§ 390uu. — Waiver of sovereign immunity.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC390uu]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER I-A--RECLAMATION REFORM
Sec. 390uu. Waiver of sovereign immunity
Consent is given to join the United States as a necessary party
defendant in any suit to adjudicate, confirm, validate, or decree the
contractual rights of a contracting entity and the United States
regarding any contract executed pursuant to Federal reclamation law. The
United States, when a party to any suit, shall be deemed to have waived
any right to plead that it is not amenable thereto by reason of its
sovereignty, and shall be subject to judgments, orders, and decrees of
the court having jurisdiction, and may obtain review thereof, in the
same manner and to the same extent as a private individual under like
circumstances. Any suit pursuant to this section may be brought in any
United States district court in the State in which the land involved is
situated.
(Pub. L. 97-293, title II, Sec. 221, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1271.)
References in Text
Federal reclamation law, referred to in text, is defined in section
390aa of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 390cc of this title.
