of this title. (Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 12, 67 Stat. 568.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 451, 451a, 451b, 451c, 451d, 451e, 451f, 451g, 451k of this title; title 16 section 435c. § 451k. Availability of appropriations; expenses as nonreimbursable. Appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for carrying on the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for credits, expenses, charges, and costs provided by or incurred under sections 451 to 451k of this title. Expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of sections 451 to 451f of this title, shall be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable under the Federal reclamation laws. (Aug. 13, 1953, ch. 428, § 13, 67 Stat. 568.) REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal reclamation laws, referred to in the text, are classified generally to this title. See Tables for distribution. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 451, 451a, 451b, 451c, 451d, 451e, 451f, 451g, 4511, 451) of this title; title 16 section 435c. TAXATION § 455. State taxation; lands of homestead entrymen. The lands of any homestead entryman under the Act of June 17, 1902, known as the Reclamation Act, or any Act amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and the lands of any entryman on ceded Indian lands within any Indian irrigation project, may, after satisfactory proof of residence, improvement, and cultivation, and acceptance of such proof by the Bureau of Land Management, be taxed by the State or political subdivision thereof in which such lands are located in the same manner and to the same extent as lands of a like character held under private ownership may be taxed. (Apr. 21, 1928, ch. 394, § 1, 45 Stat. 439; June 13, 1930, ch. 477, 46 Stat. 581; 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3, § 403, eff. July 16, 1946, 11 F. R. 7876, 60 Stat. 1100.) REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of June 17, 1902, known as the Reclamation Act, or any Act amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, referred to in the text, refers to act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388, which is classified generally to this title. See Tables for distribution. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS "Bureau of Land Management" was substituted for "General Land Office" on authority of 1946 Reorg. Plan No. 3. See note under former section 1 of this title. § 455a. Same; lands of desert-land entrymen. The lands of any desert-land entryman located within an irrigation project constructed under the Reclamation Act and obtaining a water supply from such project, and for whose land water has been actually available for a period of four years, may likewise be taxed by the State or political subdivision thereof in which such lands are located. (Apr. 21, 1928, ch. 394, § 2, 45 Stat. 439; June 13, 1930, ch. 477, 46 Stat. 581.) REFERENCES IN TEXT The Reclamation Act (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), referred to in the text, is classified generally to this title. See Tables for distribution. § 455b. Same; tax as lien upon lands; prior lien of United States; rights of holder of tax title. All such taxes legally assessed shall be a lien upon the lands and may be enforced upon said lands by the sale thereof in the same manner and under the same proceeding whereby said taxes are enforced against lands held under private ownership; but the title or interest which the State or political subdivision thereof may convey by tax sale, tax deed, or as a result of any tax proceeding shall be subject to a prior lien reserved to the United States for all due and unpaid installments on the appraised purchase price of such lands and for all the unpaid charges authorized by law whether accrued or otherwise. The holder of such tax deed or tax title resulting from such tax shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges in the land of an assignee of such entryman on ceded Indian lands or of an assignee under the provisions of section 441 of this title or of any such entries in a Federal reclamation project constructed under said Act of June 17, 1902, as supplemented or amended. (Apr. 21, 1928, ch. 394, § 4, as added June 13, 1930, ch. 477, 46 Stat. 581.) REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of June 17, 1902, as supplemented or amended, referred to in the text, is classified generally to this title. See Tables for distribution. § 455c. Same; reversion of lands to United States; extinguishment of liens and tax titles. If the lands of any such entryman shall at any time revert to the United States for any reason whatever, all such liens or tax titles resulting from assessments levied after June 13, 1930, upon such lands in favor of the State or political subdivision thereof wherein the lands are located, shall be and shall be held to have been, thereupon extinguished; and the levying of any such assessment by such State or political subdivision shall be deemed to be an agreement on its part, in the event of such reversion, to execute and record a formal release of such lien or tax title. (Apr. 21, 1928, ch. 394, § 4; June 13, 1930, ch. 477, 46 Stat. 581.) CONSTRUCTION CHARGES § 461. Determination of construction charges generally. The construction charges which shall be made per acre upon the entries and upon lands in private ownership which may be irrigated by the waters of any irrigation project shall be determined with a view of returning to the reclamation fund the estimated cost of construction of the project, and shall be apportioned equitably. (June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, §4, 32 Stat. 389.) SECTION AS UNAFFECTED BY SUBMERGED LANDS ACT Provisions of this section as not amended, modified or repealed by the Submerged Lands Act, see section 1303 of this title. CROSS REFERENCES Construction charges against unproductive lands, see sections 423-423g of this title. Grand Teton National Park, withdrawn lands within exterior boundary, use for reclamation purposes, see section 406d-5 of Title 16, Conservation. