RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Title 43 - Public Lands
Definitions
Water right as appurtenant to land and extent of right
General authority of Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of Reclamation; appointment
Law enforcement authority at Bureau of Reclamation facilities
Grants and cooperative agreements with Indian tribes and organizations
Bureau of Reclamation site security
Partnerships, grants, and cooperative agreements with local joint powers authorities
Sale of lands acquired in connection with irrigation project
Sale of land improved at expense of reclamation fund
Sale under sections 374 and 375 of lands appraised at not exceeding $300
Disposal of tracts too small to be classed farm units
Sales of small tracts to resident farm owners and entrymen; price; terms; acreage purchasable
Issuance of patent for small tracts; reservations
Moneys from sale of small tracts covered into reclamation fund; credit
Rules and regulations
Return of land donations not needed
General expenses of Bureau of Reclamation chargeable to general reclamation fund
Limitation on use of funds where organizations or individuals are in arrears on contract charges
Availability of appropriations for Bureau of Reclamation
Purchase of scientific books, law books, etc.
Vested rights and State laws unaffected
Extension of time for payment of charges accrued prior to , and
Payments to school districts for education of dependents of construction personnel; cooperative arrangements; chargeable to project
Application of excess-land provisions of reclamation laws to certain lands
Removal of sand, gravel, etc.; leases, easements, etc.
Contracts for materials; liability of United States
Relocation of highways, railroads, transmission lines, etc., exchange of water, water rights or electric energy
Utilization of dams and reservoir projects for irrigation purposes; additional construction; necessity of authorization; apportionment of cost; limitation
Congressional declaration of purpose; short title
Development of water supplies for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other purposes
Improving planning and administration of water supply storage
Leveraging Federal infrastructure for increased water supply
Water reservoirs; interests of States and local agencies in storage space
New or amended contracts
Dams and reservoirs wherein costs thereof, or rights thereto, have been acquired by local interests
Limitation on ownership
Rights, acquisition and availability of; obligation for operation and maintenance; costs for reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement; use during Government operation or by contract
Pricing
Revision of leases or agreements to evidence conversion of rights to use of storage rights
Certification of compliance
Groundwater recharge of aquifers; demonstration program
Phase I of groundwater recharge demonstration program
Phase II of groundwater recharge demonstration program
Evaluation of water quality impacts
Authorization of appropriations to carry out phase I
Authorization of appropriations to carry out phase II
Matching basis for funding phase II from non-Federal sources
New spending authority
Interstate transfer of water from Arkansas
Aquifer recharge flexibility
Equivalency
Program to investigate reclamation and reuse of wastewater and groundwater; general authority
Appraisal investigations
San Diego area water reclamation program
Los Angeles area water reclamation and reuse project
San Gabriel basin demonstration project
North San Diego County Area Water Recycling Project
Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling Project
Central Valley Water Recycling Project
St. George Area Water Recycling Project
Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project
Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project
Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Project
El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse Project
Reclaimed water in Pasadena
Orange County Regional Water Reclamation Project
City of West Jordan Water Reuse Project
Hi-Desert Water District in Yucca Valley, California wastewater collection and reuse facility
Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting Demonstration Project
Treatment of effluent from sanitation districts of Los Angeles County through city of Long Beach
San Joaquin Area Water Recycling and Reuse Project
Tooele Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project
Authorization of appropriations
Groundwater study
Willow Lake Natural Treatment System Project
Lakehaven, Washington, Water Reclamation and Reuse Project
Irvine basin groundwater and surface water improvement projects
Williamson County, Texas, water recycling and reuse project
Feasibility studies
Hawaii reclamation projects
Inland Empire regional water recycling project
Southern California desert region integrated water and economic sustainability plan
Mountain View, Moffett Area reclaimed water pipeline project
Pittsburg recycled water project
Antioch recycled water project
North Coast County Water District recycled water project
Redwood City recycled water project
Research and demonstration projects
South Santa Clara County recycled water project
South Bay advanced recycled water treatment facility
Rancho California Water District project, California
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District projects, California
North Bay Water Reuse Program
Yucaipa Valley regional water supply renewal project
City of Corona Water Utility, California, water recycling and reuse project
Southern California comprehensive water reclamation and reuse study
San Jose area water reclamation and reuse program
Phoenix metropolitan water reclamation study and program
Tucson area water reclamation study
Lake Cheraw water reclamation and reuse study
San Francisco area water reclamation study
Operation and maintenance charges
Disposition of excess lands
Water conservation
Residency not required
Corps of Engineers projects
Repayment of construction charges
Trusts
Temporary supplies of water
Involuntary foreclosure
Isolated tracts
Central Arizona Project
Religious or charitable organizations
Contract required
Waiver of sovereign immunity
Excess crop restrictions
Administrative provisions
Validation of contracts entered into prior to
Leasing requirements
Reporting
Severability
Establishment of “reclamation fund”
Advances to reclamation fund
Increase in reclamation fund; reimbursement of advances from Treasury
Payments into reclamation fund of moneys received from entrymen and water right applicants
Payment into reclamation fund of receipts from irrigation projects; transfer of power revenues to General Treasury after repayment of construction costs
Proceeds from sale of materials, etc.
