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43 U.S.C. § 591a (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 591a. Boise project, Idaho; Arrowrock Dam; installment payments of costs of repairs, resurfacing, improvement, etc.
For the purpose of avoiding an unduly high operation and maintenance assessment in any one year and to keep the operation and maintenance charges in connection with the Arrowrock Division of the Boise reclamation project within the ability of the water users to pay, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to allow the irrigation districts of the said Arrowrock Division and the irrigation districts ditch companies, and water users who have assumed obligations to pay proportionate parts of the estimated cost of the operation and maintenance of the Arrowrock Reservoir, to pay the costs, as determined conclusively by said Secretary, incurred in the repair, resurfacing, and improvement of the Arrowrock Dam and in increasing the height thereof (to provide additional capacity to offset past and, to some extent, future losses of capacity resulting from the deposit of silt in the said reservoir) in twenty annual installments instead of requiring the payment of all of such operation and maintenance costs in one year as provided in section 492 of this title: Provided, That such costs, for the purpose of any amendatory contracts affecting the construction charges of Arrowrock Dam that may be entered into as authorized by subchapter X of this chapter, may, in the discretion of the Secretary, be treated as part of the construction charges of said dam, and as payable in the same manner as such charges.
(Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 132, 54 Stat. 155.)
heading: References in Text
text: Subchapter X (§ 485 et seq.) of this chapter, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to act of Aug. 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1187), which is known as the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, and which enacted subchapter X of this chapter, sections 375a, 380a, and 387 to 389 of this title, and section 16d of former Title 41, Public Contracts, and enacted provision set out as a note under section 485j of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 485k of this title and Tables.
43 U.S.C. § 592 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 592. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act Feb. 28, 1919, ch. 78, 40 Stat. 1210, granted leave of absence to any entryman who, prior to Feb. 28, 1919, made entry upon land withdrawn under reclamation law, until water became available for irrigation.
43 U.S.C. § 593 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 593. Flathead irrigation project, Montana
The provisions of sections 441 and 442 of this title, authorizing the assignment under certain conditions of homesteads within reclamation projects, and of subchapter XIV of this chapter, authorizing under certain conditions the issuance of patents on reclamation entries, and for other purposes, are hereby extended and made applicable to lands within the Flathead irrigation project, in the former Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, but such lands shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of the Act of Congress approved April 23, 1904 (Thirty-third Statutes at Large, page 302), as amended by the Act of Congress approved May 29, 1908 (Thirty-fifth Statutes at Large, page 448): Provided, That the lien reserved to the United States on the land patented, as provided for in section 542 of this title, shall include all sums due or to become due to the United States on account of the Indian price of such land.
(July 17, 1914, ch. 143, 38 Stat. 510.)
heading: References in Text
text: Subchapter XIV (§ 541 et seq.) of this chapter, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to act Aug. 9, 1912, 37 Stat. 265.
Act April 23, 1904, referred to in text, is not classified to the Code.
43 U.S.C. § 593a (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 593a. Construction, operation, and maintenance of Hungry Horse Dam
For the purpose of irrigation and reclamation of arid lands, for controlling floods, improving navigation, regulating the flow of the South Fork of the Flathead River, for the generation of electric energy, and for other beneficial uses primarily in the State of Montana but also in downstream areas, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to proceed as soon as practicable with the construction, operation, and maintenance of the proposed Hungry Horse Dam (including facilities for generating electric energy) on the South Fork of the Flathead River, Flathead County, Montana, to such a height as may be necessary to impound not less than one million acre-feet of water. The Hungry Horse project shall be subject to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto).
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to complete, as soon as the necessary additional material is available, the construction of the Hungry Horse Dam so as to provide a storage reservoir of the maximum usable and feasible capacity.
(June 5, 1944, ch. 234, §§ 1, 2, 58 Stat. 270; Pub. L. 85–428, May 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 147.)
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.
heading: Amendments
text: 1958—Pub. L. 85–428 provided that the Hungry Horse project shall be subject to the Federal reclamation laws.
heading: Authorization of Appropriations
text: Section 4 of act June 5, 1944, authorized appropriation of such sums as might be necessary to carry out the purpose of this section and section 593b of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 593b (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 593b. Construction of additional works for irrigation purposes
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain under the provisions of the Federal reclamation laws (Act June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), such additional works as he may deem necessary for irrigation purposes. Such irrigation works may be undertaken only after a report and findings thereon have been made by the Secretary of the Interior as provided in such Federal reclamation laws; and, within the limits of the water users’ repayment ability, such report may be predicated on allocation to irrigation of an appropriate portion of the cost of constructing said dam and reservoir. Said dam and reservoir and said irrigation works may be utilized for irrigation purposes only pursuant to the provisions of said Federal reclamation laws.
