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Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-110

§505a Definitions

Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER XI — MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY › § 505a

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in nearby sections. It tells what the law means by "asset," "Asset Management Report," and "major repair and rehabilitation need." "Asset" means physical things the Bureau uses to carry out its mission to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound way for the American people. This covers facilities and project parts (like buildings, power equipment, recreation sites, and housing) and heavy or installed equipment. It also includes those assets that are mission critical. "Asset Management Report" means the Bureau’s annual Asset Management Plan and any public materials that summarize how the Bureau evaluates and manages its infrastructure. "Major repair and rehabilitation need" means large, nonrecurring repairs or rehab at a Reclamation facility, including dam safety work, big deferred fixes, and other significant extraordinary maintenance.

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Title 43, §505a

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In sections 505a to 505a–2 of this title:
(1)Asset
(A)In general
The term “asset” means any of the following assets that are used to achieve the mission of the Bureau to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the people of the United States:
(i)Capitalized facilities, buildings, structures, project features, power production equipment, recreation facilities, or quarters.
(ii)Capitalized and noncapitalized heavy equipment and other installed equipment.
(B)Inclusions
The term “asset” includes assets described in subparagraph (A) that are considered to be mission critical.
(2)Asset Management Report
The term “Asset Management Report” means—
(A)the annual plan prepared by the Bureau known as the “Asset Management Plan”; and
(B)any publicly available information relating to the plan described in subparagraph (A) that summarizes the efforts of the Bureau to evaluate and manage infrastructure assets of the Bureau.
(3)Major repair and rehabilitation need
The term “major repair and rehabilitation need” means major nonrecurring maintenance at a Reclamation facility, including maintenance related to the safety of dams, extraordinary maintenance of dams, deferred major maintenance activities, and all other significant repairs and extraordinary maintenance.

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Sections 505a to 505a–2 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original “this part”, which was translated as reading “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle G of title VIII of Pub. L. 116–9, which is classified generally to sections 505a to 505a–2 of this title, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Subtitle G of title VIII of Pub. L. 116–9 does not contain parts.

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Citation

43 U.S.C. § 505a

Title 43, Public Lands

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110