43 U.S.C. § 335 : US Code - Section 335: Further extension in cases not covered by sections 333 and 334 of this title

Search 43 U.S.C. § 335 : US Code - Section 335: Further extension in cases not covered by sections 333 and 334 of this title

The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, extend the
time within which final proof is required to be submitted upon any
lawful pending desert-land entry made prior to March 4, 1915, such
extension not to exceed three years from the date of allowance
thereof: Provided, That the entryman or his duly qualified assignee
has, in good faith, complied with the requirements of law as to
yearly expenditures and proof thereof, and shall show, under rules
and regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior,
that there is a reasonable prospect that, if the extension is
granted, he will be able to make the final proof of reclamation,
irrigation, and cultivation required by law: Provided further, That
the foregoing shall apply only to cases wherein an extension or
further extension of time may not properly be allowed under
sections 333 and 334 of this title or other law existing prior to
March 4, 1915: Provided further, That in cases where such entries
have been assigned prior to March 4, 1915, the assignees shall, if
otherwise qualified, be entitled to the benefit hereof.