Title 43 — Public Lands
Chapter 12 — Reclamation and Irrigation of Lands by Federal Government
§ 498. Transfer of management and operation of works to water users generally
Statutory text
When the payments required by this Act are made for the major portion of the lands irrigated from the waters of any of the works herein provided for, then the management and operation of such irrigation works shall pass to the owners of the lands irrigated thereby, to be maintained at their expense under such form of organization and under such rules and regulations as may be acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior; Provided, That the title to and the management and operation of the reservoirs and the works necessary for their protection and operation shall remain in the Government until otherwise provided by Congress.
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. 57–1093 § 6 · 32 Stat. 388
Enacted · 43 U.S.C. § 498
(June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 6, 32 Stat. 389.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 6, 32 Stat. 389.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 6. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and Use of reclamation fund. directed to use the reclamation fund for the operation and maintenance of all reservoirs and irrigation works constructed under the provisions of this Act: Provided, That when the payments required by this Act Provisos. Ownership of works. are made for the major portion of the lands irrigated from the waters of any of the works herein provided for, then the management and operation of such irrigation works shall pass to the owners of the lands irrigated thereby, to be maintained at their expense under such form of organization and under such rules and regulations as may be acceptable to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That the title to and the management Title. and operation of the reservoirs and the works necessary for their protection and operation shall remain in the Government until otherwise provided by Congress.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, is act , 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.
Codification
Section is comprised of part of section 6 of act . Remainder of such section 6 is classified to section 491 of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Section as Unaffected by Submerged Lands Act
Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title.
Credits
(June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 6, 32 Stat. 389.)