43 USC § 423a - Construction charges on permanently unproductive lands already paid; disposition

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s423a"
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title: "43 USC § 423a - Construction charges on permanently unproductive lands already paid; disposition"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "423a"
section_name: "Construction charges on permanently unproductive lands already paid; disposition"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "ADMINISTRATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(May 25, 1926, ch. 383, § 42, 44 Stat. 647.)"
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# § 423a. Construction charges on permanently unproductive lands already paid; disposition

May 25, 1926section 423c of this titleMay 25, 1926

The construction charges prior to , paid on permanently unproductive lands excluded from the project shall be applied as a credit on charges due or to become due on any remaining irrigable land covered by the same water-right contract or land taken in exchange as provided in . If the charges so paid exceed the amount of all water-right charges due and unpaid, plus the construction charges not yet due, the balance shall be paid in cash to the holder of the water-right contract covering the land so excluded or to the irrigation district affected; which in turn shall be charged with the responsibility of making suitable adjustment with the landowners involved. Should all the irrigable lands of a water-right applicant be excluded from the project as permanently unproductive, and no exchange be made as provided in said section, the total construction charges paid before , less any accrued charges on account of operation and maintenance, shall be refunded in cash, the water-right contract shall be canceled, and all liens on account of water-right charges shall be released.

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**Source Credit**: (May 25, 1926, ch. 383, § 42, 44 Stat. 647.)