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Title 43 — Public Lands

Chapter 12 — Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government

§ 390aa. Congressional declaration of purpose; short title

Statutory text

This subchapter shall amend and supplement the Act of , and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof (43 U.S.C. 371), hereinafter referred to as “Federal reclamation law”. This subchapter may be referred to as the “Reclamation Reform Act of 1982”.

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. Pub. L. 97–293 title II § 201 · 96 Stat. 1261

    Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 390aa

    (Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 201, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1263.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 201, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1263.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 201. short title This title shall amend and supplement the Act of June 43 USC 390aa. 17, 1902, and Acts supplementary thereto and amendatory thereof (43 U.S.C. 371), hereinafter referred to as “Federal reclamation 43 USC 371 note. law”. This title may be referred to as the “Reclamation Reform Act of 1982”.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II (§§ 201–230) of Pub. L. 97–293, , 96 Stat. 1263, known as the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, which enacted this subchapter, amended sections 373a, 422e, 425b, and 485h of this title, and repealed section 383 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.

Act of , referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, 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.

Credits

(Pub. L. 97–293, title II, § 201, , 96 Stat. 1263.)

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