATIONS AND LAND ENTRIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 3, 32 Stat. 388.)"
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# § 432. Entry under homestead laws generally

*Provided*

Public lands which it is proposed to irrigate by means of any contemplated works shall be subject to entry only under the provisions of the homestead laws, and shall be subject to the limitations, charges, terms, and conditions herein provided: , That the commutation provisions of the homestead laws shall not apply to entries made under this Act.

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**Source Credit**: (June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 3, 32 Stat. 388.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This Act, referred to in text, is act , popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

### Codification

Section is comprised of part of section 3 of act . Remainder of section 3 is classified to sections 416 and 434 of this title.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act

Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see .