(June 5, 1944, ch. 234, § 3, 58 Stat. 271.)
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.
heading: Authorization of Appropriations
text: Section 4 of act June 5, 1944, authorized appropriation of such sums as might be necessary to carry out the purpose of this section and section 593a of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 594 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 594. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act June 27, 1906, ch. 3559, § 4, 34 Stat. 520, provided that settlers who had actually established themselves in town sites of Heyburn and Rupert, Idaho, prior to Mar. 5, 1906, in permanent buildings not easily moved, should be given right to purchase lots so built upon at an appraised value. Section was based on part of section 4 of act June 27, 1906. The remainder of section 4 is classified to sections 561 and 568 of this title.
43 U.S.C. § 595 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 595. King Hill project, Idaho
King Hill project, Idaho, shall be subject to the reclamation Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, so far as applicable and consistent with contract made prior to July 1, 1918, between the United States and King Hill irrigation district: Provided, That for the purposes of issuing patent to lands reclaimed, the reclamation effected by the operations of the United States Reclamation Service may be considered by the Secretary of the Interior as equivalent to reclamation effected by the State of Idaho, under section 641 of this title.
(July 1, 1918, ch. 113, 40 Stat. 674.)
heading: References in Text
text: The reclamation 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 act of June 17, 1902, to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
heading: Change of Name
text: The Reclamation Service, established in July 1902, changed to the Bureau of Reclamation on June 20, 1923, then to the Water and Power Resources Service on Nov. 6, 1979, and then to the Bureau of Reclamation on May 18, 1981. See 155 Dep’t of the Interior, Departmental Manual 1.1 (2008 repl.); Sec’y Hubert Work, Dep’t of the Interior, Order (June 20, 1923); Sec’y Cecil D. Andrus, Dep’t of the Interior, Secretarial Order 3042, §§ 1, 4 (Nov. 6, 1979); Sec’y James G. Watt, Dep’t of the Interior, Secretarial Order 3064, §§ 3, 5 (May 18, 1981).
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. § 596 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 596. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act May 20, 1921, ch. 9, 42 Stat. 7, gave ex-service men, successful at drawing held March 5, 1920, but unable to make entry because of reinstatement of conflicting claims, preference for not less than thirty days before next opening of lands to other entry.
43 U.S.C. § 597 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 597. Riverton project, Wyoming
Lands within and in the vicinity of the ceded portion of the Wind River or Shoshone Reservation, and included in the Riverton project, Wyoming, shall be subject to all the charges, terms, conditions, provisions, and limitations of the Reclamation Act and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and suitable provision shall be made by the Secretary of the Interior in fixing the charges to provide for reimbursement of the entire expenditure in accordance with the reclamation law and other laws applicable to said lands.
When any land on the project is opened to homestead entry under the terms of the “Reclamation Law,” the entryman shall pay to the United States for the lands the sum of $1.50 per acre as provided in section 2 of the Act approved March 3, 1905 (volume 33, Statutes at Large, page 1016), to be credited to the fund established by said Act of 1905, together with the proceeds from the sale of town sites established in said project under the “Reclamation Law”.
(June 5, 1920, ch. 235, § 1, 41 Stat. 915; Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, § 1, 41 Stat. 1404.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Reclamation Act and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, the reclamation law, and the “Reclamation Law”, referred to in text, probably mean act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. See act June 5, 1920, ch. 235, 41 Stat. 913, under the heading “reclamation service”, and act Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 161, 41 Stat. 1402, under the heading “reclamation service”, which identify “the reclamation law”. Act June 17, 1902, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of act June 17, 1902, to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
Act of March 3, 1905, referred to in text, is act Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1452, 33 Stat. 1016, which is not classified to the Code.
heading: Codification
text: The first par. of this section is from part of the first section of act June 5, 1920. The second par. of this section is from a proviso in the first section of act Mar. 4, 1921. For classification of other provisions of these Acts, see Tables.
heading: Restoration of Lands to Public Domain
text: Act Aug. 15, 1953, ch. 509, § 2, 67 Stat. 612, set out as a note under section 611 of Title 25, Indians, provided that unentered and vacant lands of the Riverton reclamation project within the ceded portion of the Wind River Indian Reservation should be restored to the public domain for administration, use, occupancy, and disposal under the reclamation and public land laws of the United States.
