§ 506. — Authority of Secretary to make modifications.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC506]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER XI-A--RECLAMATION SAFETY OF DAMS
Sec. 506. Authority of Secretary to make modifications
In order to preserve the structural safety of Bureau of Reclamation
dams and related facilities the Secretary of the Interior is authorized
to perform such modifications as he determines to be reasonably
required. Said performance of work shall be in accordance with the
Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts
amendatory or supplementary thereto).
(Pub. L. 95-578, Sec. 2, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2471.)
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.
Short Title of 1984 Amendment
Pub. L. 98-404, Sec. 1, Aug. 28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1481, provided in
part: ``That this Act [amending sections 508 and 509 of this title] may
be cited as `The Reclamation Safety of Dams Act Amendments of 1984'.''
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
Section 1 of Pub. L. 95-578 provided: ``That this Act [enacting this
subchapter and amending section 1511 of this title] shall be cited as
the `Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978'.''
Facilities Included Within Scope of Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of
1978
Pub. L. 95-578, Sec. 12, as added by Pub. L. 98-404, Sec. 1(4), Aug.
28, 1984, 98 Stat. 1482, provided that: ``Included within the scope of
this Act [this subchapter] are Fish Lake, Four Mile, Ochoco, Savage
Rapids Diversion and Warm Springs Dams, Oregon; Como Dam, Montana;
Little Wood River Dam, Idaho; and related facilities which have been
made a part of a Federal reclamation project by previous Acts of
Congress. Coolidge Dam, San Carlos Irrigation Project, Arizona, shall
also be included within the scope of this Act.''
