§ 412. — Prerequisites to initiation of project or division of project.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC412]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER III--INSTITUTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECTS
Sec. 412. Prerequisites to initiation of project or division of
project
After December 5, 1924, no new project or new division of a project
shall be approved for construction or estimates submitted therefor by
the Secretary until information in detail shall be secured by him
concerning the water supply, the engineering features, the cost of
construction, land prices, and the probable cost of development, and he
shall have made a finding in writing that it is feasible, that it is
adaptable for actual settlement and farm homes, and that it will
probably return the cost thereof to the United States.
(Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, Sec. 4, subsec. B, 43 Stat. 702.)
Definitions
The definitions in section 371 of this title apply to this section.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 371, 417, 493, 500, 600a of
this title.
