Notes on 43 U.S.C. § 504 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 43 U.S.C. § 504 : US Code - Notes

(Oct. 7, 1949, ch. 650, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 724; Mar. 3, 1950, ch. 47,
64 Stat. 11; Pub. L. 94-102, Oct. 3, 1975, 89 Stat. 485; Pub. L.
103-437, Sec. 16(c), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4594.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The Small Reclamation Projects Act, referred to in text, probably
means the Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956, act Aug. 6, 1956,
ch. 972, 70 Stat. 1044, as amended, which is classified generally
to subchapter IV (Sec. 422a et seq.) of this chapter. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see section 422k of this
title and Tables.
Act of June 17, 1902, referred to in text, is popularly known as
the Reclamation Act, which is classified generally to this chapter.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 371 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1994 - Pub. L. 103-437 substituted "Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House" for "Committee on Interior and Insular
Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Public Lands of the
House".
1975 - Pub. L. 94-102 required return of costs for small
reclamation projects including interest payments.
1950 - Act Mar. 3, 1950, struck out period at end of second
sentence and inserted "; except that, any such determination may
become effective prior to the expiration of such sixty days in any
case in which each such committee approves an earlier date and
notifies the Secretary in writing, of such approval: Provided, That
when Congress is not in session the Secretary's determination, if
accompanied by a finding by the Secretary that substantial hardship
to the water users concerned or substantial further injury to the
project works will result, shall become effective when the chairman
and ranking minority member of each such committee shall file with
the Secretary their written approval of said findings."
CHANGE OF NAME
Committee on Natural Resources of House of Representatives
treated as referring to Committee on Resources of House of
Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104-14, set out as a
note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
SHORT TITLE
Act Oct. 7, 1949, ch. 650, 63 Stat. 724, which enacted this
section and provisions set out below, is popularly known as the
"Rehabilitation and Betterment Act of 1949".
SUPPLEMENTAL TO FEDERAL RECLAMATION LAWS
Section 2 of act Oct. 7, 1949, provided that: "This Act [enacting
this section] shall be deemed a supplement to the Federal
reclamation laws."