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25 CFR § 171.400 - Who is responsible for structures on a BIA irrigation project?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t25/s171.400"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "25 CFR § 171.400 - Who is responsible for structures on a BIA irrigation project?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "171.400"
section_name: "Who is responsible for structures on a BIA irrigation project?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "LAND AND WATER"
part_number: "171"
part_name: "IRRIGATION OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "25 U.S.C. 2; 25 U.S.C. 9; 25 U.S.C. 13; 25 U.S.C. 381; Act of April 4, 1910, 36 Stat. 270, as amended (codified at 25 U.S.C. 385); 25 U.S.C. 386a; Act of June 22, 1936, 49 Stat. 1803 (codified at 25 U.S.C. 389 )."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 11036, Feb. 29, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "171"
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# 171.400 Who is responsible for structures on a BIA irrigation project?

(a) We may build, operate, maintain, rehabilitate or remove structures, including bridges and other crossings, on our irrigation projects.

(b) We may build other structures for your private use during the construction or extension of an irrigation project. We may charge you for structures built for your private use under this section, and we may require you to maintain them.

(c) If we require you to maintain a structure and you do not do so to our satisfaction, we may remove it or perform the necessary maintenance, and we will bill you for our costs.