§ 485d. — Time of payments to the United States.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC485d]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 12--RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
SUBCHAPTER X--PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION CHARGES
Sec. 485d. Time of payments to the United States
The Secretary in this discretion may require, in connection with any
contract entered into pursuant to the authority of this subchapter, that
the contract provide (1) that the payments for each year to be made to
the United States shall become due and payable on such date or dates,
not exceeding two, in each year as the Secretary determines will be
substantially contemporaneous with the time or times in each year when
water users receive crop returns and (2) if the contract be with an
organization, that assessments or levies for the purpose of obtaining
moneys sufficient to meet the organization's payments under said
contract shall be made and shall become due and payable within a certain
period or periods of time prior to the date or dates on which the
organization's payments to the United States are due and payable, said
period or periods of time to be agreed upon in each said contract.
The Secretary may provide such deferments of construction charges as
in his judgment are necessary to prevent said requirements from
resulting in inequitable pyramiding of payments of said charges.
(Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, Sec. 5, 53 Stat. 1191.)
Extension of Secretary's Authority To Enter Into Amendatory Contracts
Secretary's authority extended through Dec. 31, 1960, see section
485b-1 of this title.
