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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 590y. Authorization and purpose of investigation, construction, and maintenance of projects; title to projects; limitation on costs
For the purpose of stabilizing water supply and thereby
rehabilitating farmers on the land and providing opportunities for
permanent settlement of farm families, the Secretary of the
Interior (hereinafter referred to as "the Secretary") is authorized
to investigate and, upon compliance with the provisions of this
subchapter, to construct water conservation and utilization
projects in the Great Plains and arid and semiarid areas of the
United States, and to operate and maintain each such project in
accordance with the provisions of this subchapter; Provided, That
the United States shall retain title to the dams, reservoirs,
irrigation, and other project works until Congress otherwise
provides: And provided further, That expenditures from
appropriations made directly pursuant to the authority contained in
section 590z-10(1) of this title to meet reimbursable construction
costs allocated to irrigation as defined in section 590z-2(b) of
this title shall not exceed $2,000,000 for dams and reservoirs in
any one project, and that expenditures from appropriations made
directly pursuant to the authority contained in section 590z-10(1)
of this title to meet costs allocated to flood control by the
Secretary after consultation with the Chief of Engineers,
Department of the Army, shall not exceed $500,000 on any one
project.
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