§ 493. — Operation charges; date of payment; discount; advance payment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC493]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER XI--MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY
Sec. 493. Operation charges; date of payment; discount; advance
payment
All operation and maintenance charges upon projects existing prior
to December 5, 1924, shall become due and payable on the date fixed for
each project by the Secretary of the Interior, and if such charge is
paid on or before the date when due there shall be a discount of 5 per
centum of such charge.
All contracts providing for new projects and new divisions of
projects approved after December 5, 1924, shall require that all
operation and maintenance charges shall be payable in advance. In each
case where the care, operation, and maintenance of a project or division
of a project are transferred to the water users the contract shall
require the payment of operation and maintenance charges in advance.
Whenever an adjustment of water charges is made under sections 371, 376,
377, 412, 417, 433, 438,\1\ 462, 463,\1\ 466, 467,\1\ 473,\1\ 474,\1\
478, 493, 494, 500, 501 and 526 of this title the adjustment contract
shall provide that thereafter all operation and maintenance charges
shall be payable in advance.
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(Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 688; Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4,
Sec. 4, subsec. N, 43 Stat. 704.)
References in Text
Section 438 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act
Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, Sec. 10, 67 Stat. 568.
Sections 463, 467, 473, and 474 of this title, referred to in text,
were repealed by act May 25, 1926, ch. 383, Sec. 47, 44 Stat. 650.
Codification
First paragraph of this section is comprised of part of first
sentence of section 6 of act Aug. 13, 1914. Remainder of first sentence
of such section 6 is classified to sections 479, 494, and 495 of this
title; second and third sentences of such section 6 are classified to
sections 496 and 497 of this title, respectively.
Second paragraph of this section is from act Dec. 5, 1924.
Language was inserted in the first paragraph of this section
limiting it to projects existing prior to Dec. 5, 1924, to avoid
conflict with second paragraph applicable to projects after Dec. 5,
1924.
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, 475, 500, 511 of
this title.
