Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

43 U.S.C. § 325

Resident citizenship of State as qualification for entry

Excepting in the State of Nevada, no person shall be entitled to make entry of desert lands unless he be a resident citizen of the State or Territory in which the land sought to be entered is located.

Mar. 3, 1877, ch. 107, § 8Mar. 3, 1891, ch. 561, § 226 Stat. 1097Jan. 6, 1921, ch. 1241 Stat. 1086(, as added , ; amended , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

section 323 of this titleSection is comprised of the second clause of section 8 of act , as added by act . The first clause of section 8 of act , is incorporated in .

Act , inserted introductory exception phrase.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act

section 1303 of this titleProvisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see .