Proceeds from sale of products of or leases of withdrawn or reserved lands
Contributions by State, municipality, etc.
Return of contributions to cooperative investigations of projects
Advances by Government for completion of projects initiated prior to
Advances for operation and maintenance of projects
Sales of Government certificates to obtain funds for advances
Advances as item of cost of construction and maintenance of project
Amounts collected from defaulting contractors and their sureties
Reclamation Water Settlements Fund
Surveys for, location, and construction of irrigation works generally
Authorization of appropriations for investigations of feasibility of reclamation projects
Employment of engineers, geologists, appraisers and economists for reclamation consultation work; compensation; retired Army and Navy officers as consulting engineers
Prerequisites to initiation of project or division of project
Approval of project by President
Appropriation for projects essential
Receipts applicable to project generally
Laws applicable to withdrawn lands; restoration to entry
Reservation of easements in public lands for reclamation projects
Private lands within project; agreement as to disposal of excess over farm unit
Contract for irrigation project; notice as to lands irrigable, unit of entry, and construction charges
Use of earth, timber, etc., from other public lands
Acquisition of lands for irrigation project; eminent domain
Construction of distribution and drainage systems by irrigation districts or public agencies
Loans for construction of distribution and drainage systems; repayment contract; time period for repayment of loan; “irrigation district or other public agency” defined
Conditions of loan for distribution and drainage systems; reconveyance by Secretary of lands, interests in lands, and distribution works heretofore conveyed to the United States; conditions of reconveyance; rights of way
Effect on existing laws
Municipal and industrial water supply delivery and distribution; allocation of loan funds; loan repayment contract requirements; rate of interest
Existing loan contracts; negotiation by Secretary of amendments
Existing rights unaffected
Procedural and substantive requirements applicable to works financed by loans pursuant to sections 421a to 421h of this title
Construction of dams across Yellowstone River
Declaration of purpose
Proposals; submission; payment for cost of examination
Contents of proposals
Contract requirements
Proposals for projects previously authorized; waiver of requirements; approval; negotiation of contract
Information from Federal agencies; costs
Planning and construction; transfer of funds
Appropriations; notice to Congress of receipt of proposal; funds to initiate proposal; availability of appropriations; reimbursement; limitations on expenditures in any single State; waiver
Supplement to Federal reclamation laws; short title
Loan contracts for deferment of repayment installments; amendment or supplementation
Application of this subchapter to Hawaii
Permanently unproductive lands; exclusion from project; disposition of water right
Construction charges on permanently unproductive lands already paid; disposition
Suspension of payment of construction charges against areas temporarily unproductive
Exchange of unpatented entries; entries, farms or private lands, eliminated from project; rights not assignable; rights of lienholders; preference to ex-service men
Amendment of existing water right contracts by Secretary of the Interior
Completion of new projects or new division; execution of contract with district as condition precedent to delivery of water; contents of contract; cooperation of States with United States; limitations on sale of land
Purpose of sections 423 to 423g and 610
Adjustment of water right charges as final adjudication on projects and divisions named
Delivery of water to excess lands upon death of spouse
Disposal of lands classified as temporarily or permanently unproductive; persons who may take
Sale of unproductive lands; terms; area purchasable; tracts included
Application of certain statutes to lands sold
Issuance of patents; recitals in patents; reservations
Use of moneys collected from sales, project construction charges and water rentals respecting unproductive lands
Authority of Secretary of the Interior; rules and regulations
Exemption of lands owned by States, etc., from acreage limitation on receipt of irrigation benefits; determination of exempt status
Eligibility of transferred lands owned by States, etc., for receipt of water from a Federal reclamation project, division, or unit; conditions of eligibility; purchase price
Receipt of project water by lessees of irrigable lands owned by States, etc.; time limitation; applicability of acreage limitations
Limitation as to amount of water; qualifications of applicant
Entry under homestead laws generally
Character and capital qualification of entrymen
Preference of needy families
Amount of land for which entry may be made; farm unit; subdivision of lands
Entries in excess of farm unit
Time when entry may be made generally