43 U.S.C. § 335 — Further extension in cases not covered by sections 333 and 334 of this title

This law gives the Secretary of the Interior power to grant extra time to certain desert-land claimants. It only applies to a "desert-land entry" — a claim to reclaim and farm dry government land — that was lawfully pending and made before March 4, 1915. The Secretary can extend the deadline for submitting "final proof" (the paperwork showing the land was properly reclaimed, irrigated, and farmed) by up to three years past the date the claim was originally allowed. But the claimant, or a qualified person who took over the claim, must first show two things: that they have, in good faith, met the law's requirements for yearly spending on the land and proved it, and that there's a reasonable chance they can finish the reclamation work if given more time. The Secretary decides this under rules and regulations the Secretary writes. This extra extension only applies to cases where an extension isn't already available under sections 333 and 334 of this title, or under other law that existed before March 4, 1915. Finally, if a claim was transferred to a new assignee before March 4, 1915, that assignee can also get this benefit, as long as they otherwise qualify.