Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§462 Classification of Irrigable Lands and Equitable Apportionment of Charges
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER IX — CONSTRUCTION CHARGES › § 462
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For irrigable lands in any new project or division approved after December 5, 1924, the Secretary must classify lands by productivity and set different construction charges so costs are shared fairly.
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Title 43, §462
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The irrigable lands of each new project and new division of a project approved, after December 5, 1924, shall be classified by the Secretary with respect to their power, under a proper agricultural program, to support a family and pay water charges, and the Secretary is authorized to fix different construction charges against different classes of land under the same project for the purpose of equitably apportioning the total construction cost so that all lands may as far as practicable bear the burden of such cost according to their productive value.
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43 U.S.C. § 462
Title 43, Public Lands
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102