Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§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
Contractors cannot use water from American Falls Reservoir unless their contract requires them to pay 6% interest per year on their share of the U.S. money advanced for building the reservoir, with each share set by the Secretary of the Interior.
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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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 600
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102