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43 U.S.C. § 373a (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 373a. Commissioner of Reclamation; appointment
Under the supervision and direction of the Secretary of the Interior, the reclamation of arid lands, under the Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, shall be administered by a Commissioner of Reclamation who shall be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
(May 26, 1926, ch. 401, 44 Stat. 657; Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 229, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1274.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, as amended, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Provisions of this section which prescribed the basic compensation of Commissioner were omitted to conform to the provisions of the Executive Schedule. See section 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
heading: Amendments
text: 1982—Pub. L. 97–293 inserted requirement that Commissioner of Reclamation be appointed by and with advice and consent of Senate.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
heading: Use of Private Sector
text: Pub. L. 108–7, div. D, title II, § 208, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 146, provided that: “The Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to increase the use of the private sector in performing planning, engineering and design work for Bureau of Reclamation projects to 10 percent in fiscal year 2003, and in each subsequent year until the level of work is at least 40 percent for the planning, engineering and design work conducted by the Bureau of Reclamation.”
heading: Compensation of Commissioner
text: Compensation of Commissioner, see section 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
43 U.S.C. § 373a–1 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 373a–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 88–426, title III, § 305(35), Aug. 14, 1964, 78 Stat. 426
text: Section, Pub. L. 87–880, title II, § 200, Oct. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 1223, prescribed compensation of Commissioner of Reclamation. See section 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective on first day of first pay period which begins on or after July 1, 1964, see section 501 of Pub. L. 88–426.
43 U.S.C. § 373c (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 373c. Definitions
In this section and section 373b of this title:
(1) Law enforcement personnel
The term “law enforcement personnel” means an employee of a Federal, State, or local government agency, including an Indian tribal agency, who has successfully completed law enforcement training approved by the Secretary and is authorized to carry firearms, make arrests, and execute service of process to enforce criminal laws of his or her employing jurisdiction.
(2) Reclamation project; reclamation lands
The terms “Reclamation project” and “Reclamation lands” have the meaning given such terms in section 460l–32 of title 16.
(Pub. L. 107–69, § 2, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 595.)
43 U.S.C. § 373d (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 373d. Grants and cooperative agreements with Indian tribes and organizations
In order to increase opportunities for Indian tribes to develop, manage, and protect their water resources, in fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation, is authorized to enter into grants and cooperative agreements with any Indian tribe, institution of higher education, national Indian organization, or tribal organization pursuant to sections 6301 to 6308 of title 31. Nothing in this Act is intended to modify or limit the provisions of the Indian Self Determination Act [25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.].
(Pub. L. 108–7, div. D, title II, § 201, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 144.)
heading: References in Text
text: This Act, referred to in text, means div. D of Pub. L. 108–7, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 133, known as the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2003. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
The Indian Self-Determination Act, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 93–638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2206, as amended, which is classified principally to part A (§ 450f et seq.) of subchapter II of chapter 14 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 450 of Title 25 and Tables.
heading: Similar Provisions
text: Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following appropriation act:
Pub. L. 107–66, title II, § 201, Nov. 12, 2001, 115 Stat. 499.
43 U.S.C. § 374 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 374. Sale of lands acquired in connection with irrigation project
Whenever in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior any lands which have been acquired under the provisions of the Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two (Thirty-second Statutes, page three hundred and eighty-eight), commonly called the “reclamation Act,” or under the provisions of any Act amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, for any irrigation works contemplated by said reclamation Act are not needed for the purposes for which they were acquired, said Secretary of the Interior may cause said lands, together with the improvements thereon, to be appraised by three disinterested persons, to be appointed by him, and thereafter to sell the same for not less than the appraised value at public auction to the highest bidder, after giving public notice of the time and place of sale by posting upon the land and by publication for not less than thirty days in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the land.
Upon payment of the purchase price, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized by appropriate deed to convey all the right, title, and interest of the United States of, in, and to said lands to the purchaser at said sale, subject, however, to such reservations, limitations, or conditions as said Secretary may deem proper: Provided, That not over one hundred and sixty acres shall be sold to any one person.
The moneys derived from the sale of such lands shall be covered into the reclamation fund and be placed to the credit of the project for which such lands had been acquired.
(Feb. 2, 1911, ch. 32, §§ 1–3, 36 Stat. 895.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 375 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 375. Sale of land improved at expense of reclamation fund
Whenever in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior any public lands which have been withdrawn for or in connection with construction or operation of reclamation projects under the provisions of the Act of June 17, 1902, known as the Reclamation Act 1 and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, which are not otherwise reserved and which have been improved by and at the expense of the reclamation fund for administration or other like purposes, are no longer needed for the purposes for which they were withdrawn and improved, the Secretary of the Interior may cause said lands, together with the improvements thereon, to be appraised by three disinterested persons to be appointed by him, and thereafter sell the same, for not less than the appraised value, at public auction to the highest bidder, after giving public notice of the time and place of sale by posting upon the land and by publication for not less than thirty days in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the land; not less than one-fifth the purchase price shall be paid at the time of sale, and the remainder in not more than four annual payments with interest at 6 per centum per annum, payable annually, on deferred payments.
