§620e Cost allocations; Indian lands; report to Congress

Summary

When a unit, project, or separable feature is finished, the Secretary must split the total construction costs (not counting spending allowed under section 620g) among uses like power, irrigation, municipal water, flood control, navigation, or other authorized purposes. Any costs assigned to purposes that are not meant to be repaid will not be returned. If a Navajo participating project is approved, the Secretary must identify irrigation costs for Indian-owned tribal or restricted lands that cannot repay; those costs will not be repaid because helping the Navajo is treated as a national responsibility. By January 1 each year, starting with the fiscal year 1957, the Secretary must report to Congress on the prior fiscal year’s revenues and the costs to build, operate, and maintain the Colorado River storage project and its participating projects. The report must show the federal investment by purpose (power, irrigation, and others), the progress of repayment, and the estimated year-by-year pace toward full repayment.