Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§390xx Validation of Contracts Entered Into Prior to October 1, 1981
Title 43 › Chapter 12— RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter I–A— RECLAMATION REFORM › § 390xx
Summary
The United States confirms and makes valid any contract the Secretary signed with a district before October 1, 1981. This applies when the contract defines project or nonproject water or allows project water to be sent through nonproject facilities, or nonproject water through project facilities, to land inside the district.
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Title 43, §390xx
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The provisions of any contract entered into prior to October 1, 1981, by the Secretary with a district, which define project or nonproject water, or describe the delivery of project water through nonproject facilities or nonproject water through project facilities to lands within the district, are hereby authorized and validated on the part of the United States.
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43 U.S.C. § 390xx
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60