§423a Construction Charges on Permanently Unproductive Lands Already Paid; Disposition

Summary

Construction charges paid before May 25, 1926 for lands that are permanently unproductive and left out of the project must be used as a credit against charges due or coming due on any remaining irrigable land under the same water-right contract or on land taken in exchange under section 423c. If that credit is more than the unpaid and future charges, the extra must be paid in cash to the water-right holder or to the irrigation district, which must then settle with the landowners. If all the applicant’s irrigable lands are excluded as permanently unproductive and no exchange is made under section 423c, the total construction charges paid before May 25, 1926, minus any operation and maintenance charges that have built up, must be refunded in cash. The water-right contract will be canceled and any liens for water-right charges will be released.