Upon payment of the purchase price the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, by appropriate patent, to convey all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to said lands to the purchaser at said sale, subject, however, to such reservations, limitations, or conditions as said Secretary may deem proper: Provided, That not over one hundred and sixty acres shall be sold to any one person, and if said lands are irrigable under the project in which located they shall be sold subject to compliance by the purchaser with all the terms, conditions, and limitations of the reclamation law applicable to lands of that character: Provided, That the accepted bidder must, prior to issuance of patent, furnish satisfactory evidence that he or she is a citizen of the United States.
The moneys derived from the sale of such lands shall be covered into the reclamation fund and be placed to the credit of the project for which such lands had been withdrawn.
(May 20, 1920, ch. 192, §§ 1–3, 41 Stat. 605, 606.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 375a (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 375a. Sale under sections 374 and 375 of lands appraised at not exceeding $300
The Secretary in his discretion, in any instances where property to be sold under section 374 or 375 of this title, is appraised at not to exceed $300, may sell said property at public or private sale without complying with the provisions of said sections as to notice, publication, and mode of sale.
(Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 11, 53 Stat. 1197.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. See sections 387 to 389 and 485 et seq. of this title.
heading: Definitions
text: The definitions in section 485a of this title apply to this section.
43 U.S.C. § 375b (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 375b. Disposal of tracts too small to be classed farm units
In accordance with the provisions of sections 375b to 375f of this title and notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter styled the Secretary, is authorized, in connection with any Federal irrigation project for which water is available, and after finding that such action will be in furtherance of the irrigation project and the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and Acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto, hereinafter styled the Reclamation Act, to dispose of any tract of withdrawn public land which, in the opinion of the Secretary, has less than sufficient acreage reasonably required for the support of a family and is too small to be opened to homestead entry and classed as a farm unit under the Reclamation Act.
(Mar. 31, 1950, ch. 78, § 1, 64 Stat. 39.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 375c (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 375c. Sales of small tracts to resident farm owners and entrymen; price; terms; acreage purchasable
The Secretary is authorized to sell such land to resident farm owners or resident entrymen, on the project upon which such land is located, at prices not less than that fixed by independent appraisal approved by the Secretary, and upon such terms and at private sale or at public auction as he may prescribe: Provided, That such resident farm landowner or resident entryman shall be permitted to purchase under sections 375b to 375f of this title not more than one hundred and sixty acres of such land, or an area which, together with land already owned or entered on such project shall not exceed one hundred and sixty irrigable acres.
(Mar. 31, 1950, ch. 78, § 2, 64 Stat. 39.)
43 U.S.C. § 375d (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 375d. Issuance of patent for small tracts; reservations
After the purchaser has paid to the United States all the amount on the purchase price of such land, a patent shall be issued. Such patents shall contain a reservation of a lien for water charges when deemed appropriate by the Secretary, and reservations of coal or other mineral rights to the same extent as patents issued under the homestead laws and also other reservations, limitations, or conditions as now provided by law.
(Mar. 31, 1950, ch. 78, § 3, 64 Stat. 40.)
43 U.S.C. § 375e (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 375e. Moneys from sale of small tracts covered into reclamation fund; credit
The moneys derived from the sale of such lands shall be covered into the reclamation fund and be placed to the credit of the project on which such lands are located.
(Mar. 31, 1950, ch. 78, § 4, 64 Stat. 40.)
43 U.S.C. § 376 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 376. Return of land donations not needed
Where real property or any interest therein heretofore has been, or hereafter shall be, donated and conveyed to the United States for use in connection with a project, and the Secretary decides not to utilize the donation, he is authorized without charge to reconvey such property or any part thereof to the donating grantor, or to the heirs, successors, or assigns of such grantor.
(Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, § 4, subsec. Q, 43 Stat. 704.)
heading: Definitions
text: The definitions in section 371 of this title apply to this section.
43 U.S.C. § 377 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 377. General expenses of Bureau of Reclamation chargeable to general reclamation fund
The cost and expense after June 30, 1945, of the office of the Commissioner in the District of Columbia, and, except for such cost and expense as are incurred on behalf of specific proj­ects, of general investigations and of nonproj­ect offices outside the District of Columbia, shall be charged to the reclamation fund and shall not be charged as a part of the reimbursable construction or operation and maintenance costs.
(Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, § 4, subsec. O, 43 Stat. 704; Apr. 19, 1945, ch. 80, 59 Stat. 54.)
heading: Amendments
text: 1945—Act Apr. 19, 1945, amended section generally and made it applicable after June 30, 1945.
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
heading: Definitions
text: The definitions in section 371 of this title apply to this section.
