§ 422a. — Declaration of purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC422a]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER IV--CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL PROJECTS
Sec. 422a. Declaration of purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to encourage State and local
participation in the development of projects under the Federal
reclamation laws, with emphasis on rehabilitation and betterment of
existing projects for purposes of significant conservation of water,
energy and the environment and for purpose of water quality control, and
to provide for Federal assistance in the development of similar projects
in the seventeen western reclamation States by non-Federal
organizations.
(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 972, Sec. 1, 70 Stat. 1044; Pub. L. 99-546, title
III, Sec. 302, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3053.)
References in Text
The Federal reclamation laws, referred to in text, are defined in
section 422b of this title.
Amendments
1986--Pub. L. 99-546 inserted ``, with emphasis on rehabilitation
and betterment of existing projects for purposes of significant
conservation of water, energy and the environment and for purpose of
water quality control,'' after ``laws''.
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Section 310 of title III of Pub. L. 99-546 provided that: ``The
provisions of Sections 303 and 308 of this title [amending sections 422c
and 422h of this title] shall take effect upon enactment of this title
[Oct. 27, 1986]. The provisions of sections 304(a) and 305 of this title
[amending section 422d of this title] shall be applicable to all
proposals for which final applications are received by the Secretary
after January 1, 1986. The provisions of Sections 302, 304(b), 306, and
307 [amending this section and sections 422d and 422e of this title]
shall be applicable to all proposals for which draft applications are
received by the Secretary after Auguest [sic] 15, 1986.''
Separability
Section 12 of act Aug. 6, 1956, provided that: ``If any provisions
of this Act [enacting this subchapter] or the application of such
provision to any person, organization, or circumstance shall be held
invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision
to persons, organizations, or circumstances other than those as to which
it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 422j of this title.
