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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 423. Permanently unproductive lands; exclusion from project; disposition of water right
All lands found by the classification made under the supervision
of the Board of Survey and Adjustments (House Document 201, 69th
Congress, 1st Session, checked and modified as outlined in General
Recommendations numbered 2 and 4, Page 60 of said document), to be
permanently unproductive shall be excluded from the project and no
water shall be delivered to them after the date of such exclusion
unless and until they are restored to the project. Except as herein
otherwise provided, the water right formerly appurtenant to such
permanently unproductive lands shall be disposed of by the United
States under the reclamation law: Provided, That the water users on
the projects shall have a preference right to the use of the water:
And provided further, That any surplus water temporarily available
may be furnished upon a rental basis for use on lands excluded from
the project under this section, on terms and conditions to be
approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
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