§390hh Operation and maintenance charges

Summary

The Secretary must set the price of irrigation water under a contract or contract amendment made under section 390cc so the price is high enough to cover all running and upkeep costs the district must pay to the United States. When a district signs or asks for such a contract change, and every year after, the Secretary must figure those costs and adjust the water price in the contract if the costs change. It does not apply to districts that run and maintain project facilities and pay those costs with non‑Federal money.