Title 43 — Public Lands
Chapter 12 — Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government
§ 421a. Construction of distribution and drainage systems by irrigation districts or public agencies
Statutory text
Distribution and drainage systems authorized to be constructed under the Federal reclamation laws may, in lieu of construction by the Secretary of the Interior (referred to in sections 421a to 421h of this title as the “Secretary”), be constructed by irrigation districts or other public agencies according to plans and specifications approved by the Secretary as provided in sections 421a to 421h of this title. The drainage systems referred to in sections 421a to 421h of this title are those required for collection and removal of excess irrigation water, either on or below the surface of the ground and do not include enlargement or alteration of existing waterways for disposition or natural runoff.
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.
Pub. L. 84–271 § 1 · 69 Stat. 552
Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 421a
July 4, 1955, ch. 271, § 1, 69 Stat. 244
Source evidence
Code source credit
July 4, 1955, ch. 271, § 1, 69 Stat. 244Pub. L. 92–487 · 86 Stat. 804
Substituted · 43 U.S.C. § 421a
Pub. L. 92–487 substituted provisions relating to construction of distribution and drainage systems, for provisions relating to construction of irrigation systems
Inserted · 43 U.S.C. § 421a
Pub. L. 92–487 inserted provisions setting forth the type of drainage systems subject to coverage of sections 421a to 421h of this title
Source evidence
Code amendment note
Pub. L. 92–487 substituted provisions relating to construction of distribution and drainage systems, for provisions relating to construction of irrigation systems, and inserted provisions setting forth the type of drainage systems subject to coverage of sections 421a to 421h of this title.
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Editorial Notes
Amendments
1972—Pub. L. 92–487 substituted provisions relating to construction of distribution and drainage systems, for provisions relating to construction of irrigation systems, and inserted provisions setting forth the type of drainage systems subject to coverage of sections 421a to 421h of this title.
Credits
1955–1972 · 2 acts
- 1955July 4, 1955, ch. 271, § 1, 69 Stat. 244
- 1972Pub. L. 92–487, , 86 Stat. 804.
Show as published
(July 4, 1955, ch. 271, § 1, 69 Stat. 244; Pub. L. 92–487, , 86 Stat. 804.)