Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§470 When work increasing construction charge may be undertaken
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - CONSTRUCTION CHARGES › § 470
Summary
No work or spending that would raise costs above a public construction charge may start until a binding repayment agreement under section 469 is signed by the Secretary and affected parties.
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Title 43, §470
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No work shall be undertaken or expenditure made for any lands, for which the construction charge has been fixed by public notice, which work or expenditure shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, increase the construction cost above the construction charge so fixed; unless and until valid and binding agreement to repay the cost thereof shall have been entered into between the Secretary of the Interior and the water-right applicants and entrymen affected by such increased cost, as provided by section 469 of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 470
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73