§ 499. — Discretionary power to transfer management.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC499]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER XI--MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY
Sec. 499. Discretionary power to transfer management
Whenever any legally organized water-users' association or
irrigation district shall so request, the Secretary of the Interior is
authorized, in his discretion, to transfer to such water-users'
association or irrigation district the care, operation, and maintenance
of all or any part of the project works, subject to such rules and
regulations as he may prescribe.
(Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, Sec. 5, 38 Stat. 687.)
Codification
Section is comprised of part of first sentence of section 5 of act
Aug. 13, 1914. Remainder of first sentence and second sentence of such
section 5 are classified to section 492 of this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 475, 511 of this title;
title 25 section 564l.
