Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§2222 Drought Contingency Plans
Title 43 › CHAPTER 40 — RECLAMATION STATES EMERGENCY DROUGHT RELIEF › SUBCHAPTER II — DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANNING › § 2222
Summary
The Secretary may, under Federal Reclamation laws and using Interior resources, create or join cooperative drought contingency plans with officials, tribes, and others to reduce drought harm.
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Title 43, §2222
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The Secretary, acting pursuant to the Federal Reclamation laws, utilizing the resources of the Department of the Interior, and in consultation with other appropriate Federal and State officials, Indian tribes, public, private, and local entities, is authorized to prepare or participate in the preparation of cooperative drought contingency plans (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as “contingency plans”) for the prevention or mitigation of adverse effects of drought conditions.
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43 U.S.C. § 2222
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102