Federal

Title 43 — Public Lands

1,464 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 485i — Rules and regulations
• § 485j — Effect on existing laws
• § 485k — Short title
• § 49 — Extension of cooperative work to Puerto Rico
• § 491 — Authority of Secretary to operate works
• § 492 — Operation and maintenance charges generally
• § 493 — Operation charges; date of payment; discount; advance payment
• § 493a — Omitted
• § 494 — Pecuniary penalty for nonpayment of operation charge
• § 495 — Shutting off water for nonpayment of operation charge
• § 496 — Cancellation of entry or water right for nonpayment of operation charge
• § 497 — Action to recover operation charge and penalty
• § 498 — Transfer of management and operation of works to water users generally
• § 499 — Discretionary power to transfer management
• § 499a — Transfer of title to movable property; use of appropriations
• § 499b — Transfer to municipal corporations or other organizations of care, operation, and maintenance of works supplying water for municipal, domestic, or industrial use
• § 50 — Survey’s share of cost of topographic mapping or water resources investigations carried on with States
• § 50–1 — Funds for mappings and investigations considered intragovernmental funds
• § 500 — Duty of association or district to take over management
• § 501 — Disposition of profits of project taken over by water users
• § 502 — Emergency fund to assure continuous operation of projects and project facilities governed by Federal reclamation law
• § 503 — “Unusual or emergency conditions” defined
• § 504 — Rehabilitation and betterment of Federal reclamation projects, including small reclamation proj­ects; return of costs; interest; definitions; performance of work
• § 505 — Drainage facilities and minor construction in irrigation works; contracts with repayment organizations; limitation on costs; submission of contract to Congress
• § 505a — Definitions
• § 505a–1 — Asset Management Report enhancements for reserved works
• § 505a–2 — Asset Management Report enhancements for transferred works
• § 506 — Authority of Secretary to make modifications
• § 507 — Construction for dam safety
• § 508 — Costs incurred in the modification of structures
• § 509 — Authorization of appropriations; report to Congress
• § 509a — Project beneficiaries
• § 509b — Additional project benefits through the construction of new or supplementary works
• § 50a — Working capital fund for United States Geological Survey
• § 50b — Recording of obligations against accounts receivable and crediting of amounts received; work involving cooperation with State, Territory, etc.
• § 50c — Payment of costs incidental to utilization of services of volunteers
• § 50d — Services of students or recent graduates
• § 50e — USGS energy and minerals research facility
• § 51 — Omitted
• § 510 — Definitions
• § 510a — Guidelines and inspection of project facilities and technical assistance to transferred works operating entities
• § 510b — Extraordinary operation and maintenance work performed by the Secretary
• § 510c — Relationship to Twenty-First Century Water Works Act
• § 510d — Authorization of appropriations
• § 511 — Authority to contract with irrigation district
• § 512 — Release of Government liens after contract with irrigation districts
• § 513 — Lands in project subject to provisions of chapter; after contract with irrigation district
• § 52 — Surveying duties
• § 521 — Sale of surplus waters generally
• § 522 — Lease of water power
• § 523 — Storage and transportation of water for irrigation districts, etc.