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 164, 238, 372, 373, 383, 391, 411, 416, 420, 421, 432, 491, 498 of this title; title 12 section 773; title 16 section 406d-5; title 30 section 125. § 462. Classification of irrigable lands and equitable apportionment of charges. The irrigable lands of each new project and new division of a project approved, after December 5, 1924, shall be classified by the Secretary with respect to their power, under a proper agricultural program, to support a family and pay water charges, and the Secretary is authorized to fix different construction charges against different classes of land under the same project for the purpose of equitably apportioning the total construction cost so that all lands may as far as practicable bear the burden of such cost according to their productive value. (Dec. 5, 1924. ch. 4, § 4, subsec. D, 43 Stat. 702.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 371, 417, 493, 500 of this title. § 463. Repealed. May 25, 1926, ch. 383, § 47, 44 Stat. 650. Section, act Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, § 4, subsec. E, 43 Stat. 702, related to notices concerning construction charges. § 464. Increases of charges on failure to make waterright application. In all cases where application for water right for lands in private ownership or lands held under entries not subject to the reclamation law shall not be made within one year after August 13, 1914, or witnin one year after notice issued in pursuance of section 419 of this title, in cases where such notice has not been issued prior to August 13, 1914, the construction charges for such land shall be increased 5 per centum each year until such application is made and an initial installment is paid. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 9, 38 Stat. 689.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 465, 475 of this title. § 465. Charges for water service prior to notice of construction charge. Whenever water is available and it is impracticable to apportion operation and maintenance charges as provided in section 492 of this title, the Secretary of the Interior may, prior to giving public notice of the construction charge per acre upon land under any project, furnish water to any entryman or private landowner thereunder until such notice is given, making a reasonable charge therefor, and such charges shall be subject to the same penalties and to the provisions for cancellation and collection as provided in sections 373, 414, 418, 435 to 437, 440, 443, 464, 465, 469, 471, 472, 475, 477 to 481, 492, 493, 494 to 497 and 499 of this title for other operation and maintenance charges. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 11, 38 Stat. 689.) whenever it appears that the cost of any reclamation project by reason of error cr mistake or for any cause has been apportioned or charged upon a smaller area of land than the total area of land under said project, the Secretary is authorized to undertake a comprehensive and detailed survey to ascertain all pertinent facts, and report in each case the result of such survey to the Congress, with his recommendations: Provided, That the cost and expense of each such survey shall be charged to the appropriation for the project on account of which the same is made, but shall not be charged as a part of the construction or operation and maintenance cost payable by the water users under the project. (Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, § 4, subsec. K, 43 Stat. 703.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 371, 417, 423g, 493, 500 of this title. § 467. Repealed. May 25, 1926, ch. 383, § 47, 44 Stat. 650. Section, act Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, § 4, subsec. L, 43 Stat. 703, related to the adjustment of charges and the items to be included in the adjustment. § 468. Withdrawal of notice given and modification of applications and contracts made prior to February 13, 1911. The Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, withdraw any public notice issued prior to February 13, 1911, under section 419 of this title, and he may agree to such modification of waterright applications duly filed prior to February 13, 1911, or contracts with water users' associations and others, entered into prior to February 13, 1911, as he may deem advisable, or he may consent to the abrogation of such water-right applications and contracts, and proceed in all respects as if no such notice has been given. (Feb. 13, 1911, ch. 49, 36 Stat. 902.) § 469. Increase in construction charges. No increase in the construction charges shall, after August 13, 1914, be made, after the same have been fixed by public notice, except by agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and a majority of the water-right applicants and entrymen to be affected by such increase, whereupon all water-right applicants and entrymen in the area proposed to be affected by the increased charge shall become subject thereto. Such increased charge shall be added to the construction charge and payment thereof distributed over the remaining unpaid installments of construction charges: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior, in his discretion, may agree that such increased construction charge shall be paid in additional annual installments, each of which shall be at least equal to the amount of the largest installment as fixed for the project by the public notice theretofore issued. And such additional installments of the increased construction charge, as so § 466. Surveys to correct errors or inequalities in orig- agreed upon shall become due and payable on Deinal basis of project. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS On each project existing prior to December 5, 1924, where, in the opinion of the Secretary, it appears that on account of lack of fertility in the soil, an inadequate water supply, or other physical causes, settlers are unable to pay construction costs, or cember 1 of each year subsequent to the year when the final installment of the construction charge under such public notice is due and payable: Provided further, That all such increased construction charges shall be subject to the same conditions, penalties, and suit or action as provided in sections 478, 480, and 481 of this title. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 4, 38 Stat. 687.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 465, 470, 475 of this title. §470. When work increasing construction charge may be undertaken. No work shall be undertaken or expenditure made for any lands, for which the construction charge has been fixed by public notice, which work or expenditure shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Interior, increase the construction cost above the construction charge so fixed; unless and until valid and binding agreement to repay the cost thereof shall have been entered into between the Secretary of the Interior and the water-right applicants and entrymen affected by such increased cost, as provided by section 469 of this title. (Mar. 3, 1915, ch. 75, § 1, 38 Stat. 861.) § 471. Initial payment and annual installments of charges generally. Any entryman or applicant shall at the time of making water-right application or entry, as the case may be, pay into the reclamation fund 5 per centum of the construction charge fixed for his land as an initial installment, and shall pay the balance of said charge in annual installments. The first of the annual installments shall become due and payable on December 1 of the fifth calendar year after the Initial installment: Provided, That any water-right applicant or entryman may, if he so elects, pay the whole or any part of the construction charges owing by him within any shorter period: Provided further, That entry may be made whenever water is available, as announced by the Secretary of the Interior, and the initial payment be made when the charge per acre is established. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 1, 38 Stat. 686.) Any person whose lands, after August 13, 1914, and prior to December 5, 1924, became subject to the terms and conditions of the Act approved June 17, 1902, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, and any person who, after August 13, 1914, and prior to December 5, 1924, made entry thereunder shall pay the balance of said charge after the initial payment in fifteen annual installments, the first five of which shall each be 5 per centum of the construction charge and the remainder shall each be 7 per centum until the whole amount shall have been paid. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 1, 38 Stat. 686.) REFERENCES IN TEXT The Act of June 17, 1902, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, referred to in the text, are classified generally to this title. See Tables for distribu tion. CROSS REFERENCES Construction charges to be paid in annual installments, see section 475 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 371, 465, 475, 511 of this title. §§ 473, 474. Repealed. May 25, 1926, ch. 383, § 47, 44 Stat. 650. Sections, act Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, § 4, subsec. F, 43 Stat. 702, related to installments on contracts, and the modification of existing contracts. § 475. Annual installments on entries and contracts prior to August 13, 1914. Any person whose land or entry, prior to August 13, 1914, became subject to the terms and conditions of the reclamation law shall pay the construction charge, or the portion of the construction charge remaining unpaid, in twenty annual installments, the first of which shail become due and payable on December 1 of the year in which the public notice affecting his land is issued, and subsequent installments on December 1 of each year thereafter. The first four of such installments shall each be 2 per centum, the next two installments shall each be 4 per centum, and the next fourteen each 6 per centum of the total construction charge, or the portion of the construction charge unpaid at the beginning of such installments. Any person whose land or entry prior to August 13, 1914, became subject to the reclamation law, who desires to secure the benefits of the extension of the period of payments provided by sections 373, 414, 418, 435 to 437, 440, 443, 464, 465, 469, 471, 472, 475, 477 to 481, 492, 493, 494 to 497 and 499 of this title, shall, within six months after the issuance of the first public notice hereunder affecting his land or entry, notify the Secretary of the Interior, in the manner to be prescribed by said Secretary, of his acceptance of all the terms and conditions of such sections, and thereafter his lands or entry shall be subject to all of the provisions of such sections: Provided, That upon sufficient showing the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, permit notice of acceptance of all the terms and conditions of such sections to be filed at any time after the time limit hereinbefore fixed for filing such acceptance shall have expired, conditioned, however, that where the applicant for such acceptance is in arrears on construction charges, he shall at the time of acceptance pay such installments of the construction charge as he would have been required to pay had he accepted the benefits of this section within the time limit hereinabove fixed, plus the penalties that would have accrued had he so accepted, and such applicant shall thereafter be upon the same status that he would have been had he accepted the provisions of this section within the time limit hereinabove fixed, and thereafter the lands or entry of any such persons so filing such notice of acceptance shall be subject to all the provisions of such sections. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, §§ 2, 14, 38 Stat. 687, 690; July 26, 1916, ch. 257, 39 Stat. 390.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 465, 475, 511 of this title. § 476. Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1, 46 Stat. 1029. Section, act June 17, 1902, ch. 1093, § 5, 32 Stat. 389, provided for the payment of construction charges to the register and receiver of the local land office. § 477. Association or irrigation district as fiscal agent of Government. