§ 425b. — Receipt of project water by lessees of irrigable lands owned by States, etc.; time limitation; applicability of acreage limitations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC425b]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER V--ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS
Sec. 425b. Receipt of project water by lessees of irrigable
lands owned by States, etc.; time limitation; applicability of
acreage limitations
Lessees of irrigable lands owned by States, political subdivisions,
and agencies thereof which are held to be subject to the acreage
limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law and for which
recordable contracts to sell have not been made may receive project
water from July 7, 1970, subject to the same acreage limitation
provisions of Federal reclamation law as private landowners.
(Pub. L. 91-310, Sec. 3, July 7, 1970, 84 Stat. 411; Pub. L. 97-293,
title II, Sec. 224(d), Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1272.)
References in Text
The Federal reclamation law, referred to in text, includes the act
of June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the
Reclamation Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto,
classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of act
June 17, 1902, to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
371 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1982--Pub. L. 97-293 struck out ``for a period not to exceed twenty-
five years'' after ``may receive project water''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 390cc of this title.
