Title 43 — Public LandsRelease 119-73not60
§600 Minidoka Project, Idaho; Sales of Water From American Falls Reservoir
Title 43 › Chapter 12— RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT › Subchapter XVII— LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO PARTICULAR PROJECTS GENERALLY › § 600
Summary
No contractor may get water from American Falls Reservoir unless contract requires 6% annual interest, as part of construction cost, on the contractor's share of U.S. advances, as determined by the Interior Secretary.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §600
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No contractor shall secure a right to the use of water from American Falls Reservoir, Minidoka project, except under a contract containing the provision that the contractor shall, as a part of the construction cost, pay interest at the rate of six per centum per annum upon the contractor’s proper proportionate share, as found by the Secretary of the Interior, of the moneys advanced by the United States on account of the construction of said reservoir prior to the date of the contract.
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43 U.S.C. § 600
Title 43 — Public Lands
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60