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to designate and appoint, under such rules and regulations as he may prescribe, the legally organized water-users' association or irrigation district, under any reclamation project, as the fiscal agent of the United States to collect the annual payments on the construction charge of the project and the annual charges for operation and maintenance and all penalties: Provided, That no waterright applicant or entryman shall be entitled to credit for any payment thus made until the same shall have been paid over to an officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior to receive the same. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 7, 38 Stat. 688.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 465, 475 of this title. § 478. Pecuniary penalty for nonpayment of installments of construction charges. If any water-right applicant or entryman shall have, prior to December 5, 1924, failed to pay any installment of his construction. charges when due, there shall be added to the amount unpaid a penalty of 1 per centum thereof, and there shall be added a like penalty of 1 per centum of the amount unpaid on the first day of each month thereafter so long as such default shall have continued: Provided, That the penalty of 1 per centum per month against delinquent accounts, is reduced to one-half of 1 per centum per month, as to all installments which may become due after December 5, 1924. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 3, 38 Stat. 687; Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, § 4, subsec. H, 43 Stat. 703.) CODIFICATION Section consolidates the first sentence of act Aug. 13, 1914, § 3 with act Dec. 5, 1924, § 4, subsec. Η. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 371, 417, 465, 469, 493, 500, 511 of this title. § 479. Shutting off water for nonpayment of construction charge. No water shall be delivered to the lands of any water-right applicant or entryman who shall be in arrears for more than one calendar year for the payment of any annual construction charge and penalties. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 6, 38 Stat. 688.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 465, 511 of this title. § 480. Cancellation of water right or entry for nonpayment of construction charge. If any water-right applicant or entryman shall be one year in default in the payment of any installment of the construction charges and penalties, or any part thereof, his water-right application, and if he be a homestead entryman his entry also, shall be subject to cancellation, and all payments made by him forfeited to the reclamation fund, but no homestead entry shall be subject to contest because of such default. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 3, 38 Stat. 687.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 465, 469, 481, 511 of this title. § 481. Action to recover construction charges and penalties. If the Secretary of the Interior shall so elect, he may cause suit or action to be brought for the recovery of the amount of the construction charges in default and penalties; but if suit or action be brought, the right to declare a cancellation and forfeiture of the entry or water-right application as provided in section 480 of this title shall be suspended pending such suit or action. (Aug. 13, 1914, ch. 247, § 3, 38 Stat. 687.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 465, 469, 475, 497, 511 of this title. § 482. Extension of time for payment of construction charges by irrigation district; authority of Secretary; interest. CODIFICATION Section, act May 10, 1926, ch. 277, § 1, 44 Stat. 479, authorized Secretary of the Interior, until June 30, 1927. to contract with water-users' associations for payment of charges within such term as may be necessary. See section 485b of this title. PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION CHARGES § 485. Declaration of policy. For the purpose of providing for United States reclamation projects a feasible and comprehensive plan for an economical and equitable treatment of repayment problems and for variable payments of construction charges which can be met regularly and fully from year to year during periods of decline in agricultural income and unsatisfactory conditions of agriculture as well as during periods of prosperity and good prices for agricultural products, and which will protect adequately the financial interest of the United States in said projects, obligations to pay construction charges may be revised or undertaken pursuant to the provisions of sections 375a, 387 to 389 and 485 to 485b-1, 485d to 485h, 4851 to 485k of this title. (Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 1, 53 Stat. 1187.) SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 485a, 485b, 485d, 485e, 485f, 485g, 4851, 4851, 485k of this title. § 485a. Definitions. As used in sections 375a, 387 to 389 and 485 to 485b-1, 485d to 485h, 4851 to 485k of this title (a) The term "Federal reclamation laws" shall mean the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts amendatory thereof supplementary thereto. (b) The term "Secretary" shall mean the Secretary of the Interior. (c) The term "project" shall mean any reclamation or irrigation project, including incidental features thereof, authorized by the Federal reclamation laws, or constructed by the United States pursuant to said laws, or in connection with which there is a repayment contract executed by the United States, pursuant to said laws, or any project constructed or operated and maintained by the Secretary through the Bureau of Reclamation for the reclamation of arid lands or other purposes. FEDERAL RECLAMATION LAWS Gila project, Arizona, as supplement to and part of the reclamation law, see note under section 613 of this title. (d) The term "construction charges" shall mean the amounts of principal obligations payable to the United States under water-right applications, repayment contracts, orders of the Secretary, or other forms of obligation entered into pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws, excepting