§ 620m. — Compliance with law required in operation of facilities; enforcement of provisions.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC620m]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12B--COLORADO RIVER STORAGE PROJECT
Sec. 620m. Compliance with law required in operation of
facilities; enforcement of provisions
In the operation and maintenance of all facilities, authorized by
Federal law and under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Secretary
of the Interior, in the basin of the Colorado River, the Secretary of
the Interior is directed to comply with the applicable provisions of the
Colorado River Compact, the Upper Colorado River Basin Compact, the
Boulder Canyon Project Act [43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.], the Boulder Canyon
Project Adjustment Act [43 U.S.C. 618 et seq.], and the Treaty with the
United Mexican States, in the storage and release of water from
reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin. In the event of the failure of
the Secretary of the Interior to so comply, any State of the Colorado
River Basin may maintain an action in the Supreme Court of the United
States to enforce the provisions of this section, and consent is given
to the joinder of the United States as a party in such suit or suites,
as a defendant or otherwise.
(Apr. 11, 1956, ch. 203, Sec. 14, 70 Stat. 110.)
References in Text
The Boulder Canyon Project Act, referred to in text, is act Dec. 21,
1928, ch. 42, 45 Stat. 1057, as amended, which is classified generally
to subchapter I (Sec. 617 et seq.) of chapter 12A of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 617t of
this title and Tables.
The Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act, referred to in text, is
act July 19, 1940, ch. 643, 54 Stat. 774, as amended, which is
classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 618 et seq.) of chapter 12A
of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
section 618o of this title and Tables.
