§ 835k. — Return of construction costs from marketing revenues in event of inability of irrigation water users to repay within repayment period and lack of other sources of revenue.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC835k]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 12D--COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT
Sec. 835k. Return of construction costs from marketing revenues
in event of inability of irrigation water users to repay within
repayment period and lack of other sources of revenue
Subject to the provisions of section 835l of this title, that
portion of the construction cost of any project hereafter authorized to
be constructed, operated, and maintained by the Secretary of the
Interior under the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32
Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto) within
the Pacific Northwest which, though allocated to irrigation, is beyond
the ability of the irrigation water users to repay within the repayment
period prescribed by law for that project and cannot be returned within
the same period from other project sources of revenue shall be charged
to and returned within that period from net revenues derived from the
marketing of commercial power and energy through the Federal Columbia
River power system, unless otherwise provided by law. As used in this
section, the term ``Pacific Northwest'' has the meaning ascribed to it
in section 837 of this title.
(Pub. L. 89-448, Sec. 2(a), formerly Sec. 2, June 14, 1966, 80 Stat.
200, renumbered and amended Pub. L. 89-561, Sec. 6(1), (2), Sept. 7,
1966, 80 Stat. 714.)
References in Text
The Federal reclamation laws, referred to in text, are classified
generally to chapter 12 (Sec. 371 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands.
Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is act June 17, 1902, ch.
1093, 32 Stat. 388, as amended, known as the Reclamation Act, which is
classified generally to chapter 12 (Sec. 371 et seq.) of Title 43,
Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 371 of Title 43 and Tables.
Codification
Section is comprised of second par. of section 2(a) of Pub. L. 89-
448, as so designated by Pub. L. 89-561. First sentence of first par. of
such section 2(a) is classified to section 835j of this title; second
sentence of such first par. repealed section 832h(c) of this title;
subsecs. (b) and (c) of section 2 are classified to sections 835l and
835m of this title, respectively.
Amendments
1966--Pub. L. 89-561, Sec. 6(2), substituted ``Subject to the
provisions of section 835l of this title, that'' for ``That''.
Transfer of Functions
Power marketing functions of Bureau of Reclamation, including
construction, operation, and maintenance of transmission lines and
attendant facilities, transferred to Secretary of Energy by section
7152(a)(1)(E), (3) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and are
to be exercised by Secretary through a separate Administration within
Department of Energy.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 835l of this title; title 43
sections 615rrr, 616nnnn, 616uuuu.
