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43 U.S.C. § 421a — Construction of distribution and drainage systems by irrigation districts or public agencies

submitted 71 years ago by ch. 271 to r/title-43-PUBLIC-LANDS · 113 words · no verdicts yet

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Irrigation districts or public agencies can build these systems instead of the Secretary doing it. The Secretary must approve their plans and specifications first. Drainage systems here mean only pipes and channels for removing excess irrigation water, not natural waterways.

Distribution and drainage systems that federal reclamation law authorizes can be built by irrigation districts or other public agencies, instead of by the Secretary of the Interior (called "the Secretary" in sections 421a through 421h). To do this, the districts or agencies must follow plans and specifications the Secretary approves, under the process in sections 421a to 421h. The "drainage systems" this group of sections covers are only those needed to collect and remove excess irrigation water, whether above or below ground. It does not include enlarging or changing existing waterways used to carry off natural runoff.
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Distribution and drainage systems authorized to be constructed under the Federal reclamation laws may, in lieu of construction by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in sections 421a to 421h of this title as the “Secretary”), be constructed by irrigation districts or other public agencies according to plans and specifications approved by the Secretary as provided in sections 421a to 421h of this title. The drainage systems referred to in sections 421a to 421h of this title are those required for collection and removal of excess irrigation water, either on or below the surface of the ground and do not include enlargement or alteration of existing waterways for disposition or natural runoff.

Source credit: (July 4, 1955, ch. 271, § 1, 69 Stat. 244; Pub. L. 92–487, Oct. 13, 1972, 86 Stat. 804.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1955Enacted · Act of July 4, 1955, ch. 271 · 69 Stat. 244
  • 1972Amended · Pub. L. 92-487 · 86 Stat. 804

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 271 on 1955-07-04.

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