Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§388 Claims for Damages; Settlement by Agreement
Title 25 › CHAPTER 11 — IRRIGATION OF ALLOTTED LANDS › § 388
Summary
Indian irrigation project funds may pay owners for damage to land or property caused by surveying, construction, operation, or maintenance, if the owner and the Secretary or designee agree. Total settlements for a project in one fiscal year cannot exceed 5 percent of its available funds.
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Title 25, §388
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pay out of funds available for the Indian irrigation projects for damages caused to owners of lands or other private property of any kind by reason of the operations of the United States, its officers or employees, in the survey, construction, operation, or maintenance of irrigation works of such projects and which may be compromised by agreement between the claimant and the Secretary of the Interior or such officers as he may designate: Provided, That the total of any such claims authorized to be settled as herein contemplated shall not exceed 5 per centum of the funds available for the project under which such claims arise during any one fiscal year.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 388
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102