§ 835c. Duties of Secretary of the Interior

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(a)Administer, sell, and exchange lands, dedicate portions for public purposes, etc. For the purposes of assisting in the permanent settlement of farm families, protecting project land, and facilitating project development, the Secretary is authorized to administer public lands of the United States in the project area and lands acquired under this section; to sell, exchange, or lease such lands; to dedicate portions of such lands for public purposes in keeping with sound project development; to acquire in the name of the United States, at prices satisfactory to him, such lands or interests in lands, within or adjacent to the project area, as he deems appropriate for the protection, development, or improvement of the project; and to accept donations of real and personal property for the purposes of this Act. Any moneys realized on account of donations for purposes of this Act shall be covered into the Treasury as trust funds.

(b)Terms of contracts; qualifications of applicants; prohibited disposals Contracts, exchanges, and leases made under this section shall be on terms that, in the Secretary’s judgment, are in keeping with sound project development. In addition, land sale and exchange contracts shall be on a basis that, in the Secretary’s judgment, provides for the return, in a reasonable period of years, of not less than the appraised value of the land and improvements thereon. Qualification of applicants for the purchase of land for irrigation farming shall be prescribed as provided in section 433 of title 43, notwithstanding any other provisions of law. No farm unit shall be sold to, and no contract to sell a farm unit shall be entered into with, any person, corporation, or joint-stock association which has theretofore purchased or entered into a contract to purchase a farm unit from the United States on the Columbia Basin project. The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall apply only to the sale of farm units which are suitable for settlement purposes. Farm units which, in the opinion of the Secretary, are not suitable for settlement purposes may be sold with a preference to resident project landowners as supplemental units, subject to the applicable irrigable acreage limitations on the delivery of water, but the purchasers thereof shall not be entitled to benefits of the Act of August 13, 1953 (67 Stat. 566) [43 U.S.C. 451 et seq.] with respect thereto.

(May 27, 1937, ch. 269, § 4, 50 Stat. 210; Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 14, 57 Stat. 18; Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1048, § 1(4), 64 Stat. 1037; Pub. L. 85–264, § 1(d), Sept. 2, 1957, 71 Stat. 591; Pub. L. 87–728, § 3, Oct. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 678.)

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67 Stat. 566
May 27, 1937, ch. 269, § 4
50 Stat. 210
Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 14
57 Stat. 18
Sept. 26, 1950, ch. 1048, § 1(4)
64 Stat. 1037
Pub. L. 85–264, § 1(d)
71 Stat. 591
Pub. L. 87–728, § 3
76 Stat. 678
act May 27, 1937, ch. 269
act Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 14
57 Stat. 14
act Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428
Pub. L. 87–728
section 835a(c) of this title
Pub. L. 85–264
Pub. L. 87–728, § 4
76 Stat. 679
Pub. L. 85–264, § 2
section 835a of this title
Pub. L. 85–240
71 Stat. 524

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§ 835c

Duties of Secretary of the Interior

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Stat.67 Stat. 566

ActMay 27, 1937, ch. 269, § 4

Stat.50 Stat. 210

ActMar. 10, 1943, ch. 14

Stat.57 Stat. 18

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