• § 524 — Cooperation with irrigation districts, etc., in construction of reservoirs and canals
• § 525 — Covering proceeds into reclamation fund
• § 526 — Credit of proceeds to particular project
• § 53 — Powers devolved on Secretary of the Interior on turning over of papers to States
• § 54 — Completion of surveys; delivery to States
• § 541 — When patent or final certificate issued
• § 542 — Reservation of lien for charges; enforcement of lien; redemption
• § 543 — Certificate of final payment and release of lien
• § 544 — Limitation as to holdings prior to final payment of charges; forfeiture of excess holding
• § 545 — Appointment of agents to receive payments; record of payments and amounts owing
• § 546 — Jurisdiction of district court for enforcement of this subchapter
• § 547 — Patent to desert-land entryman
• § 55 — Field notes delivered to States; access to
• § 56 — Conditions of delivery to States
• § 561 — Survey and subdivision of land for town sites; reservation for public purposes
• § 562 — Appraisal and sale of town lots
• § 563 — Disposal of town sites set apart prior to June 27, 1906
• § 564 — Reappraisal of town lots for sale
• § 565 — Terms of sale of town lots; installments of price
• § 566 — Maintenance of public reservations and conveyance to municipality
• § 567 — Water rights for towns and cities; charges
• § 568 — Use of reclamation fund for expenses of and disposal of proceeds of sale of town sites
• § 569 — Reservation of land for park, playground, or community center
• § 569a — Extension of section 569 to tract of land in Idaho
• § 57 — Authenticated copies or extracts from records as evidence
• § 570 — Conveyance of land to school district
• § 571 — Sale of unplatted portions of Government town sites; authorization
• § 572 — Disposition of net proceeds; fixing project construction charges
• § 573 — Expenses of appraisement and sale; rules and regulations
• § 58 — Transcripts from records of Louisiana
• § 581 to 586 — Omitted
• § 59 — Official papers in office of surveyor general in California; copies
• § 591 — Omitted
• § 591a — Boise project, Idaho; Arrowrock Dam; installment payments of costs of repairs, resurfacing, improvement, etc.
• § 592 — Omitted
• § 593 — Flathead irrigation project, Montana
• § 593a — Construction, operation, and maintenance of Hungry Horse Dam
• § 593b — Construction of additional works for irrigation purposes
• § 594 — Omitted
• § 595 — King Hill project, Idaho
• § 596 — Omitted
• § 597 — Riverton project, Wyoming
• § 597a — Easements for Bull Lake Dam and Reservoir
• § 597b — Compensation for easements
• § 597c — Reservation of Indians’ right to use lands
• § 597d — Regulations
• § 598 — Salt River project, Arizona; sale of water power
• § 599 — Omitted
• § 6 — Duties of employees to certify, record, etc., patents
• § 60 — Stationery for mineral surveys
• § 600 — Minidoka project, Idaho; sales of water from American Falls Reservoir
• § 600a — Arch Hurley Conservancy District project, New Mexico
• § 600b — Canadian River project, Texas
• § 600c — Nonreimbursable costs
• § 600d — Sanford Reservoir recreation facilities; allocation of water, reservoir capacity, or joint project costs of Canadian River project; municipal water use priorities; agreements for operation, maintenance, or additional development of project lands or facilities; disposal of project lands or facilities; nonreimbursable costs; cognizance of effect of fish and wildlife plan
• § 600e — Authorization of appropriations for public recreation facilities
• § 600f to 600f–4 — Omitted
• § 600g to 600g–4 — Omitted
• § 601 — Omitted
• § 602 to 609 — Repealed. June 17, 1944, ch. 261, § 2(a) , 58 Stat. 279
• § 61 to 63 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1029
• § 610 to 612 — Omitted
• § 613 to 613e — Omitted
• § 614 to 614d — Omitted
• § 615 to 615e — Omitted
• § 615aa to 615hh — Omitted
• § 615aaa to 615iii — Omitted
• § 615dddd to 615jjjj — Omitted
• § 615f to 615j–1 — Omitted
• § 615ii to 615zz — Omitted
• § 615jjj to 615ooo — Omitted
• § 615k to 615n — Omitted
• § 615kkkk to 615kkkk–6 — Omitted
• § 615llll to 615llll–5 — Omitted
• § 615llll–6 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–516, § 12(a) , Oct. 24, 1988 , 102 Stat. 2572
• § 615o to 615r — Omitted
• § 615ppp to 615www — Omitted
• § 615s to 615u — Omitted
• § 615v to 615x — Omitted
• § 615xxx to 615cccc — Omitted
• § 616 to 616f — Omitted
• § 616aa to 616hh — Omitted
• § 616aaa to 616fff–7 — Omitted
