- under which federal government sold arid land cheaply on the condition that the purchaser would irrigate the soil within 3 years
- authorized president to reserve lands as national parks/forests
- 46 million acres saved by this act
Carey Act 1894
- distributed federal land to states on condition that it would be irrigated and settled
Newlands Act 1902- Washington authorized to collect money from sale of public lands in western states and then used funds for development of irrigation projects
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