Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§390tt Contract Required
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER I–A — RECLAMATION REFORM › § 390tt
Summary
Extra irrigation water from reclamation facilities can be used for farming, city, or industrial needs only if it is covered by a paid contract made under the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485 et seq.) or other federal reclamation law.
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Title 43, §390tt
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Irrigation water temporarily made available from reclamation facilities in excess of ordinary quantities not otherwise storable for project purposes or at times when such irrigation water would not have been available without the operations of those facilities, may be used for irrigation, municipal, or industrial purposes only to the extent covered by a contract requiring payment for the use of such irrigation water, executed in accordance with the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 [43 U.S.C. 485 et seq.], or other applicable provisions of Federal reclamation law.
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The Reclamation Project Act of 1939, referred to in text, is act Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, 53 Stat. 1187, which is classified principally to subchapter X (§ 485 et seq.) of this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 485k of this title and Tables. Federal reclamation law, referred to in text, is defined in section 390aa of this title.
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43 U.S.C. § 390tt
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102