§ 469. — Increase in construction charges.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC469]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER IX--CONSTRUCTION CHARGES
Sec. 469. Increase in construction charges
No increase in the construction charges shall, after August 13,
1914, be made, after the same have been fixed by public notice, except
by agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and a majority of the
water-right applicants and entrymen to be affected by such increase,
whereupon all water-right applicants and entrymen in the area proposed
to be affected by the increased charge shall become subject thereto.
Such increased charge shall be added to the construction charge and
payment thereof distributed over the remaining unpaid installments of
construction charges: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior, in
his discretion, may agree that such increased construction charge shall
be paid in additional annual installments, each of which shall be at
least equal to the amount of the largest installment as fixed for the
project by the public notice theretofore issued. And such additional
installments of the increased construction charge, as so agreed upon
shall become due and payable on December 1 of each year subsequent to
the year when the final installment of the construction charge under
such public notice is due and payable: Provided further, That all such
increased construction charges shall be subject to the same conditions,
penalties, and suit or action as provided in sections 478, 480, and 481
of this title.
(Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, Sec. 4, 38 Stat. 687.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 470, 475 of this title.
