43 U.S.C. § 382 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–304, § 9(a)(3), Sept. 26,

Page 89 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 383 CODIFICATION Section is comprised of the second, third, fourth, and sixth undesignated pars. under headings ‘‘BUREAU OF RECLAMATION’’ and ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in title II of Pub. L. 102–377, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1330, 1331. AMENDMENTS 2014—Pub. L. 113–287, which directed that the second paragraph under the heading ‘‘administrative provi- sions’’ under the heading ‘‘Bureau of Reclamation’’ (43 U.S.C. 377b), be amended by substituting ‘‘chapters 3125 and 3201 of title 54’’ for ‘‘the Acts of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461–467) and June 27 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469)’’ without specifying a public law, was executed by making the substitution for ‘‘the Acts of August 21, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 461–467) and June 27, 1960 (16 U.S.C. 469)’’ in the first paragraph of this section, which is the second undesig- nated par. under the headings ‘‘BUREAU OF RECLAMA- TION’’ and ‘‘ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS’’ in title II of Pub. L. 102–377, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1330, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. See Codification note above. 2003—Pub. L. 108–137 inserted in first par. ‘‘, not to exceed $5,000,000 for each causal event giving rise to a claim or claims’’ after ‘‘activities of the Bureau of Rec- lamation’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE COSTS OF CERTAIN BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DAMS AND DIKES Pub. L. 115–270, title IV, § 4309, Oct. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 3889, as amended by Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LIX, § 5944, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3472, provided that: ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi- sion of law (including regulations), effective during the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 [Dec. 23, 2022], the Federal share of the dam safety modifications costs of a dam or dike described in subsection (b), including repairing or replacing a gate or ancillary gate components, shall be 100 percent. ‘‘(b) DESCRIPTION OF DAMS AND DIKES.—A dam or dike referred to in subsection (a) is a dam or dike— ‘‘(1) that is owned by the Bureau of Reclamation on the date of enactment of this section [Oct. 23, 2018]; ‘‘(2) the construction of which was completed not later than December 31, 1948; ‘‘(3) a corrective action study for which was com- pleted not later than December 31, 2015; and ‘‘(4) the construction of which was authorized by the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1215, chapter 795).’’ § 378. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act June 30, 1906, ch. 3912, 34 Stat. 663, au- thorized Secretary of the Interior to contract for office accommodations for Bureau of Reclamation in city of Washington. Construction of a building to afford office space for the bureau was authorized by act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 147, § 9, 37 Stat. 880. § 379. Purchase of scientific books, law books, etc. The Secretary of the Interior may authorize the purchase of such law books, books of ref- erence, periodicals, engineering and statistical publications as are needed in carrying out the surveys and examinations authorized by the Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, entitled ‘‘An Act appropriating the receipts from the sale and disposal of public lands in cer- tain States and Territories for the construction of irrigation works for the reclamation of arid lands.’’ (May 27, 1908, ch. 200, 35 Stat. 350.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of June seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete clas- sification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables. § 380. Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1, 46 Stat. 1029 Section, act July 1, 1918, ch. 113, 40 Stat. 675, author- ized purchases and procurement of services without ad- vertising and formal contract. §§ 380a, 380b. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 380a, acts Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 13, 53 Stat. 1197; Oct. 10, 1940, ch. 851, § 4, 54 Stat. 1111, authorized purchases by Bureau of Reclamation without compli- ance with section 16 of former Title 41, Public Con- tracts. Section 380b, act July 9, 1952, ch. 597, title I, 66 Stat. 453, which authorized transfer of surplus aircraft parts and equipment to Bureau of Reclamation was from the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1953, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. A prior section 380b, act Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 375, title I, 65 Stat. 257, contained provisions similar to section 380b. § 381. Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 639 Section, acts June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 5, 32 Stat. 389; Oct. 28, 1921, ch. 114, § 1, 42 Stat. 208; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1145, provided for commissions of registers and receivers of land offices. § 382. Repealed. Pub. L. 87–304, § 9(a)(3), Sept. 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 664 Section, act May 27, 1908, ch. 200, 35 Stat. 350, related to assignment of pay by employees of Bureau of Rec- lamation. See section 5525 of Title 5, Government Orga- nization and Employees. § 383. Vested rights and State laws unaffected Nothing in this Act shall be construed as af- fecting or intended to affect or to in any way interfere with the laws of any State or Territory relating to the control, appropriation, use, or distribution of water used in irrigation, or any vested right acquired thereunder, and the Sec- retary of the Interior, in carrying out the provi- sions of this Act, shall proceed in conformity with such laws, and nothing herein shall in any way affect any right of any State or of the Fed- eral Government or of any landowner, appropri- ator, or user of water in, to, or from any inter- state stream or the waters thereof. (June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 8, 32 Stat. 390.)