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§460l–34 Protection of Authorized Purposes of Reclamation Projects
Title 16 › CHAPTER 1 — NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES › SUBCHAPTER LXIX — OUTDOOR RECREATION PROGRAMS › Part E — Reclamation Recreation Management › § 460l–34
Summary
Leaves the authorized purposes of Reclamation projects unchanged. Enlarging a recreation facility under this part must not increase beneficiaries' repayment or operation and maintenance costs. "Beneficiaries" excludes entities contracting under the Federal Water Project Recreation Act.
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Title 16, §460l–34
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(a)Nothing in this part shall be construed to change, modify, or expand the authorized purposes of any Reclamation project.
(b)The expansion or modification of a recreational facility constructed under this part shall not increase the capital repayment responsibilities or operation and maintenance expenses of the beneficiaries of authorized purposes of the associated Reclamation project. The term “beneficiaries” does not include those entities who sign agreements or enter into contracts for recreation facilities pursuant to the Federal Water Project Recreation Act [16 U.S.C. 460l–12 et seq.].
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This part, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title XXVIII of Pub. L. 102–575, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4690, which enacted sections 460l–31 to 460l–34 of this title and amended sections 460l–13 to 460l–15 and 460l–18 of this title. The Federal Water Project Recreation Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 89–72, July 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 213, which is classified principally to part C (§ 460l–12 et seq.) of this subchapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 460l–12 of this title and Tables.
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16 U.S.C. § 460l–34
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Aug 21, 2026
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