43 U.S.C. § 334 : US Code - Section 334: Further extension of time for final proofs

Search 43 U.S.C. § 334 : US Code - Section 334: Further extension of time for final proofs

The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, in addition
to the extension authorized by section 333 of this title or other
law existing prior to April 30, 1912, grant to any entryman under
the desert-land laws a further extension of the time within which
he is required to make final proof: Provided, That such entryman
shall, by his corroborated affidavit filed in the land office of
the district where such land is located, show to the satisfaction
of the Secretary that because of unavoidable delay in the
construction of irrigation works intended to convey water to the
land embraced in his entry he is, without fault on his part, unable
to make proof of the reclamation and cultivation of said lands as
required by law within the time limited therefor; but such
extension shall not be granted for a period of more than three
years, and this section shall not affect contests initiated for a
valid existing reason: Provided, That the total extension of the
statutory period for making final proof that may be allowed in any
one case under this section, and any other statutes existing prior
to April 30, 1912, of either general or local application, shall be
limited to six years in the aggregate.