43 U.S.C. § 597a (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 597a. Easements for Bull Lake Dam and Reservoir
There is granted to the United States and its assigns, including its successors in control of the operation and maintenance of the Riverton reclamation project, Wyoming, a flowage easement and an easement for a dam site, together with all rights and privileges incident to the use and enjoyment of said easements, over tribal and allotted lands of the Wind River or Shoshone Indian Reservation within that part of said reservation required for the construction of the Bull Lake Dam and Reservoir on Bull Lake Creek, a tributary of the Wind River, in connection with the Riverton reclamation project, Wyoming, and for the impounding of approximately one hundred and fifty-five thousand acre-feet of water, including a ten-foot freeboard: Provided, That in consideration of the said rights insofar as they affect tribal lands there shall be deposited into the Treasury of the United States pursuant to the provisions of section 155 of title 25, for credit to the Shoshone and Arapaho Indians of the Wind River Reservation the sum of $6,500, from moneys appropriated for the construction of the said Bull Lake Dam and Reservoir, and the said sum when so credited shall draw interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum.
(Mar. 14, 1940, ch. 51, § 1, 54 Stat. 49.)
43 U.S.C. § 597b (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 597b. Compensation for easements
Compensation to the individual Indian owners of the allotted lands within the area described in section 597a of this title shall be made from moneys appropriated for the construction of the Bull Lake Dam and Reservoir at the appraised value of the easements: Provided, That should any individual Indian not agree to accept the appraised value of the easement as it affects his land, the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is, authorized to acquire such easement by condemnation proceedings.
(Mar. 14, 1940, ch. 51, § 2, 54 Stat. 49.)
43 U.S.C. § 597c (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 597c. Reservation of Indians’ right to use lands
The easements granted in section 597a of this title shall not interfere with the use by the Indians of the Wind River or Shoshone Indian Reservation of the lands dealt with in sections 597a to 597d of this title and the waters of Bull Lake Creek and the reservoir insofar as the use by the Indians shall not be inconsistent with the use of said lands for reservoir purposes.
(Mar. 14, 1940, ch. 51, § 3, 54 Stat. 49.)
43 U.S.C. § 598 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 598. Salt River project, Arizona; sale of water power
Whenever a development of power is necessary for the irrigation of lands under the Salt River reclamation project, Arizona, or an opportunity is afforded for the development of power under said project, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, giving preference to municipal purposes, to enter into contracts for a period not exceeding fifty years for the sale of any surplus power so developed, and the money derived from such sales shall be placed to the credit of said project for disposal as provided in the contract between the United States of America and the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association, approved September 6, 1917: Provided, That no contract shall be made for the sale of such surplus power which will impair the efficiency of said project: Provided, however, That no such contract shall be made without the approval of the legally organized water-users’ association or irrigation district which has contracted with the United States to repay the cost of said project: Provided further, That the charge for power may be readjusted at the end of five-, ten-, or twenty-year periods after the beginning of any contract for the sale of power in a manner to be described in the contract.
(Sept. 18, 1922, ch. 323, 42 Stat. 847.)
43 U.S.C. § 599 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 599. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section, act Aug. 17, 1916, ch. 349, 39 Stat. 516, provided that any person who established residence and made improvements on land within Yuma reclamation project for two years prior to August 17, 1916, should have right to make entry for the farm unit and have residence and improvements credited on his final proof.
43 U.S.C. § 600 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 600. Minidoka project, Idaho; sales of water from American Falls Reservoir
No contractor shall secure a right to the use of water from American Falls Reservoir, Minidoka project, except under a contract containing the provision that the contractor shall, as a part of the construction cost, pay interest at the rate of six per centum per annum upon the contractor’s proper proportionate share, as found by the Secretary of the Interior, of the moneys advanced by the United States on account of the construction of said reservoir prior to the date of the contract.
(June 5, 1924, ch. 264, 43 Stat. 417.)
