Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§572 Disposition of Net Proceeds; Fixing Project Construction Charges
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12 — RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › SUBCHAPTER XV — TOWN SITES, PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, AND SCHOOL SITES › § 572
Summary
After a land sale, the money left over after paying costs and the project construction charge for the irrigable parts must follow the law. If that project charge isn't set at the sale, the Interior Secretary must estimate it.
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Title 43, §572
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The net proceeds of such sales after deducting all expenditures on account of such lands, and the project construction charge, for the irrigable area of the lands so sold where irrigation or drainage works have been constructed or are proposed to be constructed, shall be disposed of as provided in section 501 of this title. Where the project construction charge shall not have been fixed at the date of any such sale, same shall be estimated by the Secretary of the Interior.
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43 U.S.C. § 572
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102