43 U.S.C. § 378 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 378. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act June 30, 1906, ch. 3912, 34 Stat. 663, authorized Secretary of the Interior to contract for office accommodations for Bureau of Reclamation in city of Washington. Construction of a building to afford office space for the bureau was authorized by act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 147, § 9, 37 Stat. 880.
43 U.S.C. § 379 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 379. Purchase of scientific books, law books, etc.
The Secretary of the Interior may authorize the purchase of such law books, books of reference, periodicals, engineering and statistical publications as are needed in carrying out the surveys and examinations authorized by the Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled “An Act appropriating the receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands in certain States and Territories for the construction of irrigation works for the reclamation of arid lands.”
(May 27, 1908, ch. 200, 35 Stat. 350.)
heading: References in Text
text: Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 380a, 380b (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 380a, 380b. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section 380a, acts Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 13, 53 Stat. 1197; Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 851, § 4, 54 Stat. 1111, authorized purchases by Bureau of Reclamation without compliance with section 16 of former Title 41, Public Contracts.
Section 380b, act July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, 66 Stat. 453, which authorized transfer of surplus aircraft parts and equipment to Bureau of Reclamation was from the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1953, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts.
A prior section 380b, act Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 375, title I, 65 Stat. 257, contained provisions similar to section 380b.
43 U.S.C. § 381 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 381. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 639
text: Section, acts June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 5, 32 Stat. 389; Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145, provided for commissions of registers and receivers of land offices.
43 U.S.C. § 382 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 382. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–304, § 9(a)(3), Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 664
text: Section, act May 27, 1908, ch. 200, 35 Stat. 350, related to assignment of pay by employees of Bureau of Reclamation. See section 5525 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
43 U.S.C. § 383 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 383. Vested rights and State laws unaffected
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as affecting or intended to affect or to in any way interfere with the laws of any State or Territory relating to the control, appropriation, use, or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder, and the Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the provisions of this Act, shall proceed in conformity with such laws, and nothing herein shall in any way affect any right of any State or of the Federal Government or of any landowner, appropriator, or user of water in, to, or from any interstate stream or the waters thereof.
(June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 8, 32 Stat. 390.)
heading: References in Text
text: This Act, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section is comprised of section 8 (less proviso) of act June 17, 1902. The remainder of section 8 is classified to section 372 of this title.
heading: Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act
text: Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 385 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 385. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 649
text: Section, act Aug. 9, 1937, ch. 570, § 1, 50 Stat. 592, related to contracts for medical attention and service for employees.
text: Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 647 to 649, also repealed acts Jan. 12, 1927, ch. 27, 44 Stat. 957; Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 137, 45 Stat. 227; Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 705, § 1, 45 Stat. 1589; May 14, 1930, ch. 273, § 1, 46 Stat. 306; Feb. 14, 1931, ch. 187, § 1, 46 Stat. 1142; Apr. 22, 1932, ch. 125, § 1, 47 Stat. 114; Feb. 17, 1933, ch. 98, § 1, 47 Stat. 842; Mar. 2, 1934, ch. 38, § 1, 48 Stat. 380; May 9, 1935, ch. 101, § 1, 49 Stat. 197, and June 22, 1936, ch. 691, § 1, 49 Stat. 1781, which contained similar provisions.
43 U.S.C. § 385a (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 385a. Payments to school districts for education of dependents of construction personnel; cooperative arrangements; chargeable to project
The Secretary of the Interior, giving due consideration to the temporary nature of the requirements therefor, is authorized to make such provision as he deems to be necessary and in the public interest for the education of dependents of persons employed on the actual construction of projects or features of projects, by the Bureau of Reclamation, in any cases in which he finds that by reason of such construction activity, an undue burden is, or will be cast upon the facilities of the public-school districts serving the areas in which construction is being undertaken, and to pay for the same from any funds available for the construction of said projects: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into cooperative arrangements with local school districts wherein such features are situated to contribute toward covering the cost of furnishing the educational services required for such dependents, or for the operation by those school districts of Government facilities, or for the expansion of local school facilities. Such cost incurred hereunder shall be charged to the project concerned and shall be repayable in the same manner and to the same extent as are its other costs of construction.
(June 29, 1948, ch. 733, § 1, 62 Stat. 1108.)
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out under section 1451 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 385b (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 385b. Repealed. Pub. L. 86–533, § 1(18), June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 248
text: Section, act June 29, 1948, ch. 733, § 2, 62 Stat. 1108, related to reports to Congress of all activities undertaken pursuant to provisions of section 385a of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 386 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 386. Application of excess-land provisions of reclamation laws to certain lands
The excess-land provisions of the Federal reclamation laws shall not be applicable to lands which on June 16, 1938, had an irrigation water supply from sources other than a Federal reclamation project and which will receive a supplemental supply from the Colorado-Big Thompson project.
(June 16, 1938, ch. 485, 52 Stat. 764.)