§590z Utilization of services, materials, funds, etc., of Federal, State, or municipal agencies, or of individuals

Summary

The Secretary may use services, labor, materials, easements, property, or money from federal agencies (including the Work Projects Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, Office of Indian Affairs, Department of Agriculture, or any other federal agency) to investigate, build, operate, or maintain a project, if the President directs it. The United States must be repaid in amounts the President sets for each project, but only up to the water users’ ability to repay as found by the Secretary under section 590z–1(a)(iv). The Secretary may also accept similar help or money from a State, local government, state agency, city, organization, or private person if doing so won’t hurt U.S. ownership of the project and won’t make it less likely that the project’s water users can meet their obligations to the United States. Money accepted this way must be kept and spent for the purposes given, just as if it had been specifically set aside for those purposes.