43 U.S.C. § 433a — Preference of needy families

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Congress wants newly irrigated public land given first to families who truly need it. That means families with no other way to make a living, or families forced to give up other farms through no fault of their own. Officials must study each family and believe they can succeed on the land.

This section declares a policy of Congress. When newly irrigated public lands open up for entry (claiming), preference must be given to certain families. The first group is families who have "no other means of earning a livelihood." The second group is families who were "compelled to abandon, through no fault of their own," other farms somewhere in the United States. Before this preference is given, officials must carefully study each such family's situation. That study must show it is probable the family will be able to earn a living on the newly irrigated land.

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It is declared to be the policy of the Congress that, in the opening to entry of newly irrigated public lands, preference shall be given to families who have no other means of earning a livelihood, or who have been compelled to abandon, through no fault of their own, other farms in the United States, and with respect to whom it appears after careful study, in the case of each such family, that there is a probability that such family will be able to earn a livelihood on such irrigated lands.

Source credit: (June 18, 1940, ch. 395, § 1, 54 Stat. 439.)

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1940Enacted · Act of June 18, 1940, ch. 395 · 54 Stat. 439

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