43 U.S.C. § 600d (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 600d. Sanford Reservoir recreation facilities; allocation of water, reservoir capacity, or joint project costs of Canadian River project; municipal water use priorities; agreements for operation, maintenance, or additional development of project lands or facilities; disposal of project lands or facilities; nonreimbursable costs; cognizance of effect of fish and wildlife plan
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to investigate, plan, construct, operate and maintain, or otherwise provide for basic public outdoor recreation facilities at the Sanford Reservoir area, Canadian Federal reclamation project, to acquire or otherwise include within the project area such adjacent lands or interests therein as are necessary for present or future public recreation use, and to provide for the public use and enjoyment of project lands, facilities, and water areas in a manner coordinated with other project purposes: Provided, That this section shall not provide the Secretary with a basis for allocation to recreation of water, reservoir capacity, or joint project costs of the Canadian River project nor affect the priority for municipal use of water stored in the Sanford Reservoir, or the priority of use for municipal purposes of the capacity of said reservoir. The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with Federal agencies or State or local public bodies for the operation, maintenance, or additional development of project lands or facilities, or to dispose of project lands or facilities to Federal agencies or State or local public bodies by lease, transfer, conveyance or exchange upon such terms and conditions as will best promote the development and operation of such lands or facilities in the public interest for recreation purposes. The cost of providing basic recreation facilities shall be nonreimbursable. In carrying out the aforesaid activities the Secretary shall take cognizance of the effect of the fish and wildlife plan approved by the President December 19, 1962, pursuant to sections 600b and 600c of this title in providing facilities at the Canadian River project which have general recreation utility.
(Pub. L. 88–536, § 1, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 744.)
43 U.S.C. § 600e (PUBLIC LANDS)
§ 600e. Authorization of appropriations for public recreation facilities
There are authorized to be appropriated such amounts, but not more than $1,100,000, as may be necessary for the investigation, preparation of plans, construction and acquisition of lands authorized in section 600d of this title.
(Pub. L. 88–536, § 2, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 744.)
43 U.S.C. § 600f to 600f–4 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 600f to 600f–4. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section 600f, Pub. L. 93–493, title II, § 201, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1491, related to authorization for construction, operation, and maintenance of Cibolo project.
Section 600f–1, Pub. L. 93–493, title II, § 202, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1491, related to basis of interest rate on unpaid balance of reimbursable costs of Cibolo project.
Section 600f–2, Pub. L. 93–493, title II, § 203, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1491, related to water delivery and reimbursable construction cost repayment contracts.
Section 600f–3, Pub. L. 93–493, title II, § 204, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1492, related to conservation and development of fish and wildlife resources and enhancement of recreation.
Section 600f–4, Pub. L. 93–493, title II, § 205, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1492, related to authorization of appropriations to defray construction costs of Cibolo project.
43 U.S.C. § 600g to 600g–4 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 600g to 600g–4. Omitted
heading: Codification
text: Section 600g, Pub. L. 93–493, title X, § 1001, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1496, related to authorization for construction, operation, and maintenance of Nueces River project.
Section 600g–1, Pub. L. 93–493, title X, § 1002, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1496, related to repayment costs of Nueces River project.
Section 600g–2, Pub. L. 93–493, title X, § 1003, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1496, related to water delivery and reimbursable construction cost repayment contracts.
Section 600g–3, Pub. L. 93–493, title X, § 1004, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1497, related to conservation and development of fish and wildlife resources and enhancement of recreation opportunities.
Section 600g–4, Pub. L. 93–493, title X, § 1005, Oct. 27, 1974, 88 Stat. 1497, related to authorization of appropriations for Nueces River project.
43 U.S.C. § 602 to 609 (PUBLIC LANDS)
§§ 602 to 609. Repealed. June 17, 1944, ch. 261, § 2(a), 58 Stat. 279
text: Section 602, act May 27, 1920, ch. 209, § 1, 41 Stat. 627, related to notice of lands subject to entry and conditions and reservations in patents.
text: Section 603, act May 27, 1920, ch. 209, § 2, 41 Stat. 628, related to assessment of past expenditure for benefit of reclamation fund.
text: Section 604, act May 27, 1920, ch. 209, § 3, 41 Stat. 628, related to survey and opening of lands to entry.
text: Section 605, act May 27, 1920, ch. 209, § 4, 41 Stat. 628, related to additional payments; installments; forfeiture for nonpayment, etc.
text: Section 606, act May 27, 1920, ch. 209, § 5, 41 Stat. 628, related to preference rights of World War I veterans.
text: Section 607, act May 27, 1920, ch. 209, § 6, 41 Stat. 629, related to squatter’s rights not recognized, time of entry, and penalty for premature entry.
text: Section 608, act May 27, 1920, ch. 209, § 7, 41 Stat. 629, related to Lands in Klamath Lake Bird Reservation.
text: Section 609, act May 27, 1920, ch. 209, § 8, 41 Stat. 629, related to powers of Secretary of the Interior in relation to project.