Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§415 Receipts applicable to project generally
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - INSTITUTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS › § 415
Summary
Apply refunds and other money from a reclamation project to that project's fund so it can be spent like an appropriation, except repayments for construction or operation and maintenance charges.
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Title 43, §415
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All moneys heretofore or hereafter refunded or received in connection with operations under the reclamation law, except repayments of construction and operation and maintenance charges, shall be a credit to the appropriation for the project or operation from or on account of which the collection is made and shall be available for expenditure in like manner as if said sum had been specifically appropriated for said project or operation.
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References in Text
The reclamation law, referred to in text, is identified in act
June 12, 1917, ch. 27, 40 Stat. 147, under the heading “reclamation service”, as act
June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto. Act
June 17, 1902, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of act
June 17, 1902, to the Code, see
Short Title
note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 415
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73