43 U.S.C. § 617u — Lease of reserved lands in Boulder City,

Page 217 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 618 islature of each of such States and by the Con- gress of the United States. (Dec. 21, 1928, ch. 42, § 19, 45 Stat. 1065.) § 617s. Recognition of rights of Mexico to Colo- rado River waters Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed as a denial or recognition of any rights, if any, in Mexico to the use of the waters of the Colo- rado River system. (Dec. 21, 1928, ch. 42, § 20, 45 Stat. 1066.) § 617t. Short title The short title of this subchapter shall be ‘‘Boulder Canyon Project Act.’’ (Dec. 21, 1928, ch. 42, § 21, 45 Stat. 1066.) § 617u. Lease of reserved lands in Boulder City, Nevada; disposition of revenues The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and empowered, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, to establish rental rates for the lease of reserved lands of the United States situate within the exterior boundaries of Boul- der City, Nevada, and, without prior advertising, to enter into leases therefor at not less than rates so established and for periods not exceed- ing fifty-three years from the date of such leases: Provided, That all revenues which may accrue to the United States under the provisions of such leases shall be deposited in the Treasury and credited to the Colorado River Dam fund es- tablished by section 617a of this title. (June 18, 1940, ch. 395, 54 Stat. 437.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the Boulder Can- yon Project Act which comprises this subchapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries BOULDER CITY ACT OF 1958 Public Law 85–900, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1726, provided for disposal of certain Federal property in Boulder City for purposes of establishment of a municipal corpora- tion incorporated under laws of Nevada. § 617v. Repealed. Pub. L. 85–900, § 17, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1735 Section, act July 31, 1953, ch. 296, title II, 67 Stat. 250, which was not enacted as part of the Boulder Canyon Project Act (which comprises this subchapter), pro- vided for taxation of leaseholds lying within Boulder Canyon Project Reservation and deduction of certain school taxes in Boulder City Union School District. SUBCHAPTER II—BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ADJUSTMENT ACT Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Effective date of subchapter, see sections 618i, 620f, 620h, 620m of this title. CONSOLIDATION OF CERTAIN PROJECTS; EFFECT ON THIS SUBCHAPTER Consolidation of Parker and Davis Dam projects as not affecting this subchapter, see note set out pre- ceding subchapter I of this chapter. § 618. Promulgation of charges for electrical en- ergy The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to, and he shall, promulgate charges, or the basis of computation thereof, for electrical energy generated at Hoover Dam beginning June 1, 1937, computed to be sufficient, together with other net revenues from the project, to accom- plish the following purposes: (a) To meet the cost of operation and mainte- nance, and to provide for replacements, of the project beginning June 1, 1937; (b) To repay to the Treasury, with interest, the advances to the Colorado River Dam Fund for the project made prior to June 1, 1937, within fifty years from that date (excluding advances allocated to flood control by section 617a(b) of this title, which shall be repayable as provided in section 618f of this title), and such advances made on and after June 1, 1937, over fifty-year periods; (c) To provide $600,000 for each of the years and for the purposes specified in section 618a(c) of this title; (d) To provide $500,000 for each of the years and for the purposes specified in section 618a(d) of this title; and (e) To provide, by application of the incre- ments to rates specified in section 403(c)(2) of the Colorado River Basin Project Act of 1968, as amended and supplemented [43 U.S.C. 1543(c)(2)], revenues, from and after June 1, 1987, for appli- cation to the purposes there specified. Such charges may be made subject to revi- sions and adjustments at such times, to such ex- tent, and in such manner, as by the terms of their promulgation the Secretary shall pre- scribe. (July 19, 1940, ch. 643, § 1, 54 Stat. 774; Apr. 30, 1947, ch. 46, 61 Stat. 56; Pub. L. 98–381, title I, § 104(a)(1)–(3), Aug. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 1334.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1984—Pub. L. 98–381, § 104(a)(1), substituted ‘‘beginning June 1, 1937’’ for ‘‘during the period beginning June 1, 1937, and ending May 31, 1987’’ in provisions preceding subsec. (a). Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–381, § 104(a)(1), substituted ‘‘be- ginning June 1, 1937’’ for ‘‘during the period beginning June 1, 1937, and ending May 31, 1987’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98–381, § 104(a)(2), substituted ‘‘and such advances made on or after June 1, 1937, over fifty-year periods’’ for ‘‘and such portion of such ad- vances made on or after June 1, 1937, as (on the basis of repayment thereof within such fifty-year period or periods as the Secretary may determine) will be repay- able prior to June 1, 1987’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 98–381, § 104(a)(3), added subsec. (e). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries CHANGE OF NAME Act Apr. 30, 1947, changed name of Boulder Dam back to Hoover Dam. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS Pub. L. 98–381, title I, § 104(b), Aug. 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 1335, provided that: ‘‘Except as amended by this Act [amending sections 618, 618a, 618e, and 618k of this