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43 U.S.C. § 505 — Drainage facilities and minor construction in irrigation works; contracts with repayment organizations; limitation on costs; submission of contract to Congress
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Funds appropriated for the construction of irrigation works authorized to be undertaken pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), the Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1418), as amended [[16 U.S.C. 590y](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590y&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or other Acts of Congress may, insofar as such funds are available for the construction of drainage facilities and other minor items, be utilized by the Secretary of the Interior to accomplish such work by contract, by force account or, notwithstanding any other law and subject only to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary shall deem appropriate for the protection of the United States, by contract entered into with the repayment organization concerned whereby said organization shall perform such work: Provided, That in the event construction work to be accomplished by any one repayment organization, pursuant to contract with the United States, exceeds a total cost of $200,000, such contract shall not be executed by the Secretary prior to the expiration of sixty calendar days (which sixty days, however, shall not include days on which either the House of Representatives or the Senate is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain) from the date on which it has been submitted to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate for reference to the appropriate Committees, except that such contract may be executed prior to expiration of such sixty days in any case in which both such Committees approve said contract and notify the Secretary in writing of such approval.
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Funds appropriated for the construction of irrigation works authorized to be undertaken pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), the Act of August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1418), as amended [[16 U.S.C. 590y](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590y&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], or other Acts of Congress may, insofar as such funds are available for the construction of drainage facilities and other minor items, be utilized by the Secretary of the Interior to accomplish such work by contract, by force account or, notwithstanding any other law and subject only to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary shall deem appropriate for the protection of the United States, by contract entered into with the repayment organization concerned whereby said organization shall perform such work: Provided, That in the event construction work to be accomplished by any one repayment organization, pursuant to contract with the United States, exceeds a total cost of $200,000, such contract shall not be executed by the Secretary prior to the expiration of sixty calendar days (which sixty days, however, shall not include days on which either the House of Representatives or the Senate is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a day certain) from the date on which it has been submitted to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate for reference to the appropriate Committees, except that such contract may be executed prior to expiration of such sixty days in any case in which both such Committees approve said contract and notify the Secretary in writing of such approval.
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For the purpose of stabilizing water supply and thereby rehabilitating farmers on the land and providing opportunities for permanent settlement of farm families, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as “the Secretary”) is authorized to investigate and, upon compliance with the provisions of this subchapter, to construct water conservation and utilization projects in the Great Plains and arid and semiarid areas of the United States, and to operate and maintain each such project in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter; Provided, That the United States shall retain title to the dams, reservoirs, irrigation, and other project works until Congress otherwise provides: And provided further, That expenditures from appropriations made directly pursuant to the authority contained in [section 590z–10(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590z–10/1&num=0&edition=prelim) to meet reimbursable construction costs allocated to irrigation as defined in [section 590z–2(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590z–2/b&num=0&edition=prelim) shall not exceed $2,000,000 for dams and reservoirs in any one project, and that expenditures from appropriations made directly pursuant to the authority contained in [section 590z–10(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590z–10/1&num=0&edition=prelim) to meet costs allocated to flood control by the Secretary after consultation with the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army, shall not exceed $500,000 on any one project.
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When used in sections 371, 376, 377, 412, 417, 433, 462, 466, 478, 493, 494, 500, 501, and 526 of this title—
**(a)** The word “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
**(b)** The words “reclamation law” mean the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
**(c)** The words “reclamation fund” mean the fund provided by the reclamation law.
**(d)** The word “project” means a Federal irrigation project authorized by the reclamation law.
**(e)** The words “division of a project” mean a substantial irrigable area of a project designated as a division by order of the Secretary.
