§ 511. — Authority to contract with irrigation district.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC511]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER XII--CONTRACTS WITH STATE IRRIGATION DISTRICTS FOR PAYMENT OF
CHARGES
Sec. 511. Authority to contract with irrigation district
In carrying out the purposes of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat.
388), and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto and known as
the reclamation law, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into
contract with any legally organized irrigation district whereby such
irrigation district shall agree to pay the moneys required to be paid to
the United States, and in such event water-right applications on the
part of landowners and entrymen, in the discretion of the Secretary of
the Interior, may be dispensed with. In the event of such contract being
made with an irrigation district, the Secretary of the Interior, in his
discretion, may contract that the payments, both for the construction of
irrigation works and for operation and maintenance, on the part of the
district shall be made upon such dates as will best conform to the
district and taxation laws of the respective States under which such
irrigation districts shall be formed, and if he deem it advisable he may
contract for such penalties or interest charges in case of delinquency
in payments as he may deem proper and consistent with such State laws,
notwithstanding the provisions of sections 471, 472, 475, 478 to 481,
492, 493, 494 to 497 and 499 of this title. The Secretary of the
Interior may accept a partial payment of the amount due from any
district to the United States, providing such acceptance shall not
constitute a waiver of the balance remaining due nor the interest or
penalties, if any, accruing upon said balance: Provided, That no
contract with an irrigation district under this section and sections 512
and 513 of this title shall be binding on the United States until the
proceedings on the part of the district for the authorization of the
execution of the contract with the United States shall have been
confirmed by decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, or pending
appellate action if ground for appeal be laid.
(May 15, 1922, ch. 190, Sec. 1, 42 Stat. 541.)
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.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 513 of this title.
