§ 2520.0-1 Purpose
§ 2520.0-3 Authority
§ 2520.0-5 Definitions
§ 2520.0-7 Cross references
§ 2520.0-8 Land subject to disposition

Terms Used In CFR > Title 43 > Subtitle B > Chapter II > Subchapter B > Part 2520 > Subpart 2520 - Desert-Land Entries: General

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.