43 USC § 422c - Proposals; submission; payment for cost of examination

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title: "43 USC § 422c - Proposals; submission; payment for cost of examination"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "422c"
section_name: "Proposals; submission; payment for cost of examination"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "CONSTRUCTION OF SMALL PROJECTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 972, § 3, 70 Stat. 1044; Pub. L. 99–546, title III, § 303, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3053.)"
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# § 422c. Proposals; submission; payment for cost of examination

Any organization desiring to avail itself of the benefits provided in this subchapter shall submit a proposal therefor to the Secretary in such form and manner as he shall prescribe. Each such proposal shall be accompanied by a payment of $5,000 to defray, in part, the cost of examining the proposal.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 972, § 3, 70 Stat. 1044; Pub. L. 99–546, title III, § 303, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3053.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1986— substituted “$5,000” for “$1,000”.