Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73
§617n Projects for irrigation, generation of electric power, and other purposes; investigations and reports
Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12A— - BOULDER CANYON PROJECT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ACT › § 617n
Summary
Interior Secretary must study and report on irrigation, power, other projects on the Colorado River and tributaries in AZ, NV, CO, NM, UT, WY for river control and use. Up to $250,000 may be taken from the Colorado River Dam Fund (sec. 617a).
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Title 43, §617n
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make investigation and public reports of the feasibility of projects for irrigation, generation of electric power, and other purposes in the States of Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming for the purpose of making such information available to said States and to the Congress and of formulating a comprehensive scheme of control and the improvement and utilization of the water of the Colorado River and its tributaries. The sum of $250,000 is authorized to be appropriated from said Colorado River Dam fund, created by section 617a of this title, for such purposes.
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43 U.S.C. § 617n
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73