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§618k Definitions

Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12A— - BOULDER CANYON PROJECT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ADJUSTMENT ACT › § 618k

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in this part. Project Act means the Boulder Canyon Project Act (43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.). Project means the works the Act lets the United States build and own, but not the main canal now called the All‑American Canal. Secretary means the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Firm energy and allottees have the meanings given in rules the Secretary made before July 19, 1940 and that were in effect on that date. Replacements are repairs or parts needed to keep the project working starting June 1, 1937, but not those caused by acts of God, the public enemy, or major disasters unless labeled “emergency” or “however necessitated.” Year of operation means June 1 through May 31.

Full Legal Text

Title 43, §618k

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The following terms wherever used in this subchapter shall have the following respective meanings: “Project Act” shall mean the Boulder Canyon Project Act [43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.]; “Project” shall mean the works authorized by the Project Act to be constructed and owned by the United States, exclusive of the main canal and appurtenances mentioned therein, now known as the All-American Canal; “Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Interior of the United States; “Firm energy” and “allottees” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in regulations promulgated before July 19, 1940, by the Secretary and in effect on July 19, 1940; “Replacements” shall mean such replacements as may be necessary to keep the project in good operating condition beginning June 1, 1937, but shall not include (except where used in conjunction with the word “emergency” or the words “however necessitated”) replacements made necessary by any act of God, or of the public enemy, or by any major catastrophe; and “Year of operation” shall mean the period from and including June 1 of any calendar year to and including May 31 of the following calendar year.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Boulder Canyon Project Act, referred to in text, is act Dec. 21, 1928, ch. 42, 45 Stat. 1057, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 617 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 617t of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1984—Pub. L. 98–381 substituted “beginning
June 1, 1937” for “during the period from
June 1, 1937, to
May 31, 1987, inclusive” in definition of “Replacements”.

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 618k

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73