Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102

§485h–3 “long-term Contract” Defined

Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER X — PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION CHARGES › § 485h–3

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

For sections 485h–1 through 485h–5, a "long-term contract" is any contract that lasts more than ten years.

Full Legal Text

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As used in sections 485h–1 to 485h–5 of this title, the term “long-term contract” shall mean any contract the term of which is more than ten years.

Legislative History

Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 which comprises this subchapter.

Reference

Citation

43 U.S.C. § 485h–3

Title 43, Public Lands

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102