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

Page 398 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 1501 documents, handbooks, standard operating pro- cedures, and statements of policy specific to the scoping, contracting, and review of appraisals performed for the Department by Federal or non-Federal covered appraisers, shall be made publicly available online and provided upon re- quest. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered appraiser The term ‘‘covered appraiser’’ means a State-licensed or -certified real property ap- praiser. (2) Department The term ‘‘Department’’ means the Depart- ment of the Interior. (3) Reporting period The term ‘‘reporting period’’ means the 1- year period before the date on which a report is submitted under subsection (c). (4) Secretary The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. (5) State The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and each ter- ritory and possession of the United States. (Pub. L. 118–230, § 2, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 2826.) CHAPTER 32—COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT SUBCHAPTER I—OBJECTIVES Sec. 1501. Congressional declaration of purpose and pol- icy. SUBCHAPTER II—INVESTIGATIONS AND PLANNING 1511. Reconnaissance investigations by Secretary of the Interior; reports; 10-year moratorium on water importation studies. 1511a. Cooperation and participation by Secretary of the Army with Federal, State, and local agencies. 1512. Mexican Water Treaty. 1513. Importation of water; protection of exporting areas. 1514. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER III—AUTHORIZED UNITS; PROTECTION OF EXISTING USES 1521. Central Arizona Project. 1522. Orme Dam and Reservoir. 1523. Power requirements of Central Arizona Project and augmentation of Lower Colo- rado River Basin Development Fund. 1524. Water furnished from Central Arizona Project. 1525. Cost of main stream water of Colorado River. 1526. Water salvage programs. 1527. Fish and wildlife conservation and develop- ment. 1528. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER IV—LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT FUND 1541. Allocation of costs; repayment. 1542. Repayment capability of Indian lands. 1543. Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund. Sec. 1544. Annual report to Congress. SUBCHAPTER V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 1551. Construction of Colorado River Basin Act. 1552. Criteria for long-range operation of res- ervoirs. 1553. Upper Colorado River Basin; rights to con- sumptive uses not to be reduced or preju- diced; duties and powers of Commission not impaired. 1554. Federal reclamation laws. 1555. Federal Power Act inapplicable to Colorado River between Hoover Dam and Glen Can- yon Dam. 1556. Definitions. SUBCHAPTER I—OBJECTIVES § 1501. Congressional declaration of purpose and policy (a) It is the object of this chapter to provide a program for the further comprehensive develop- ment 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 Colo- rado River; controlling floods; improving navi- gation; 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 bene- ficial purposes; improving water quality; pro- viding for basic public outdoor recreation facili- ties; 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 appro- priate 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 here- after authorized. (Pub. L. 90–537, title I, § 102, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 886.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 90–537, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 885, known as the Colorado River Basin Project Act, which enacted this chapter and sections 616aa–1, 620a–1, 620a–2, 620c–1, and 620d–1 of this title, amended sections 616hh, 620, and 620a of this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 620, 620k, and 1501 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Ta- bles. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL ON FAILURE OF ENFORCEABILITY DATE Pub. L. 108–451, title I, § 111, Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3499, provided that: Page 399 TITLE 43—PUBLIC LANDS § 1511a ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), if the Secretary [of the Interior] does not publish a statement of findings under section 207(c) [118 Stat. 3519] by December 31, 2007 [published Dec. 14, 2007, see 72 F.R. 71143]— ‘‘(1) this title [see Short Title of 2004 Amendment note below] is repealed effective January 1, 2008, and any action taken by the Secretary and any contract entered under any provision of this title shall be void; and ‘‘(2) any amounts appropriated under section 110 [118 Stat. 3498] that remain unexpended shall imme- diately revert to the general fund of the Treasury. ‘‘(b) EXCEPTION.—No subcontract amendment exe- cuted by the Secretary under the notice of June 18, 2003 (67 Fed. Reg. 36578), shall be considered to be a contract entered into by the Secretary for purposes of sub- section (a)(1).’’ Pub. L. 108–451, title II, § 215, Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3535, provided that: ‘‘If the Secretary [of the Interior] does not publish a statement of findings under section 207(c) [118 Stat. 3519] by December 31, 2007 [published Dec. 14, 2007, see 72 F.R. 71143]— ‘‘(1) except for section 213(i) [118 Stat. 3532], this title [see Short Title of 2004 Amendment note below] is repealed effective January 1, 2008, and any action taken by the Secretary and any contract entered under any provision of this title shall be void; ‘‘(2) any amounts appropriated under paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 214(a) [118 Stat. 3534, 3535], to- gether with any interest on those amounts, shall im- mediately revert to the general fund of the Treasury; ‘‘(3) any amounts made available under section 214(b) [118 Stat. 3535] that remain unexpended shall immediately revert to the general fund of the Treas- ury; and ‘‘(4) any amounts paid by the Salt River Project in accordance with the Gila River agreement shall im- mediately be returned to the Salt River Project.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 2004 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 108–451, § 1(a), Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3478, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [amending sections 1524 and 1543 of this title and enacting and repealing provisions set out as notes under this section and section 1543 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Arizona Water Settlements Act’.’’ Pub. L. 108–451, title I, § 101, Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3486, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending section 1543 of this title and enacting and repealing provisions set out as notes under this section and section 1543 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Central Arizona Project Set- tlement Act of 2004’.’’ Pub. L. 108–451, title II, § 201, Dec. 10, 2004, 118 Stat. 3499, provided that: ‘‘This title [amending section 1524 of this title and enacting and repealing provisions set out as notes under this section] may be cited as the ‘Gila River Indian Community Water Rights Settle- ment Act of 2004’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 90–537, title I, § 101, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 885, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter and sections 616aa–1, 620a–1, 620a–2, 620c–1, and 620d–1 of this title, amending sections 616hh, 620, and 620a of this title, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 620, 620k, and 1501 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Colorado River Basin Project Act’.’’ SUBCHAPTER II—INVESTIGATIONS AND PLANNING § 1511. Reconnaissance investigations by Sec- retary of the Interior; reports; 10-year mora- torium on water importation studies Pursuant to the authority set out in the Rec- lamation Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and the provisions of the Water Re- sources Planning Act of July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244, as amended [42 U.S.C. 1962 et seq.], with re- spect to the coordination of studies, investiga- tions and assessments, the Secretary of the Inte- rior shall conduct full and complete reconnais- sance investigations for the purpose of devel- oping a general plan to meet the future water needs of the Western United States. Such inves- tigations shall include the long-range water sup- ply available and the long-range water require- ments in each water resource region of the Western United States. Progress reports in con- nection with these investigations shall be sub- mitted to the President, the National Water Commission (while it is in existence), the Water Resources Council, and to the Congress every two years. The first of such reports shall be sub- mitted on or before June 30, 1971, and a final re- connaissance report shall be submitted not later than June 30, 1977: Provided, That for a period of ten years from November 2, 1978, any Federal of- ficial shall not undertake reconnaissance stud- ies of any plan for the importation of water into the Colorado River Basin from any other natural river drainage basin lying outside the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and those portions of Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming which are in the natural drainage basin of the Colorado River. (Pub. L. 90–537, title II, § 201, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 886; Pub. L. 95–578, § 10, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2472; Pub. L. 96–375, § 10, Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1507.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, re- ferred to in text, is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 371 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables. The Water Resources Planning Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 89–80, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 19B (§ 1962 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Wel- fare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1962 of Title 42 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1980—Pub. L. 96–375 substituted ‘‘any Federal offi- cial’’ for ‘‘the Secretary’’ in proviso. 1978—Pub. L. 95–578 substituted ‘‘November 2, 1978’’ for ‘‘September 30, 1968’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF NATIONAL WATER COMMISSION National Water Commission, established by Pub. L. 90–515, Sept. 26, 1968, 82 Stat. 868, terminated Sept. 26, 1973. § 1511a. Cooperation and participation by Sec- retary of the Army with Federal, State, and local agencies The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to cooper- ate and participate with concerned Federal, State, and local agencies in preparing the gen- eral plan for the development of the water re-