The Act of March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 377; 43 U.S.C. 321-323 ) as amended by the Act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1096; 43 U.S.C. 231 , 323 , 325 , 327-329 ), provides for the making of desert-land entries in the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
43 C.F.R. §2520.0-3