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43 U.S.C. § 617n — Projects for irrigation, generation of electric power, and other purposes; investigations and reports
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make investigation and public reports of the feasibility of projects for irrigation, generation of electric power, and other purposes in the States of Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming for the purpose of making such information available to said States and to the Congress and of formulating a comprehensive scheme of control and the improvement and utilization of the water of the Colorado River and its tributaries. The sum of $250,000 is authorized to be appropriated from said Colorado River Dam fund, created by [section 617a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section617a&num=0&edition=prelim), for such purposes.
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to make investigation and public reports of the feasibility of projects for irrigation, generation of electric power, and other purposes in the States of Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming for the purpose of making such information available to said States and to the Congress and of formulating a comprehensive scheme of control and the improvement and utilization of the water of the Colorado River and its tributaries. The sum of $250,000 is authorized to be appropriated from said Colorado River Dam fund, created by [section 617a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section617a&num=0&edition=prelim), for such purposes.
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**(a) Creation of fund; purpose; receipts and expenditures under control of Secretary of the Interior** There is established a special fund, to be known as the “Colorado River Dam fund” (hereinafter referred to as the “fund”), and to be available, as hereafter provided for, only for carrying out the provisions of this subchapter. All revenues received in carrying out the provisions of this subchapter shall be paid into and expenditures shall be made out of the fund, under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior.
**(b) Advancements to fund by Secretary of the Treasury; allocation; repayment; interest** The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to advance to the fund, from time to time and within the appropriations therefor, such amounts as the Secretary of the Interior deems necessary for carrying out the provisions of this subchapter..11 So in original. Of this amount the sum of $25,000,000 shall be allocated to flood control and shall be repaid to the United States out of 62½ per centum of revenues, if any, in excess of the amount necessary to meet periodical payments during the period of amortization, as provided in [section 617c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section617c&num=0&edition=prelim). If said sum of $25,000,000 is not repaid in full during the period of amortization, then 62½ per centum of all net revenues shall be applied to payment of the remainder. Interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum accruing during the year upon the amounts so advanced and remaining unpaid shall be paid annually out of the fund, except as herein otherwise provided.
**(c) Limitation on use made of advancements** Moneys in the fund advanced under subdivision (b) shall be available only for expenditures for construc
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 617m
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act of Congress approved August 19, 1921, referred to
in subsec. (a), is act Aug. 19, 1921, ch. 72, 42 Stat. 171,
which is not classified to the Code.
The Federal Power Act, referred to in subsec. (c),
which was in the original the ‘‘Federal Water Power
Act’’, is defined in section 617k of this title. For further
details, see note set out under section 617k of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN COMPACT
The Upper Colorado River Basin Compact signed by
the States of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and
Wyoming on October 11, 1948, was approved by Congress
Apr. 6, 1949, ch. 48, 63 Stat. 31.
§ 617m. Reclamation law applicable
This subchapter shall be deemed a supplement
to the reclamation law, which said reclamation
law shall govern the construction, operation,
and management of the works herein author-
ized, except as otherwise therein provided.
(Dec. 21, 1928, ch. 42, § 14, 45 Stat. 1065.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The reclamation law, referred to in text, is defined in
section 617k of this title.
§ 617n. Projects for irrigation, generation of elec-
tric power, and other purposes; investiga-
tions and reports
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and
directed to make investigation and public re-
ports of the feasibility of projects for irrigation,
generation of electric power, and other purposes
in the States of Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New
Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming for the purpose of
making such information available to said
States and to the Congress and of formulating a
comprehensive scheme of control and the im-
provement and utilization of the water of the
Colorado River and its tributaries. The su
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