Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-110
§2432 Effect on the Reclamation Laws
Title 43 › CHAPTER 42 — RURAL WATER SUPPLY › SUBCHAPTER II — TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY WATER WORKS › § 2432
Summary
It does not change or replace any federal law that applies to a project, or part of a project, built under the reclamation laws. Any help given under these rules must not be treated as a new or extra benefit under the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390aa et seq.), and it must not affect any contract made under the reclamation laws that existed on December 22, 2006.
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Title 43, §2432
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(a)Reclamation projects
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)No new or supplemental benefits
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 of chapter 12 of this title, amended section 373a, 422e, 425b, and 485h of this title, and repealed section 383 of Title 25, Indians.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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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 2432
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110