Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§390aa Congressional Declaration of Purpose; Short Title
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER I–A — RECLAMATION REFORM › § 390aa
Summary
The subchapter changes and adds to the Act of June 17, 1902 (43 U.S.C. 371) and other related laws, which together are called the Federal reclamation law. It may be known as the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.
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Title 43, §390aa
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This subchapter shall amend and supplement the Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof (43 U.S.C. 371), hereinafter referred to as “Federal reclamation law”. This subchapter may be referred to as the “Reclamation Reform Act of 1982”.
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This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II (§§ 201–230) of Pub. L. 97–293, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1263, known as the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, which enacted this subchapter, amended section 373a, 422e, 425b, and 485h of this title, and repealed section 383 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables. Act of
June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is act
June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
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43 U.S.C. § 390aa
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