Title 26Internal Revenue CodeRelease 119-73

§90 Illegal Federal irrigation subsidies

Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle A— - Income Taxes › Chapter CHAPTER 1— - NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES › Subchapter Subchapter B— - Computation of Taxable Income › Part PART II— - ITEMS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN GROSS INCOME › § 90

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

You must report any illegal Federal irrigation subsidy you got during the year as part of your gross income for tax purposes. The term "illegal Federal irrigation subsidy" means the extra amount equal to the difference between what should have been charged for Federal irrigation water delivered to you during the year and what you actually paid. The term "Federal irrigation water" means water made available for farming from the reclamation or irrigation projects listed in paragraph (8) of section 202 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. You cannot take a tax deduction for any amount you include under this rule.

Full Legal Text

Title 26, §90

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(a)Gross income shall include an amount equal to any illegal Federal irrigation subsidy received by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
(b)For purposes of this section—
(1)The term “illegal Federal irrigation subsidy” means the excess (if any) of—
(A)the amount required to be paid for any Federal irrigation water delivered to the taxpayer during the taxpayer year, over
(B)the amount paid for such water.
(2)The term “Federal irrigation water” means any water made available for agricultural purposes from the operation of any reclamation or irrigation project referred to in paragraph (8) of section 202 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.
(c)No deduction shall be allowed under this subtitle by reason of any inclusion in gross income under subsection (a).

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 202 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is classified to section 390bb of Title 43, Public Lands.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 100–203, title X, § 10611(c), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–452, provided that: “The

Amendments

made by this section [enacting this section] shall apply to water delivered to the taxpayer in months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 1987].”

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Citations & Metadata

Citation

26 U.S.C. § 90

Title 26Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73