Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§617u Lease of Reserved Lands in Boulder City, Nevada; Disposition of Revenues
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12A — BOULDER CANYON PROJECT › SUBCHAPTER I — BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ACT › § 617u
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can set rental prices and lease federal land inside Boulder City, Nevada, without public advertising. Leases must be at or above those prices, can last up to 53 years, and all payments must go into the U.S. Treasury and be credited to the Colorado River Dam fund.
Full Legal Text
Title 43, §617u
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and empowered, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to establish rental rates for the lease of reserved lands of the United States situate within the exterior boundaries of Boulder City, Nevada, and, without prior advertising, to enter into leases therefor at not less than rates so established and for periods not exceeding fifty-three years from the date of such leases: Provided, That all revenues which may accrue to the United States under the provisions of such leases shall be deposited in the Treasury and credited to the Colorado River Dam fund established by section 617a of this title.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Boulder Canyon Project Act which comprises this subchapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Boulder City Act of 1958Public Law 85–900, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1726, provided for disposal of certain Federal property in Boulder City for purposes of establishment of a municipal corporation incorporated under laws of Nevada.
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Citation
43 U.S.C. § 617u
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102