43 U.S.C. § 432 — Entry under homestead laws generally

This section applies to public lands that officials plan to irrigate using planned water projects ("contemplated works"). People may only claim, or "enter," this land under the homestead laws. Their claims are also subject to the "limitations, charges, terms, and conditions" spelled out elsewhere in this Act. There is one exception to the normal homestead rules: the "commutation" provisions of the homestead laws do not apply to entries made under this Act. Commutation normally lets a homesteader pay cash to get title to the land early, before finishing the full residency and improvement requirements. Under this Act, that shortcut is not available.