16 U.S.C. § 729 — Price per acre
submitted 102 years ago by ch. 346 to r/title-16-CONSERVATION · 58 words · no verdicts yet
The Secretary of the Interior may not pay more than an average of $10 per acre for land or land and water. This limit does not cover property acquired or contracted for before May 12, 1928, under this chapter.
The Secretary of the Interior shall not pay for any land or land and water a price which shall exceed an average cost of $10 per acre: Provided, That this provision shall not apply to any land or land and water prior to May 12, 1928, acquired or contracted for under the provisions of this chapter.
Source credit: (June 7, 1924, ch. 346, § 10, 43 Stat. 652; Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 558, 43 Stat. 1354; May 12, 1928, ch. 534, 45 Stat. 502; 1939 Reorg. Plan No. II, § 4 (f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433.)
- 1924Enacted · Act of June 7, 1924, ch. 346 · 43 Stat. 652
- 1925Amended · Act of Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 558 · 43 Stat. 1354
- 1928Amended · Act of May 12, 1928, ch. 534 · 45 Stat. 502
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 346 on 1924-06-07.
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