43 USC § 3206 - Drought contingency plan funding requirements

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s3206"
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title: "43 USC § 3206 - Drought contingency plan funding requirements"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "3206"
section_name: "Drought contingency plan funding requirements"
chapter_number: 50
chapter_name: "WESTERN WATER INFRASTRUCTURE"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title IX, § 40906, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1124.)"
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# § 3206. Drought contingency plan funding requirements

**(a)** **In general** Funds made available under section 3201(8) of this title for use in the Lower Colorado River Basin may be used for projects—

**(1)** to establish or conserve recurring Colorado River water that contributes to supplies in Lake Mead and other Colorado River water reservoirs in the Lower Colorado River Basin; or

**(2)** to improve the long-term efficiency of operations in the Lower Colorado River Basin.

**(b)** **Limitation** section 3201(8) of this title

None of the funds made available under  may be used for the operation of the Yuma Desalting Plant.

**(c)** **Effect** section 3201(8) of this title

Nothing in  limits existing or future opportunities to augment the water supplies of the Colorado River.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title IX, § 40906, Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1124.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Wage Rate Requirements

For provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of , including authority of Secretary of Labor, see , The Public Health and Welfare.