Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§2426 Title to newly constructed facilities
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 42— - RURAL WATER SUPPLY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WATER WORKS › § 2426
Summary
New projects or facilities built under this part must stay owned and controlled by the non‑Federal borrower, and they follow the terms of the repayment agreement. That rule does not change who owns reclamation projects authorized before December 22, 2006, or ownership of supplemental works to existing reclamation projects, or works built to rehabilitate existing reclamation projects.
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Title 43, §2426
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(a)All new projects or facilities constructed in accordance with this subchapter shall remain under the jurisdiction and control of the non-Federal borrower subject to the terms of the repayment agreement.
(b)Nothing in this subchapter affects the title of—
(1)reclamation projects authorized prior to December 22, 2006;
(2)works supplemental to existing reclamation projects; or
(3)works constructed to rehabilitate existing reclamation projects.
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43 U.S.C. § 2426
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73