Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§401 Amounts collected from defaulting contractors and their sureties
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - RECLAMATION FUND GENERALLY › § 401
Summary
Put money collected from contractors who defaulted on contracts under the reclamation law, or from their guarantors, into the reclamation fund. This includes past collections and covers money paid in cash or taken from amounts otherwise owed to the contractor, and the funds must be credited to the specific project or operation tied to that contract.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §401
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Any amounts collected from defaulting contractors or their sureties, including collections heretofore made, in connection with contracts entered into under the reclamation law, either collected in cash or by deduction from amounts otherwise due such contractors, shall be covered into the reclamation fund and shall be credited to the project or operation for or on account of which such contract was made.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 401
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73