Title 43Public LandsRelease 119-73

§620a–1 Construction of participating projects to be concurrent with Central Arizona Project

Title 43 › Chapter CHAPTER 12B— - COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT › § 620a–1

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary must construct the five participating projects (Animas‑La Plata, Dolores, Dallas Creek, West Divide, San Miguel) alongside the Central Arizona Project and complete them by its first water delivery; each project needs an appropriate repayment contract under section 620c before starting.

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Title 43, §620a–1

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The Secretary is directed to proceed as nearly as practicable with the construction of the Animas-La Plata, Dolores, Dallas Creek, West Divide, and San Miguel participating Federal reclamation projects concurrently with the construction of the Central Arizona Project, to the end that such projects shall be completed not later than the date of the first delivery of water from said Central Arizona Project: Provided, That an appropriate repayment contract for each of said participating projects shall have been executed as provided in section 620c of this title before construction shall start on that particular project.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section consists of subsec. (b) of section 501 of Pub. L. 90–537. Subsecs. (a), (d), and (e) of section 501 are classified to section 620, 620 note, 620a, 620a–2, 620c–1, and 620k note of this title. Subsec. (c) and (f) of section 501 are not classified to the Code. Section was enacted as part of the Colorado River Basin Project Act, and not as part of act Apr. 11, 1956, popularly known as the Colorado River Storage Project Act, which comprises this chapter.

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 620a–1

Title 43Public Lands

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73