Title 43, Public LandsRelease 119-102
§620m Compliance with Law Required in Operation of Facilities; Enforcement of Provisions
Title 43 › CHAPTER 12B — COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT › § 620m
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior must follow the Colorado River Compact, the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, the Boulder Canyon Project Act and Adjustment Act, and the treaty with Mexico when storing and releasing water from reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin. If the Secretary fails to follow those agreements, any Colorado River Basin state may sue in the U.S. Supreme Court to enforce them, and the United States may be joined as a defendant or other party with its consent.
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Title 43, §620m
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In the operation and maintenance of all facilities, authorized by Federal law and under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, in the basin of the Colorado River, the Secretary of the Interior is directed to comply with the applicable provisions of the Colorado River Compact, the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, the Boulder Canyon Project Act [43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.], the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act [43 U.S.C. 618 et seq.], and the Treaty with the United Mexican States, in the storage and release of water from reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin. In the event of the failure of the Secretary of the Interior to so comply, any State of the Colorado River Basin may maintain an action in the Supreme Court of the United States to enforce the provisions of this section, and consent is given to the joinder of the United States as a party in such suit or suites, as a defendant or otherwise.
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The Boulder Canyon Project Act, referred to in text, is act Dec. 21, 1928, ch. 42, 45 Stat. 1057, which is classified generally to subchapter I (§ 617 et seq.) of chapter 12A of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 617t of this title and Tables. The Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act, referred to in text, is act July 19, 1940, ch. 643, 54 Stat. 774, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 618 et seq.) of chapter 12A of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 618o of this title and Tables.
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43 U.S.C. § 620m
Title 43, Public Lands
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102