amounts payable for water rental or power charges, operation and maintenance and other yearly service charges, and excepting also any other operation and maintenance, interest, or other charges which are not covered into the principal sums of the construction accounts of the Bureau of Reclamation. (e) The term "repayment contract" shall mean any contract providing for payment of construction charges to the United States. (f) The term "project contract unit" shall mean a project or any substantial area of a project which is covered or is proposed to be covered by a repayment contract. On any project where two or more repayment contracts in part cover the same area and in part different areas, the area covered by each such repayment contract shall be a separate project contract unit. On any project where there are either two or more repayment contracts on a single project contract unit or two or more project contract units, the repayment contracts or project contract units may be merged by agreements in form satisfactory to the Secretary. (g) The term "organization" shall mean any conservancy district, irrigation district, water users' association, or other organization, which is organized under State law and which has capacity to enter into contracts with the United States pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws. (h) The term "division of a project" shall mean any part of a project designated as a division by order of the Secretary or any phase or feature of project operations given a separate designation as a division by order of the Secretary for the purposes of orderly and efficient administration. (i) The term "development unit" shall mean a part of a project which, for purposes of orderly engineering or reclamation development, is designated as a development unit by order of the Secretary. (j) The term "irrigation block" shall mean an area of arid or semiarid lands in a project in which, in the judgment of the Secretary, the irrigable lands should be reclaimed and put under irrigation at substantially the same time, and which is designated as an irrigation block by order of the Secretary. (Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 2, 53 Stat. 1187; Aug. 8, 1958, Pub. L. 85-611, § 3, 72 Stat. 543.) REFERENCES IN TEXT The Federal reclamation laws, act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and all Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, referred to in subsec. (a), are classified generally to this title. See Tables for distribution. AMENDMENTS 1958-Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 85-611 redesignated former subsec. (1) as (h) also repealed former subsec. (h) which defined "annual returns" and "normal returns". Subsecs. (1) and (j). Pub. L. 85-611 redesignated former subsecs. (1) and (k) as (1) and (J). 47-5000-71-vol. 10-10 Klamath project, Oregon-California, as part of the Federal reclamation laws as these are defined in the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 [clause (a) of this section), see note under section 612 of this title. Rehabilitation and betterment of Federal reclamation projects as a supplement to the Federal reclamation laws, see note under section 504 of this title. Repayment contracts and contracts to furnish water, administration of; provisions as a supplement to the Federal reclamation laws, see section 485h-5 of this title. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 421b, 485, 485b, 485d, 485e, 4851, 485g, 4851, 485J, 485k, 504, 614a, 615a, 615aa, 615bb, 6161, 616bbb, 616hhh, 616ppp, 616qqq, 616bbbb, 616hhhh, 620c of this title. § 485b. Amendment of existing repayment contracts. In connection with any repayment contract or other form of obligation, existing on August 4, 1939, to pay construction charges, providing for repayment on the basis of a definite period, the Secretary is authorized, upon request by the water users involved or their duly authorized representatives for amendment under this section of said contract or other form of obligation, and if in the Secretary's judgment such amendment is both practicable and in keeping with the general purpose of sections 375a, 387 to 389 and 485 to 485b-1, 485d to 485h, 4851 to 485k of this title, to amend said contract or other form of obligation so as to provide that the construction charges remaining unaccrued on the date of the amendment, or any later date agreed upon, shall be spread in definite annual installments on the basis of a longer definite period fixed in each case by the Secretary: Provided, That for any construction charges said longer period shall not exceed forty years, exclusive of 1931 and subsequent years to the extent of moratoria or deferments of construction charges due and payable for such years effected pursuant to Acts of Congress, from the date when the first installment of said construction charges become due and payable under the original obligation to pay said construction charges and in no event shall the unexpired part of said longer period exceed double the number of remaining years, as of the date of the amendment made pursuant to sections 375a, 387 to 389 and 485 to 485b-1, 485d to 485h, 485i to 485k of this title, in which installments of said construction charges would become due and payable under said existing repayment contract or other form of obligation to pay construction charges. (Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 418, § 3, 53 Stat. 1188.) EXTENSION OF DATE OF MODIFICATION OF REPΛΥΜΕΝΤ CONTRACTS Act Mar. 6, 1952, ch. 94, 66 Stat. 16, as amended by act Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1168, 68 Stat. 1044; by Pub. L. 85-156, Aug. 21, 1957, 71 Stat. 390; Pub. L. 85-611, § 3, Aug. 8, 1958, 72 Stat. 543; Pub. L. 86-308, § 2, Sept. 21, 1959, 73 Stat. 585, provided that the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by sections 485b and 485f of this title should be extended through Dec. 31, 1960. SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS This section is referred to in sections 485, 485a, 485b-1, 485d, 485e, 485f, 485g, 4851, 4851, 485k of this title. |