§ 390hh. — Operation and maintenance charges.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC390hh]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER I-A--RECLAMATION REFORM
Sec. 390hh. Operation and maintenance charges
(a) Price adequate to recover charges
The price of irrigation water delivered by the Secretary pursuant to
a contract or an amendment to a contract with a district, as specified
in section 390cc of this title, shall be at least sufficient to recover
all operation and maintenance charges which the district is obligated to
pay to the United States.
(b) Modification of price
Whenever a district enters into a contract or requests that its
contract be amended as specified in section 390cc of this title, and
each year thereafter, the Secretary shall calculate such operation and
maintenance charges and shall modify the price of irrigation water
delivered under the contract as necessary to reflect any changes in such
costs by amending the district's contract accordingly.
(c) Districts not operating from Federal funds
This section shall not apply to districts which operate and maintain
project facilities and finance the operation and maintenance thereof
from non-Federal funds.
(Pub. L. 97-293, title II, Sec. 208, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1267.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 390ee of this title.
