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43 U.S.C. § 390rr — Central Arizona Project

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43 U.S.C. § 390rr — Central Arizona Project

Lands receiving irrigation water pursuant to a contract with the Secretary as authorized under title III of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (82 Stat. 887; [43 U.S.C. 1521](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1521&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) which are placed under recordable contract shall be eligible to receive irrigation water upon terms and conditions related to pricing established by the Secretary pursuant to Federal reclamation law in effect immediately prior to October 12, 1982, for a period of time not to exceed ten years from the date such lands are capable of being served with irrigation water, as determined by the Secretary.

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Lands receiving irrigation water pursuant to a contract with the Secretary as authorized under title III of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (82 Stat. 887; [43 U.S.C. 1521](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1521&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.) which are placed under recordable contract shall be eligible to receive irrigation water upon terms and conditions related to pricing established by the Secretary pursuant to Federal reclamation law in effect immediately prior to October 12, 1982, for a period of time not to exceed ten years from the date such lands are capable of being served with irrigation water, as determined by the Secretary.

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43 U.S.C. § 390aa — Congressional declaration of purpose; short title

This subchapter shall amend and supplement the Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof ([43 U.S.C. 371](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section371&num=0&edition=prelim)), hereinafter referred to as “Federal reclamation law”. This subchapter may be referred to as the “Reclamation Reform Act of 1982”.

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43 U.S.C. § 1521 — Central Arizona Project

**(a) Construction and operation; Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct and pumping plants; Orme Dam and Reservoir; Buttes Dam and Reservoir; Hooker Dam and Reservoir; Charleston Dam and Reservoir; Tucson aqueducts and pumping plants; Fannin-McFarland Aqueduct; related and appurtenant works** For the purposes of furnishing irrigation water and municipal water supplies to the water-deficient areas of Arizona and western New Mexico through direct diversion or exchange of water, control of floods, conservation and development of fish and wildlife resources, enhancement of recreation opportunities, and for other purposes, the Secretary shall construct, operate, and maintain the Central Arizona Project, consisting of the following principal works: (1) a system of main conduits and canals, including a main canal and pumping plants (Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct and pumping plants), for diverting and carrying water from Lake Havasu to Orme Dam or suitable alternative, which system may have a capacity of 3,000 cubic feet per second or whatever lesser capacity is found to be feasible: Provided, That any capacity in the Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct in excess of 2,500 cubic feet per second shall be utilized for the conveyance of Colorado River water only when Lake Powell is full or releases of water are made from Lake Powell to prevent the reservoir from exceeding elevation 3,700 feet above mean sea level or when releases are made pursuant to the proviso in [section 1552(a)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1552/a/3&num=0&edition=prelim): Provided further, That the costs of providing any capacity in excess of 2,500 cubic feet per second shall be repaid by those funds available to Arizona pursuant to the provision of [section 1543(f) of this title](h

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43 U.S.C. § 1501 — Congressional declaration of purpose and policy

**(a)** It is the object of this chapter to provide a program for the further comprehensive development of the water resources of the Colorado River Basin and for the provision of additional and adequate water supplies for use in the upper as well as in the lower Colorado River Basin. This program is declared to be for the purposes, among others, of regulating the flow of the Colorado River; controlling floods; improving navigation; providing for the storage and delivery of the waters of the Colorado River for reclamation of lands, including supplemental water supplies, and for municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes; improving water quality; providing for basic public outdoor recreation facilities; improving conditions for fish and wildlife, and the generation and sale of electrical power as an incident of the foregoing purposes. **(b)** It is the policy of the Congress that the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to the “Secretary”) shall continue to develop, after consultation with affected States and appropriate Federal agencies, a regional water plan, consistent with the provisions of this chapter and with future authorizations, to serve as the framework under which projects in the Colorado River Basin may be coordinated and constructed with proper timing to the end that an adequate supply of water may be made available for such projects, whether heretofore, herein, or hereafter authorized.

