43 U.S.C. § 593b: Construction of additional…

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior may build, operate, and maintain extra dams, reservoirs, and other irrigation works under the Federal Reclamation laws (Act June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and later amendments). He can only start after he makes the required report and findings under those laws, and part of the dam and reservoir cost can be charged to irrigation if water users can repay it; the works may be used for irrigation only under the rules of those Federal Reclamation laws.

Title 43, §593b

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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain under the provisions of the Federal reclamation laws (Act June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), such additional works as he may deem necessary for irrigation purposes. Such irrigation works may be undertaken only after a report and findings thereon have been made by the Secretary of the Interior as provided in such Federal reclamation laws; and, within the limits of the water users’ repayment ability, such report may be predicated on allocation to irrigation of an appropriate portion of the cost of constructing said dam and reservoir. Said dam and reservoir and said irrigation works may be utilized for irrigation purposes only pursuant to the provisions of said Federal reclamation laws.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Authorization of AppropriationsAct June 5, 1944, ch. 234, § 4, 58 Stat. 271, authorized appropriation of such sums as might be necessary to carry out the purpose of this section and section 593a of this title.

§593b Construction of Additional Works for Irrigation Purposes