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43 USC § 377a - Limitation on use of funds where organizations or individuals are in arrears on contract charges

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title: "43 USC § 377a - Limitation on use of funds where organizations or individuals are in arrears on contract charges"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "377a"
section_name: "Limitation on use of funds where organizations or individuals are in arrears on contract charges"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 102–377, title II, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1331.)"
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# § 377a. Limitation on use of funds where organizations or individuals are in arrears on contract charges

October 2, 1992

No funds appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for operation and maintenance in this Act or in subsequent Energy and Water Development Appropriations Acts, except those derived from advances by water users, shall on and after , be used for the particular benefits of lands (a) within the boundaries of an irrigation district, (b) of any member of a water users’ organization, or (c) of any individual when such district, organization, or individual is in arrears for more than twelve months in the payment of charges due under a contract entered into with the United States pursuant to laws administered by the Bureau of Reclamation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 102–377, title II, Oct. 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 1331.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

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