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43 U.S.C. § 390ee — Pricing

**(a) Delivery of irrigation water at full cost** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any contract with a district entered into by the Secretary as specified in [section 390cc of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section390cc&num=0&edition=prelim), shall provide for the delivery of irrigation water at full cost as defined in [section 390bb(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section390bb/3&num=0&edition=prelim) to: (1) a landholding in excess of nine hundred and sixty acres of class I lands or the equivalent thereof for a qualified recipient,11 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon. (2) a landholding in excess of three hundred and twenty acres of class I land or the equivalent thereof for a limited recipient receiving irrigation water on or before October 1, 1981; and (3) the entire landholding of a limited recipient not receiving irrigation water on or before October 1, 1981: Provided, That the interest rate used in computing full cost under this paragraph shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the arithmetic average of— (A) the computed average interest rate payable by the Treasury upon its outstanding marketable public obligations which are neither due nor callable for redemption for fifteen years from the date of issuance; and (B) the weighted average of market yields on all interest-bearing, marketable issues sold by the Treasury during the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the expenditures are made, or October 12, 1982, for expenditures made before October 12, 1982. **(b) Delivery of irrigation water at prior terms and conditions** Any contract with a district entered into by the Secreta

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43 U.S.C. § 390ii — Disposition of excess lands

**(a) Disposal of lands in excess of ownership limitations within reasonable time** Irrigation water made available in the operation of reclamation project facilities may not be delivered for use in the irrigation of lands held in excess of the ownership limitations imposed by Federal reclamation law, including this subchapter, unless and until the owners thereof shall have executed a recordable contract with the Secretary, in accordance with the terms and conditions required by Federal reclamation law, requiring the disposal of their interest in such excess lands within a reasonable time to be established by the Secretary. In the case of recordable contracts entered into prior to October 12, 1982, such reasonable time shall not exceed ten years after the recordable contract is executed by the Secretary. In the case of recordable contracts entered into after October 12, 1982, except as provided in [section 390rr of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section390rr&num=0&edition=prelim), such reasonable time shall not exceed five years after the recordable contract is executed by the Secretary. **(b) Continued delivery of irrigation water to lands held in excess of ownership limitations** Lands held in excess of the ownership limitations imposed by Federal reclamation law, including this subchapter, which, on October 12, 1982, are, or are capable of, receiving delivery of irrigation water made available by the operation of existing reclamation project facilities may receive such deliveries only— (1) if the disposal of the owner’s interest in such lands is required by an existing recordable contract with the Secretary, or (2) if the owners of such lands have requested that a recordable contract be executed by the Secretary.

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43 U.S.C. § 1521 — Central Arizona Project

Page 400 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 1512 sources of the western United States authorized by the Colorado River Basin Project Act [43 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.]. (Pub. L. 91–611, title II, § 203, Dec. 31, 1970, 84 Stat. 1828.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Colorado River Basin Project Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 90–537, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 885, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1501 of this title and Tables. CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the Colorado River Basin Project Act which comprises this chapter. § 1512. Mexican Water Treaty The Congress declares that the satisfaction of the requirements of the Mexican Water Treaty from the Colorado River constitutes a national obligation which shall be the first obligation of any water augmentation project planned pursu- ant to section 1511 of this title and authorized by the Congress. Accordingly, the States of the Upper Division (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) and the States of the Lower Divi- sion (Arizona, California, and Nevada) shall be relieved from all obligations which may have been imposed upon them by article III(c) of the Colorado River Compact so long as the Sec- retary shall determine and proclaim that means are available and in operation which augment the water supply of the Colorado River system in such quantity as to satisfy the requirements of the Mexican Water Treaty together with any losses of water associated with the performance of that treaty: Provided, That the satisfaction of the requirements of the Mexican Water Treaty (Treaty Series 994, 59 Stat. 1219), shall be from the waters of the Colorado River pursuant to the tre

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43 U.S.C. § 390rr — Central Arizona Project

Page 125 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 390vv § 390rr. Central Arizona Project Lands receiving irrigation water pursuant to a contract with the Secretary as authorized under title III of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (82 Stat. 887; 43 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.) which are placed under recordable contract shall be eligi- ble to receive irrigation water upon terms and conditions related to pricing established by the Secretary pursuant to Federal reclamation law in effect immediately prior to October 12, 1982, for a period of time not to exceed ten years from the date such lands are capable of being served with irrigation water, as determined by the Sec- retary. (Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 218, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1271.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Colorado River Basin Project Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 90–537, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 885. Title III of the Colorado River Basin Project Act is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 1521 et seq.) of chapter 32 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1501 of this title and Tables. Federal reclamation law, referred to in text, is de- fined in section 390aa of this title. § 390ss. Religious or charitable organizations An individual religious or charitable entity or organization (including but not limited to a con- gregation, parish, school, ward, or chapter) which is exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (26 U.S.C. 501), and which owns, operates, or leases any lands within a district shall be treat- ed as an individual under the provisions of this subchapter regardless of such entity or organi- zation’s affiliation with a central organization or its subjug

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