Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§494 Pecuniary Penalty for Nonpayment of Operation Charge
Title 43 › Chapter 12— RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter XI— MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY › § 494
Summary
If an operation or maintenance charge is still unpaid on the first day of the third calendar month after it was due, a late fee equal to 1% of the unpaid amount is added. If it remains unpaid, another fee equal to 0.5% of the unpaid amount is added on the first day of each following calendar month until it is paid.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §494
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If any operation or maintenance charge is unpaid on the 1st day of the third calendar month after it became due a penalty of 1 per centum of the amount unpaid shall be added thereto, and thereafter an additional penalty of one-half of 1 per centum of the amount unpaid shall be added on the 1st day of each calendar month if such charge and penalties shall remain unpaid.
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Editorial Notes
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 479, 493 and 495 of this title; second and third sentences of such section 6 are classified to section 496 and 497 of this title, respectively. Act Dec. 5, 1924, reduced the additional penalty from 1 per centum to one-half of 1 per centum.
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43 U.S.C. § 494
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60