Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-110
§390h–8 Lake Cheraw Water Reclamation and Reuse Study
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 390h–8
Summary
Do a study with Colorado partners to reclaim Lake Cheraw or reduce pollution harming groundwater and Arkansas River. Federal share must not exceed 50 percent, and the Secretary must report to Congress within two years after funds are appropriated under sections 390h to 390h–39.
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Title 43, §390h–8
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(a)General authority
The Secretary is authorized, in cooperation with the State of Colorado and appropriate local and regional entities, to conduct a study to assess and develop means of reclaiming the waters of Lake Cheraw, Colorado, or otherwise ameliorating, controlling and mitigating potential negative impacts of pollution in the waters of Lake Cheraw on groundwater resources or the waters of the Arkansas River.
(b)Federal share
The Federal share of the costs of the study authorized by this section shall not exceed 50 per centum of the total.
(c)Report
The Secretary shall submit the report authorized by this section to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives not later than two years after appropriation of funds authorized by sections 390h to 390h–39 of this title.
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Amendments
1994—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Natural Resources” for “Interior and Insular Affairs” before “of the House”.
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43 U.S.C. § 390h–8
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110