§ 1541. — Allocation of costs; repayment.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC1541]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 32--COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECT
SUBCHAPTER IV--LOWER COLORADO RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT FUND
Sec. 1541. Allocation of costs; repayment
Upon completion of each lower basin unit of the project herein or
hereafter authorized, or separate feature thereof, the Secretary shall
allocate the total costs of constructing said unit or features to (1)
commercial power, (2) irrigation, (3) municipal and industrial water
supply, (4) flood control, (5) navigation, (6) water quality control,
(7) recreation, (8) fish and wildlife, (9) the replenishment of the
depletion of Colorado River flows available for use in the United States
occasioned by performance of the Water Treaty of 1944 with the United
Mexican States (Treaty Series 994; 59 Stat. 1219), and (10) any other
purposes authorized under the Federal reclamation laws. Costs of
construction, operation, and maintenance allocated to the replenishment
of the depletion of Colorado River flows available for use in the United
States occasioned by compliance with the Mexican Water Treaty (including
losses in transit, evaporation from regulatory reservoirs, and
regulatory losses at the Mexican boundary, incurred in the
transportation, storage, and delivery of water in discharge of the
obligations of that treaty) shall be nonreimbursable: Provided, That the
nonreimbursable allocation shall be made on a pro rata basis to be
determined by the ratio between the amount of water required to comply
with the Mexican Water Treaty and the total amount of water by which the
Colorado River is augmented pursuant to the investigations authorized
subchapter II of this chapter and any future Congressional
authorization. The repayment of costs allocated to recreation and fish
and wildlife enhancement shall be in accordance with the provisions of
the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (79 Stat. 213) [16 U.S.C. 460l-
12 et seq.]: Provided, That all of the separable and joint costs
allocated to recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement as a part of
the Dixie project, Utah, shall be nonreimbursable. Costs allocated to
nonreimbursable purposes shall be nonreturnable under the provisions of
this chapter.
(Pub. L. 90-537, title IV, Sec. 401, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 894.)
References in Text
The Federal reclamation laws, referred to in text, include the act
of June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, popularly known as the
Reclamation Act, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto,
classified generally to chapter 12 (Sec. 371 et seq.) of this title. For
complete classification of act June 17, 1902, to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
The Federal Water Project Recreation Act, referred to in text, is
Pub. L. 89-72, July 9, 1965, 79 Stat. 213, as amended, which is
classified principally to part C (Sec. 460l-12 et seq.) of subchapter
LXIX of chapter 1 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
460l-12 of Title 16 and Tables.
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original ``this Act'',
meaning Pub. L. 90-537, Sept. 30, 1968, 82 Stat. 885, as amended, known
as the Colorado River Basin Project Act, which enacted this chapter and
sections 616aa-1, 620a-1, 620a-2, 620c-1, and 620d-1 of this title,
amended sections 616hh, 620, and 620a of this title, and enacted
provisions set out as notes under sections 620, 620k, and 1501 of this
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 1501 of this title and Tables.
