43 U.S.C. § 390yy — Leasing requirements

submitted 44 years ago by Pub. L. 97-293 to r/title-43-PUBLIC-LANDS · 87 words · no verdicts yet

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Land that receives irrigation water can only be leased under a written lease. The lease term, including any renewal options, can't exceed ten years. Leases for long-lived perennial crops can run as long as the crop's average life. But those leases can never exceed twenty-five years.

No matter what other reclamation law says, land that receives irrigation water may be leased only if the lease is: (1) in writing; and (2) for a term of no more than ten years, counting any options to extend. There's one exception: leases for growing perennial crops that naturally live longer than ten years may run as long as that crop's average lifespan — but even then, never more than twenty-five years.

the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain

Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal reclamation law, including this subchapter, lands which receive irrigation water may be leased only if the lease instrument is—

(1)

written; and

(2)

for a term not to exceed ten years, including any exercisable options: Provided, however, That leases of lands for the production of perennial crops having an average life of more than ten years may be for periods of time equal to the average life of the perennial crop but in any event not to exceed twenty-five years.

Source credit: (Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 227, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1273.)

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1982Enacted · Pub. L. 97-293 · 96 Stat. 1273

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 97-293 on 1982-10-12.

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