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In connection with the investigation, construction, or operation and maintenance of a project, pursuant to the authority of this subchapter, the Secretary is authorized to utilize (1) in such manner as the President may direct, services, labor, materials, or other property, including money, supplied by the Work Projects Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Office of Indian Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, or any other Federal agency, for which the United States shall be reimbursed in such amounts as the President may fix for each project, within the limits of the water users’ ability to repay costs as found by the Secretary under [section 590z–1(a)(iv) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590z–1/a/iv&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) such services, labor, materials, easements or property, including money, as may be contributed by any State or political subdivision thereof, State agency, municipal corporation, or other organization, or individuals, if, in the judgment of the Secretary, the acceptance thereof will not impair the title of the United States to the project works and will not reduce the probability that the project water users can meet the obligations to the United States entered into pursuant to this subchapter. Moneys received and accepted under (2) of this section shall be and remain available for expenditure for the purposes for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had been specifically appropriated for said purposes.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§§ 590r to 590x–4
Sec.
590z–9.
Powers and duties of Secretaries of the Inte-
rior and Agriculture; rules and regulations.
590z–10.
Authorization of appropriations.
590z–11.
Delegation of powers and duties by Secretary
of the Interior.
SUBCHAPTER I—FACILITIES FOR WATER
STORAGE AND UTILIZATION
§§ 590r to 590x–4. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–128, title
III, § 341(a), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318
Section 590r, acts Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, § 1, 50 Stat.
869; Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 751, § 1(1), (2), 68 Stat. 734; July 12,
1960, Pub. L. 86–624, § 9, 74 Stat. 412, related to Congres-
sional declaration of policy.
Section 590s, acts Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, § 2, 50 Stat.
869; Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 751, § 1(3), 68 Stat. 735, related to
powers and duties of Secretary of Agriculture.
Section 590t, act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, § 3, 50 Stat. 869,
related to location of projects.
Section 590u, act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, § 4, 50 Stat. 870,
related to State aid and certain requirements.
Section 590v, act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, § 5, 50 Stat. 870,
related to use of employees and agencies within De-
partment of Agriculture.
Section 590w, act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, § 6, 50 Stat. 870,
related to cooperation of governmental agencies, ex-
penditures and rules and regulations.
Section 590x, act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, § 7, 50 Stat. 870,
authorized appropriations.
Section 590x–1, act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, § 8, as added
Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 751, § 1(4), 68 Stat. 735, prescribed limi-
tations on aid.
Section 590x–2, act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, § 9, as added
Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 751, § 1(4), 68 Stat. 735, authorized loans
for farm land improvement.
Section 590x–3, act Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, § 10(a)–(e), as
added Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 751, § 1(4), 68 Stat.
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TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS
§ 505
1975—Pub. L. 94–102 required return of costs for small
reclamation projects including interest payments.
1950—Act Mar. 3, 1950, struck out period at end of sec-
ond sentence and inserted ‘‘; except that, any such de-
termination may become effective prior to the expira-
tion of such sixty days in any case in which each such
committee approves an earlier date and notifies the
Secretary in writing, of such approval: Provided, That
when Congress is not in session the Secretary’s deter-
mination, if accompanied by a finding by the Secretary
that substantial hardship to the water users concerned
or substantial further injury to the project works will
result, shall become effective when the chairman and
ranking minority member of each such committee
shall file with the Secretary their written approval of
said findings.’’
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Act Oct. 7, 1949, ch. 650, 63 Stat. 724, which enacted
this section and provisions set out below, is popularly
known as the ‘‘Rehabilitation and Betterment Act of
1949’’.
SUPPLEMENTAL TO FEDERAL RECLAMATION LAWS
Act Oct. 7, 1949, ch. 650, § 2, 63 Stat. 725, provided that:
‘‘This Act [enacting this section] shall be deemed a sup-
plement to the Federal reclamation laws.’’
§ 505. Drainage facilities and minor construction
in irrigation works; contracts with repay-
ment organizations; limitation on costs; sub-
mission of contract to Congress
Funds appropriated for the construction of ir-
rigation works authorized to be undertaken pur-
suant to the Federal reclamation laws (Act of
June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory
thereof or supplementary thereto), the Act of
August 11, 1939 (53 Stat. 1418), as amended [16
U.S.C. 590y et seq.], or othe
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