• § 616aaaa to 616ffff–2 — Omitted
• § 616g to 616j — Omitted
• § 616ggg to 616mmm — Omitted
• § 616gggg to 616llll — Omitted
• § 616ii to 616mm — Omitted
• § 616k to 616s — Omitted
• § 616mmmm to 616ssss — Omitted
• § 616nn to 616rr — Omitted
• § 616nnn to 616sss — Omitted
• § 616ss to 616vv–5 — Omitted
• § 616t to 616w — Omitted
• § 616ttt to 616yyy — Omitted
• § 616tttt to 616yyyy — Omitted
• § 616ww to 616ww–5 — Omitted
• § 617 — Colorado River Basin; protection and development; dam, reservoir, and incidental works; water, water power, and electrical energy; eminent domain
• § 617a — “Colorado River Dam Fund”
• § 617b — Authorization of appropriations
• § 617c — Condition precedent to taking effect of provisions
• § 617d — Contracts for storage and use of waters for irrigation and domestic purposes; generation and sale of electrical energy
• § 617e — Uses to be made of dam and reservoir; title in whom; leases, regulations; limitation on authority
• § 617f — Canals and appurtenant structures; transfer of title; power development
• § 617g — Colorado River compact as controlling authority in construction and maintenance of dam, reservoir, canals, and other works
• § 617h — Lands capable of irrigation and reclamation by irrigation works; public entry; preferences
• § 617i — Modification of existing compact relating to Laguna Dam
• § 617j — Omitted
• § 617k — Definitions
• § 617l — Colorado River compact approval
• § 617m — Reclamation law applicable
• § 617n — Projects for irrigation, generation of electric power, and other purposes; investigations and reports
• § 617o — Officials of ratifying States; authority to act in advisory capacity; access to records
• § 617p — Claims of United States; priority
• § 617q — Effect on authority of States to control waters within own borders
• § 617r — Consent given States to negotiate supplemental compacts for development of Colorado River
• § 617s — Recognition of rights of Mexico to Colorado River waters
• § 617t — Short title
• § 617u — Lease of reserved lands in Boulder City, Nevada; disposition of revenues
• § 617v — Repealed. Pub. L. 85–900, § 17 , Sept. 2, 1958 , 72 Stat. 1735
• § 618 — Promulgation of charges for electrical energy
• § 618a — Receipts from project; disposition
• § 618a–1 — Availability of Colorado River Development Fund for investigation and construction purposes
• § 618b — Reduction of payments and transfers where revenue is insufficient
• § 618c — Charges as retroactive; adjustment of accounts
• § 618d — Readvances from Treasury where Dam Fund is insufficient to meet cost of replacements
• § 618e — Interest payments; rate
• § 618f — Repayment of advances for flood control
• § 618g — Regulations; contracts; modification of allotments of energy
• § 618h — Termination of existing lease of Hoover Power Plant; lessees as agents of United States; termination of agency
• § 618i — Effective date
• § 618j — Effect of refusal to modify existing contracts
• § 618k — Definitions
• § 618l — Repealed. Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, § 1(22) , 68 Stat. 968
• § 618m — Effect on existing laws and States’ rights
• § 618n — Wages of employees
• § 618o — Short title
• § 618p — Omitted
• § 619 — Increase in capacity of existing generating equipment at Hoover Powerplant; construction of Colorado River bridge crossing
• § 619a — Renewal contracts for power
• § 619b — Reimbursement of funds advanced by non-Federal purchasers; uprating program; repayment requirement; visitor facilities program
• § 620 — Upper Colorado River Basin; purpose of development of water resources; initial units; construction of Wayne N. Aspinall unit contingent upon certification; participating projects; Rainbow Bridge National Monument
• § 620a — Priority to planning reports of certain additional participating projects; reports to States; San Juan-Chama project; Juniper project
• § 620a–1 — Construction of participating projects to be concurrent with Central Arizona Project
• § 620a–2 — Establishment of nonexcess irrigable acreage for participating projects
• § 620b — Congressional intent; additional undesignated projects not precluded; construction not authorized within national park or monument
• § 620c — Laws governing; irrigation repayment contracts; time for making contract; contracts for municipal water; payment by Indian lands; restricted delivery of water for excess commodity; apportionments of use
• § 620c–1 — Laws governing priority of appropriation
• § 620d — Upper Colorado River Basin Fund