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25 U.S.C. § 386a — Adjustment of reimbursable debts; construction charges
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The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to adjust or eliminate reimbursable charges of the Government of the United States existing as debts against individual Indians or tribes of Indians in such a way as shall be equitable and just in consideration of all the circumstances under which such charges were made: Provided, That the collection of all construction costs against any Indian-owned lands within any Government irrigation project is hereby deferred, and no assessments shall be made on behalf of such charges against such lands until the Indian title thereto shall have been extinguished, and any construction assessments heretofore levied against such lands in accordance with the provisions of [section 386 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section386&num=0&edition=prelim), and uncollected, are hereby canceled: Provided further, That the Secretary shall report such adjustments and eliminations to the Congress not later than sixty calendar days following the end of the fiscal year in which they are made: Provided further, That any proceedings hereunder shall not be effective until approved by Congress unless Congress shall have failed to act favorably or unfavorably thereon by concurrent resolution within ninety calendar days after the filing of said report, in which case they shall become effective at the termination of the said ninety calendar days: Provided further, That the Secretary shall adjust or eliminate charges, defer collection of construction costs, and make no assessment on behalf of such charges for beneficiaries that hold leases on Hawaiian home lands, to the same extent as is permitted for individual Indians or tribes of Indians under this section.
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The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to adjust or eliminate reimbursable charges of the Government of the United States existing as debts against individual Indians or tribes of Indians in such a way as shall be equitable and just in consideration of all the circumstances under which such charges were made: Provided, That the collection of all construction costs against any Indian-owned lands within any Government irrigation project is hereby deferred, and no assessments shall be made on behalf of such charges against such lands until the Indian title thereto shall have been extinguished, and any construction assessments heretofore levied against such lands in accordance with the provisions of [section 386 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section386&num=0&edition=prelim), and uncollected, are hereby canceled: Provided further, That the Secretary shall report such adjustments and eliminations to the Congress not later than sixty calendar days following the end of the fiscal year in which they are made: Provided further, That any proceedings hereunder shall not be effective until approved by Congress unless Congress shall have failed to act favorably or unfavorably thereon by concurrent resolution within ninety calendar days after the filing of said report, in which case they shall become effective at the termination of the said ninety calendar days: Provided further, That the Secretary shall adjust or eliminate charges, defer collection of construction costs, and make no assessment on behalf of such charges for beneficiaries that hold leases on Hawaiian home lands, to the same extent as is permitted for individual Indians or tribes of Indians under this section.
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to require the owners of irrigable land under any irrigation system constructed for the benefit of Indians and to which water for irrigation purposes can be delivered to begin partial reimbursement of the construction charges, where reimbursement is required by law, at such times and in such amounts as he may deem best; all payments hereunder to be credited on a per acre basis in favor of the land in behalf of which such payments shall have been made and to be deducted from the total per acre charge assessable against said land.
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The Secretary may cancel, adjust, compromise, or reduce the amount of any loan or any portion thereof heretofore or hereafter made from the revolving loan fund established by this subchapter and its predecessor constituent funds which he determines to be uncollectable in whole or in part, or which is collectable only at an unreasonable cost, or when such action would, in his judgment, be in the best interests of the United States. He may also adjust, compromise, subordinate, or modify the terms of any mortgage, lease, assignment, contract, agreement, or other document taken to secure such loans.
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In the event of a default of a loan guaranteed hereunder, the holder of the guaranty certificate may immediately notify the Secretary in writing of such default and the Secretary shall thereupon pay to such holder the pro rata portion of the amount guaranteed and shall be subrogated to the rights of the holder of the guaranty and receive an assignment of the obligation and security. The Secretary may cancel the uncollectable portion of any obligation, to which he has an assignment or a subrogated right under this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preclude any forbearance for the benefit of the borrower as may be agreed upon by the parties to the loan and approved by the Secretary. The Secretary may establish the date, not later than the date of judgment and decree of foreclosure or sale, upon which accrual of interest or charges shall cease.
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The Secretary shall determine the repayment capability of Indian lands within, under, or served by any unit of the project. Construction costs allocated to irrigation of Indian lands (including provision of water for incidental domestic and stock water uses) and within the repayment capability of such lands shall be subject to [section 386a of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section386a&num=0&edition=prelim), and such costs that are beyond repayment capability of such lands shall be nonreimbursable.
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Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, in constructing, operating, and maintaining the units of the Colorado River storage project and the participating projects listed in [section 620 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section620&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall be governed by the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto): Provided, That (a) irrigation repayment contracts shall be entered into which, except as otherwise provided for the Paonia and Eden projects, provide for repayment of the obligation assumed thereunder with respect to any project contract unit over a period of not more than fifty years exclusive of any development period authorized by law; (b) prior to construction of irrigation distribution facilities, repayment contracts shall be made with an “organization” as defined in [section 485a(g) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section485a/g&num=0&edition=prelim) which has the capacity to levy assessments upon all taxable real property located within its boundaries to assist in making repayments, except where a substantial proportion of the lands to be served are owned by the United States; (c) contracts relating to municipal water supply may be made without regard to the limitations of the last sentence of [section 485h(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section485h/c&num=0&edition=prelim); and (d), as to Indian lands within, under or served by any participating project, payment of construction costs within the capability of the land to repay shall be subject to [section 386a of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view
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TITLE 25—INDIANS
§ 386
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Section 4 of the Permanent Appropriation Repeal
Act, 1934, referred to in text, is section 4 of act June 26,
1934, ch. 756, 48 Stat. 1227, which was classified to sec-
tion 725c of former Title 31, and was omitted from the
Code in the general revision and enactment of Title 31,
Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96
Stat. 877.
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 725s–3 of
Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of
Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, § 1, Sept.
13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
All functions vested by law (including reorganization
plan) in Bureau of the Budget or Director of Bureau of
the Budget transferred to President by section 101 of
Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, eff. July 1, 1970, 35 F.R. 7959,
84 Stat. 2085. Section 102 of Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1970, re-
designated Bureau of the Budget as Office of Manage-
ment and Budget.
§ 386. Reimbursement of construction charges
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and
directed to require the owners of irrigable land
under any irrigation system constructed for the
benefit of Indians and to which water for irriga-
tion purposes can be delivered to begin partial
reimbursement of the construction charges,
where reimbursement is required by law, at such
times and in such amounts as he may deem best;
all payments hereunder to be credited on a per
acre basis in favor of the land in behalf of which
such payments shall have been made and to be
deducted from the total per acre charge assess-
able against said land.
(Feb. 14, 1920, ch. 75, § 1, 41 Stat. 409.)
§ 386a. Adjustment of reimbursable debts; con-
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