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Title 43 — Public Lands

Chapter 40 — Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief

§ 2222. Drought contingency plans

Statutory text

The Secretary, acting pursuant to the Federal Reclamation laws, utilizing the resources of the Department of the Interior, and in consultation with other appropriate Federal and State officials, Indian tribes, public, private, and local entities, is authorized to prepare or participate in the preparation of cooperative drought contingency plans (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as “contingency plans”) for the prevention or mitigation of adverse effects of drought conditions.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991

    Pub. L. 102–250 title II § 202 · 106 Stat. 53

    Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 2222

    (Pub. L. 102–250, title II, § 202, Mar. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 56.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 102–250, title II, § 202, Mar. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 56.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 202. DROUGHT CONTINGENCY PLANS. The Secretary, acting pursuant to the Federal Reclamation laws, utilizing the resources of the Department of the Interior, and in consultation with other appropriate Federal and State officials, Indian tribes, public, private, and local entities, is authorized to prepare or participate in the preparation of cooperative drought contingency plans (hereinafter in this title referred to as “contin-gency plans”) for the prevention or mitigation of adverse effects of drought conditions.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 102–250, title II, § 202, , 106 Stat. 56.)

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