25 U.S.C. § 389 : US Code - Section 389: Investigation and adjustment of irrigation charges on lands within projects on Indian reservations

Search 25 U.S.C. § 389 : US Code - Section 389: Investigation and adjustment of irrigation charges on lands within projects on Indian reservations

The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to cause
an investigation to be made to determine whether the owners of non-
Indian lands under Indian irrigation projects and under projects
where the United States has purchased water rights for Indians are
unable to pay irrigation charges, including construction,
maintenance, and operating charges, because of inability to operate
such lands profitably by reason of lack of fertility of the soil,
inadequacy of water supply, defects of irrigation works, or for any
other causes. Where the Secretary finds that said landowners are
unable to make payment due to the existence of such causes, he may
adjust, defer, or cancel such charges, in whole or in part, as the
facts and conditions warrant. In adjusting or deferring any such
charges the Secretary may enter into contracts with said land
owners for the payment of past due charges, but such contracts
shall not extend the payment of such charges over a period in
excess of ten years.