Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§477 Association or irrigation district as fiscal agent of Government
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IX— - CONSTRUCTION CHARGES › § 477
Summary
The Secretary may appoint an officially organized water‑users’ association or irrigation district in a reclamation project to collect construction payments, operation and upkeep fees, and penalties. Water‑right applicants or entrymen get credit only after payments reach an officer the Secretary names.
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Title 43, §477
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to designate and appoint, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, the legally organized water-users’ association or irrigation district, under any reclamation project, as the fiscal agent of the United States to collect the annual payments on the construction charge of the project and the annual charges for operation and maintenance and all penalties: Provided, That no water-right applicant or entryman shall be entitled to credit for any payment thus made until the same shall have been paid over to an officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior to receive the same.
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43 U.S.C. § 477
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73