Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§477 Association or Irrigation District as Fiscal Agent of Government
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER IX — CONSTRUCTION CHARGES › § 477
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can pick a legally formed water-users’ group or an irrigation district to act for the United States and collect yearly project construction charges, yearly operation and maintenance charges, and any penalties, under rules he sets. A person applying for water rights or an entryman will not get credit for a payment until the money is turned over to the government officer the Secretary names to receive it.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §477
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to designate and appoint, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, the legally organized water-users’ association or irrigation district, under any reclamation project, as the fiscal agent of the United States to collect the annual payments on the construction charge of the project and the annual charges for operation and maintenance and all penalties: Provided, That no water-right applicant or entryman shall be entitled to credit for any payment thus made until the same shall have been paid over to an officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior to receive the same.
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43 U.S.C. § 477
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102