§ 494. — Pecuniary penalty for nonpayment of operation charge.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC494]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER XI--MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY
Sec. 494. Pecuniary penalty for nonpayment of operation charge
If any operation or maintenance charge is unpaid on the 1st day of
the third calendar month after it became due a penalty of 1 per centum
of the amount unpaid shall be added thereto, and thereafter an
additional penalty of one-half of 1 per centum of the amount unpaid
shall be added on the 1st day of each calendar month if such charge and
penalties shall remain unpaid.
(Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, Sec. 6, 38 Stat. 688; Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4,
Sec. 4, subsec. H, 43 Stat. 703.)
Codification
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, 493 and 495 of this title; second and third
sentences of such section 6 are classified to sections 496 and 497 of
this title, respectively.
Act Dec. 5, 1924, reduced the additional penalty from 1 per centum
to one-half of 1 per centum.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 371, 417, 475, 493, 500, 511
of this title.
