Title 43Public LandsRelease 119-73

§493 Operation charges; date of payment; discount; advance payment

Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER XI— - MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY › § 493

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

For projects already built before December 5, 1924, the Secretary of the Interior sets the due date for operation and maintenance charges. If you pay the charge on or before that date, you get a 5% discount. For any new project or new part of a project approved after December 5, 1924, the contract must say the operation and maintenance charges are paid in advance. If care, operation, and maintenance are turned over to the water users, the contract must also require advance payment. If water charges are adjusted under sections 371, 376, 377, 412, 417, 433, 438, 462, 463, 466, 467, 473, 474, 478, 493, 494, 500, 501, or 526 of this title, the adjustment contract must make future operation and maintenance charges payable in advance.

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Title 43, §493

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All operation and maintenance charges upon projects existing prior to December 5, 1924, shall become due and payable on the date fixed for each project by the Secretary of the Interior, and if such charge is paid on or before the date when due there shall be a discount of 5 per centum of such charge. All contracts providing for new projects and new divisions of projects approved after December 5, 1924, shall require that all operation and maintenance charges shall be payable in advance. In each case where the care, operation, and maintenance of a project or division of a project are transferred to the water users the contract shall require the payment of operation and maintenance charges in advance. Whenever an adjustment of water charges is made under section 371, 376, 377, 412, 417, 433, 438,11 See References in Text note below. 462, 463,1 466, 467,1 473,1 474,1 478, 493, 494, 500, 501 and 526 of this title the adjustment contract shall provide that thereafter all operation and maintenance charges shall be payable in advance.

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References in Text

section 438 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 10, 67 Stat. 568. section 463, 467, 473, and 474 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by act May 25, 1926, ch. 383, § 47, 44 Stat. 650. Codification First paragraph of this section is comprised of part of first sentence of section 6 of act Aug. 13, 1914. Remainder of first sentence of such section 6 is classified to section 479, 494, and 495 of this title; second and third sentences of such section 6 are classified to section 496 and 497 of this title, respectively. Second paragraph of this section is from act Dec. 5, 1924. Language was inserted in the first paragraph of this section limiting it to projects existing prior to Dec. 5, 1924, to avoid conflict with second paragraph applicable to projects after Dec. 5, 1924.

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Definitions The definitions in section 371 of this title apply to this section.

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 493

Title 43Public Lands

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73