United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 43. PUBLIC LANDS |
Chapter 12. RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
SubChapter XI. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF WORKS GENERALLY |
§ 493. Operation charges; date of payment; discount; advance payment
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All operation and maintenance charges upon projects existing prior to
December 5, 1924 , shall become due and payable on the date fixed for each project by the Secretary of the Interior, and if such charge is paid on or before the date when due there shall be a discount of 5 per centum of such charge.All contracts providing for new projects and new divisions of projects approved after
December 5, 1924 , shall require that all operation and maintenance charges shall be payable in advance. In each case where the care, operation, and maintenance of a project or division of a project are transferred to the water users the contract shall require the payment of operation and maintenance charges in advance. Whenever an adjustment of water charges is made under sections 371, 376, 377, 412, 417, 433, 438, 462, 463, 466, 467, 473, 474, 478, 493, 494, 500, 501 and 526 of this title the adjustment contract shall provide that thereafter all operation and maintenance charges shall be payable in advance.
References In Text
Section 438 of this title, referred to in text, was repealed by act Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 10, 67 Stat. 568.
Sections 463, 467, 473, and 474 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by act May 25, 1926, ch. 383, § 47, 44 Stat. 650.
Codification
First paragraph of this section is comprised of part of first sentence of section 6 of act
Second paragraph of this section is from act
Language was inserted in the first paragraph of this section limiting it to projects existing prior to
Definitions
The definitions in section 371 of this title apply to this section.