Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§2432 Effect on the Reclamation Laws
Title 43 › Chapter 42— RURAL WATER SUPPLY › Subchapter II— TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WATER WORKS › § 2432
Summary
Does not change federal reclamation laws. Aid is not a new benefit under 43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq. and cannot alter contracts in effect on December 22, 2006.
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Title 43, §2432
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(a)Nothing in this subchapter supersedes or amends any Federal law associated with a project, or a portion of a project, constructed under the reclamation laws.
(b)Any assistance provided under this subchapter shall not—
(1)be considered to be a new or supplemental benefit for purposes of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.); or
(2)affect any contract in existence on December 22, 2006, that is executed under the reclamation laws.
Legislative History
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References in Text
The Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, referred to in subsec. (b)(1), is title II of Pub. L. 97–293, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1263, which enacted subchapter I–A (§ 390aa et seq.) of chapter 12 of this title, amended section 373a, 422e, 425b, and 485h of this title, and repealed section 383 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
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43 U.S.C. § 2432
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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