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Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-110

§390ll Corps of Engineers Projects

Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER I–A — RECLAMATION REFORM › § 390ll

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal reclamation rules do not apply to land getting water from projects built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, unless one of two things happens: (1) a federal law specifically makes that Corps project part of a Federal reclamation project; or (2) the Secretary has, under reclamation law, provided project works to control or deliver farm water for those lands. If water users have contracts with the Secretary that make them repay their share of construction costs or pay their share of operation, maintenance, and contract administration costs for conservation storage or irrigation storage in a Corps project, those payment duties still must be met.

Full Legal Text

Title 43, §390ll

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(a)Applicability of Federal reclamation laws
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the ownership or pricing limitation provisions nor the other provisions of Federal reclamation law, including this subchapter, shall be applicable to lands receiving benefits from Federal water resources projects constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, unless—
(1)the project has, by Federal statute, explicitly been designated, made a part of, or integrated with a Federal reclamation project; or
(2)the Secretary, pursuant to his authority under Federal reclamation law, has provided project works for the control or conveyance of an agricultural water supply for the lands involved.
(b)Payment of construction, operation, maintenance and administrative costs allocated to conservation or irrigation storage
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, obligations that require water users, pursuant to contracts with the Secretary, to repay the share of construction costs and to pay the share of the operation and maintenance and contract administrative costs of a Corps of Engineers project which are allocated to conservation storage or irrigation storage shall remain in effect.

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Federal reclamation law, referred to in subsec. (a), is defined in section 390aa of this title.

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 390ll

Title 43, Public Lands

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110