43 USC § 422f - Proposals for projects previously authorized; waiver of requirements; approval; negotiation of contract

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title: "43 USC § 422f - Proposals for projects previously authorized; waiver of requirements; approval; negotiation of contract"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "422f"
section_name: "Proposals for projects previously authorized; waiver of requirements; approval; negotiation of contract"
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, § 6, 70 Stat. 1046.)"
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# § 422f. Proposals for projects previously authorized; waiver of requirements; approval; negotiation of contract

section 422d of this titlesection 422d of this titlesection 422e of this title

Any proposal with respect to the construction of a project which has theretofore been authorized for construction under the Federal reclamation laws shall be made in like manner as a proposal under , but the Secretary may waive such requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of  as he finds to be duplicative of, or rendered unnecessary or impossible by, action already taken by the United States. Upon approval of any such proposal by the Secretary he may negotiate and execute a contract which conforms, as nearly as may be, to the provisions of .

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 972, § 6, 70 Stat. 1046.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Federal reclamation laws, referred to in text, are defined in .