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Title 43 — Public Lands

Chapter 12 — Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government

§ 451g. Preferences; veterans; timely applicants

Statutory text

Where there are two or more timely applicants for a farm unit on a particular project or division thereof under the provisions of this subchapter, one or more of whom is an ex-serviceman who would be entitled under the applicable statutes to a preference in making entry of farm units on such project or division, the ex-serviceman, or one of them, shall have a preference in making such exchange. Any timely applicant for an exchange under the provisions of this subchapter shall be entitled to preference over any other applicant for a farm unit on the same project or division thereof.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. (Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 8, 67 Stat. 568.) · 67 Stat. 568

    Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 451g

    (Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 8, 67 Stat. 568.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 8, 67 Stat. 568.)

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Credits

(Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 8, 67 Stat. 568.)

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