Prerequisites to initiation of project or division of project
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Title
43 — Public Lands
Chapter
CH12
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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After December 5, 1924, no new project or new division of a project shall be approved for construction or estimates submitted therefor by the Secretary until information in detail shall be secured by him concerning the water supply, the engineering features, the cost of construction, land prices, and the probable cost of development, and he shall have made a finding in writing that it is feasible, that it is adaptable for actual settlement and farm homes, and that it will probably return the cost thereof to the United States.
(Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, § 4, subsec. B, 43 Stat. 702.)
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