Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§390ff Certification of compliance
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I–A— - RECLAMATION REFORM › § 390ff
Summary
If a district has the required federal contract, landowners and people who lease land must give the district a certificate, in a form the Secretary sets, saying they are following the rules. The certificate must say how many acres are leased, the lease term, and that the rent paid reflects the water’s reasonable value for the land’s productivity. The Secretary can also require any tenant to show a full copy of any lease for review.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §390ff
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As a condition to the receipt of irrigation water for lands in a district which has a contract as specified in section 390cc of this title, each landowner and lessee within such district shall furnish the district, in a form prescribed by the Secretary, a certificate that they are in compliance with the provisions of this subchapter including a statement of the number of acres leased, the term of any lease, and a certification that the rent paid reflects the reasonable value of the irrigation water to the productivity of the land. The Secretary may require any lessee to submit to him, for his examination, a complete copy of any such lease executed by each of the parties thereto.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 390ff
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73