Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§1542 Repayment Capability of Indian Lands
Title 43 › CHAPTER 32 — COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT › SUBCHAPTER IV — LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT FUND › § 1542
Summary
Secretary must decide how much Indian lands repay. Irrigation costs, including domestic and stock uses, within that follow section 386a of title 25; costs beyond are not repaid.
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Title 43, §1542
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The Secretary shall determine the repayment capability of Indian lands within, under, or served by any unit of the project. Construction costs allocated to irrigation of Indian lands (including provision of water for incidental domestic and stock water uses) and within the repayment capability of such lands shall be subject to section 386a of title 25, and such costs that are beyond repayment capability of such lands shall be nonreimbursable.
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43 U.S.C. § 1542
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102