16 U.S.C. § 835 — Project authorized; laws applicable

Page 1494 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 835 nance of transmission lines and attendant facilities, transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 7152(a)(1)(E), (3) of Title 42, The Public Health and Wel- fare, and are to be exercised by Secretary through a separate Administration within Department of Energy. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with cer- tain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§ 1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174, 64 Stat. 1262, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. CHAPTER 12D—COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT Sec. 835. Project authorized; laws applicable. 835–1. Laws governing. 835a, 835b. Repealed. 835c. Duties of Secretary of the Interior. 835c–1. Taxation and assessments; applicability of State laws. 835c–2. Authorization of appropriations establish- ment of Columbia Basin Land Development Account. 835c–3. Repealed. 835c–4. General powers of Secretary of the Interior; delegation to authorized representatives. 835c–5. Repealed. 835d. Acquisition of Indian lands, Spokane and Colville Reservations. 835e. Payment for lands acquired from Spokane and Colville Reservations. 835f. Use of funds deposited to allottees; land and improvements. 835g. Relocation of Indian cemeteries. 835h. Acts and regulations by Secretary of the Inte- rior. 835i. Contracts with State of Washington for main- tenance and operation of fish hatcheries. 835j. Projects marketing commercial power and energy; consolidated financial statement to President and Congress; adjustment of rates to assure return of reimbursable construc- tion costs within prescribed period. 835k. Return of construction costs from marketing revenues in event of inability of irrigation water users to repay within repayment pe- riod and lack of other sources of revenue. 835l. Congressional declaration of financial policy; limitations on assistance; analyses and studies; ‘‘net revenues’’ defined. 835m. Recommendations for changes in limitations on financial assistance; time and frequency of submission. § 835. Project authorized; laws applicable In addition to the primary purposes for which the Grand Coulee Dam project (hereafter to be known as the Columbia Basin project and herein called the ‘‘project’’) was authorized under the provisions of the Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028), the project is authorized and reauthorized as a project subject to the Reclamation Project Act of 1939; and the provisions of each of those two Acts together with the provisions of this Act shall govern the repayment of expenditures and the construction, operation, and mainte- nance of the works constructed as a part of the project. (May 27, 1937, ch. 269, § 1, 50 Stat. 208; Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 14, 57 Stat. 14.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of August 30, 1935 (49 Stat. 1028), referred to in text, is act Aug. 30, 1935, ch. 831, 49 Stat. 1028, which act, by section 2, authorized the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam. The Reclamation Project Act of 1939, referred to in text, is act Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, 53 Stat. 1187, which is classified generally to sections 375a, 387 to 389, 485 to 485h, and 485i to 485k of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see sec- tion 485k of Title 43 and Tables. Those two Acts, referred to in text, refer to the act of Aug. 30, 1935, and to the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. See notes above. This Act, referred to in text, is act May 27, 1937, ch. 269, as amended generally by act Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 14, 57 Stat. 14, known as The Columbia Basin Project Act, which enacted this section, sections 835a to 835c–5 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under this section. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under this section and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1943—Act Mar. 10, 1943, amended section generally. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE Act May 27, 1937, ch. 269, § 11, as added by Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 14, 57 Stat. 20, provided that: ‘‘This Act [enact- ing this section, sections 835a to 835c–5 of this title, and provisions set out as a note below] may be cited as ‘The Columbia Basin Project Act’.’’ SEPARABILITY Act May 27, 1937, ch. 269, § 10, as added by Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 14, 57 Stat. 20, provided that: ‘‘If any provision of this Act [see Short Title note above] or the applica- tion of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to persons or cir- cumstances other than those as to which it is held in- valid shall not be affected thereby.’’ TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Power marketing functions of Bureau of Reclama- tion, including construction, operation, and mainte- nance of transmission lines and attendant facilities, transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 7152(a)(1)(E), (3) of Title 42, The Public Health and Wel- fare, and are to be exercised by Secretary through a separate Administration within Department of Energy. § 835–1. Laws governing The Columbia Basin project shall be governed by the Federal reclamation laws, being the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto. (Pub. L. 87–728, § 3, Oct. 1, 1962, 76 Stat. 678.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the Reclamation Act, which is classified gen- erally to chapter 12 (§ 371 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 371 of Title 43 and Tables. CODIFICATION Section is derived from part of section 3 of Pub. L. 87–728. Remainder of such section amended section 835c