Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§386 Reimbursement of Construction Charges
Title 25 › CHAPTER 11 — IRRIGATION OF ALLOTTED LANDS › § 386
Summary
The Secretary must require owners of irrigable Indian land that can receive water to begin partial repayment of construction costs when required by law. The Secretary sets the times and amounts and credits payments per acre against the per‑acre charge.
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Title 25, §386
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to require the owners of irrigable land under any irrigation system constructed for the benefit of Indians and to which water for irrigation purposes can be delivered to begin partial reimbursement of the construction charges, where reimbursement is required by law, at such times and in such amounts as he may deem best; all payments hereunder to be credited on a per acre basis in favor of the land in behalf of which such payments shall have been made and to be deducted from the total per acre charge assessable against said land.
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25 U.S.C. § 386
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102