§390cc New or Amended Contracts

Summary

Makes the rules in this subchapter apply to any irrigation district that signs a new contract with the Secretary after October 12, 1982, that amends a contract after that date to get extra benefits, or that changes a contract to follow these rules. A district with a contract already in place on October 12, 1982, that does not make one of those amendments stays under the older federal reclamation law as it was just before October 12, 1982, together with the later listed changes. If a district fails to amend within four and one-half years of October 12, 1982, water can be delivered to lands leased over 160 acres only if the full cost (as defined in section 390bb(3)(A)) is paid for the water for those excess acres, using the interest rate in section 390ee(a)(3). If a contract is not amended, a qualified or limited recipient may choose to follow this subchapter by signing an irrevocable form approved by the Secretary. The district must then deliver water to that person and collect the extra charges assignable to them for the credit of the United States. Any contract changes that are not required by these rules cannot be made without the non-Federal party’s consent.