Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§479 Shutting Off Water for Nonpayment of Construction Charge
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER IX — CONSTRUCTION CHARGES › § 479
Summary
Water must not be supplied to the land of anyone who applied for water rights or filed an entry if they are more than one calendar year behind in paying the annual construction charge and its penalties.
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Title 43, §479
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No water shall be delivered to the lands of any water-right applicant or entryman who shall be in arrears for more than one calendar year for the payment of any annual construction charge and penalties.
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Codification Section is comprised of part of first sentence of section 6 of act Aug. 13, 1914. Remainder of first sentence of such section 6 is classified to section 493, 494, and 495 of this title; second and third sentences of such section 6 are classified to section 496 and 497 of this title, respectively.
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43 U.S.C. § 479
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102