FACT SHEET 7

August 1998

WHAT FORMS ARE 

REQUIRED FOR 

 LIMITED RECIPIENTS?

Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA) 

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The RRA and the Acreage Limitation Rules and Regulations (43 CFR part 426) require

landholders (direct or indirect landowners or lessees) to complete Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation) forms for each water year the landholder receives irrigation water from a

Reclamation project. Such forms must be filed with the district before deliveries commence in

any given year.

 The westwide RRA forms submittal threshold for all limited recipients is 40 acres. 

For information on RRA forms submittal thresholds for qualified and prior law 

recipients, see Fact Sheet 1.

If you represent a religious or charitable organization, trust, estate, or public entity, special

RRA forms are required to be submitted. You should contact your district or local 

Reclamation office to obtain the proper RRA forms.

WHAT RRA FORMS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY FOR LIMITED RECIPIENTS?

1. Initially, an RRA Form 7-2181, ìCertification of Entityís Landholdings,î must 

be submitted for your entity whether your entity holds land directly or indirectly through 

another entity.

2. If the proper RRA forms were filed for your entity in a previous year and there have 

been no changes to your entityís landholding since that time, you only need to complete a

Form 7-21VERIFY, "Verification of Landholdings," as your entityís annual submittal. Please

note that if you need to submit a new Form 7-21XS, ìDesignation of Excess Land,î for your

entity, you may not use a Form 7-21VERIFY to verify any RRA forms.

3. Landholders that hold land ONLY INDIRECTLY through legal entities must 

complete an initial standard RRA form as determined in the following flowchart. After this

initial submittal, such indirect landholders are not required to file any RRA form for those 

years that the entities have no change to their landholdings and all the information included 

on the standard RRA form remains correct. 
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4. The flowchart found later in this Fact Sheet will help you determine which additional 

RRA forms, if any, you will need to complete for your entity. 

LANDHOLDING CHANGES

If you have filed the proper RRA forms for your entity and your entityís landholding then

changes during the current irrigation season, you will need to notify all districts in which

your entity holds land within 30 calendar days and submit a new standard RRA form within 

60 calendar days of the change. For example, if RRA Form 7-2181 was previously submitted

for your entity and there are any changes, whether in acreage owned or leased, in attribution

to part owners, etc., a new Form 7-2181 must be submitted for your entity. All part owners

identified on the previously submitted Form 7-2181 who, as a result, have a change to the

information provided previously on their standard RRA forms must also submit new standard

RRA forms within 60 calendar days of the change(s).

 These 30-calendar-day and 60-calendar-day grace periods do not apply to a 

new landholder. A new landholder must submit appropriate RRA forms prior 

to receiving Reclamation irrigation water.

If you have filed the proper RRA forms and your entityís landholding then changes outside 

the irrigation season, new standard RRA forms for your entity and any applicable part

owners will need to be completed prior to receiving any irrigation water deliveries following

such changes.

FLOWCHART

The titles for the RRA forms shown in the flowchart follow. To obtain copies of any of the 

RRA forms listed on this Fact Sheet, contact your district.

Form 7-2181--"CERTIFICATION OF ENTITYíS LANDHOLDINGS"

Form 7-21XS--"DESIGNATION OF EXCESS LAND"

Form 7-21FC--"SELECTION OF FULL-COST LAND"

 In working with this flowchart, please remember that ALL land leased from public

entities is treated as land owned by the landholder.
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Mission of the Bureau of Reclamation: To manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically

sound manner in the interest of the American public.

The Department of the Interior has established a 24-hour toll-free telephone number (1-800-424-5081) for anyone wishing to report suspected

violations of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA). Anyone reporting suspected violations will be protected under Federal privacy laws.

Distributed by the Bureau of Reclamation, United States Department of the Interior.

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 Did the entity receive Is the entity's total owned Complete forms

 irrigation water from a acreage greater than 640 acres? 7-2181 and

 Reclamation project on or Include land held through 7-21FC.

 before October 1, 1981? other entities and subsidiaries.

 Complete forms 7-2181,

 7-21XS, and 7-21FC.

 Does the entity's total Does the entity's total owned Complete forms

 owned and leased acreage exceed 640 acres? 7-2181 and 

 acreage exceed Include land held through 7-21FC.

 320 acres? Include land other entities and subsidiaries.

 held through other

 entities and subsidiaries.

 Complete Form 7-2181. Complete forms 7-2181,

 7-21XS, and 7-21FC. 

NEED MORE INFORMATION?

For questions about: See Fact Sheet:

Entitlements for limited recipients 6

When and where RRA forms must be filed 1

A complete list of RRA forms 1

Signature requirements for RRA forms 10

Landholding changes 11

Trusts and estates 12

If you have any other questions, contact your district or local Reclamation office.