Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§461 Determination of Construction Charges Generally
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER IX — CONSTRUCTION CHARGES › § 461
Summary
Set per-acre construction fees on irrigable public and private lands to repay estimated project costs to the reclamation fund fairly.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §461
Public Lands, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The construction charges which shall be made per acre upon the entries and upon lands in private ownership which may be irrigated by the waters of any irrigation project shall be determined with a view of returning to the reclamation fund the estimated cost of construction of the project, and shall be apportioned equitably.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section is comprised of part of section 4 of act June 17, 1902. Remainder of such section 4 is classified to section 419 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands ActProvisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
43 U.S.C. § 461
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102