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§460l–34 Protection of authorized purposes of reclamation projects

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER LXIX— - OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS › Part Part E— - Reclamation Recreation Management › § 460l–34

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Nothing in this part can change or widen the official purposes of any Reclamation project. If a recreation facility built under this part is expanded or changed, that work must not increase the capital repayment or the operation and maintenance costs for the beneficiaries of the related Reclamation project. "Beneficiaries" does not include entities that sign agreements or contracts for recreation facilities under the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l–12 et seq.).

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §460l–34

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(a)Nothing in this part shall be construed to change, modify, or expand the authorized purposes of any Reclamation project.

(b)The expansion or modification of a recreational facility constructed under this part shall not increase the capital repayment responsibilities or operation and maintenance expenses of the beneficiaries of authorized purposes of the associated Reclamation project. The term “beneficiaries” does not include those entities who sign agreements or enter into contracts for recreation facilities pursuant to the Federal Water Project Recreation Act [16 U.S.C. 460l–12 et seq.].

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References in Text

This part, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title XXVIII of Pub. L. 102–575, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4690, which enacted sections 460l–31 to 460l–34 of this title and amended sections 460l–13 to 460l–15 and 460l–18 of this title. The Federal Water Project Recreation Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 89–72, July 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 213, which is classified principally to part C (§ 460l–12 et seq.) of this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 460l–12 of this title and Tables.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 460l–34

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Apr 6, 2026

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