Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§462 Classification of irrigable lands and equitable apportionment of charges
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - CONSTRUCTION CHARGES › § 462
Summary
After December 5, 1924, the Secretary must group irrigable lands by their ability to support a family and pay water charges, and may set different construction costs so total costs match each land’s productivity.
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Title 43, §462
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The irrigable lands of each new project and new division of a project approved, after December 5, 1924, shall be classified by the Secretary with respect to their power, under a proper agricultural program, to support a family and pay water charges, and the Secretary is authorized to fix different construction charges against different classes of land under the same project for the purpose of equitably apportioning the total construction cost so that all lands may as far as practicable bear the burden of such cost according to their productive value.
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43 U.S.C. § 462
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73