§ 499a. — Transfer of title to movable property; use of appropriations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC499a]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER XI--MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY
Sec. 499a. Transfer of title to movable property; use of
appropriations
Whenever an irrigation district, municipality, or water users'
organization assumes operation and maintenance of works constructed to
furnish or distribute a water supply pursuant to a contract entered into
with the United States in accordance with the Federal reclamation laws
(Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or
supplementary thereto), the Secretary of the Interior may transfer to
said district, municipality, or organization title to movable property
which has been purchased with funds advanced by the district,
municipality, or organization or which, in the case of property
purchased with appropriated funds, is necessary to the operation and
maintenance of such works and the value of which is to be repaid under a
contract with the district, municipality, or organization. In order to
encourage the assumption by irrigation districts, municipalities, and
water users' organizations of the operation and maintenance of works
constructed to furnish or distribute a water supply, the Secretary is
authorized to use appropriated funds available for the project involved
to acquire movable property for transfer under the terms and conditions
hereinbefore provided, at the time operation and maintenance is assumed.
(July 29, 1954, ch. 616, 68 Stat. 580; Aug. 2, 1956, ch. 884, 70 Stat.
940; Pub. L. 89-48, Sec. 1, June 24, 1965, 79 Stat. 172.)
References in Text
Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is popularly known as the
Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1965--Pub. L. 89-48 extended provisions to municipalities and
broadened their scope, previously limited to operation and maintenance
of irrigation works, to cover operation and maintenance of works
constructed to furnish or distribute a water supply.
1956--Act Aug. 2, 1956, authorized Secretary to use appropriated
funds for a project to acquire movable property for transfer to
irrigation districts and other water users' organizations to encourage
them to take over operation and maintenance of reclamation projects as
soon as they are completed.
Short Title
This section is popularly known as the ``Title to Movable Property
Act.''
