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43 U.S.C. § 510

Title 43 Chapter 12 Current through PL 119-73 Last updated: March 29, 2026 View on OLRC →
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§ 510. Definitions

In this subchapter:

  • (1) The term “inspection” means an inspection of a project facility carried out by the Secretary—
    • (A) to assess and determine the general condition of the project facility; and
    • (B) to estimate the value of property, and the size of the population, that would be at risk if the project facility fails, is breached, or otherwise allows flooding to occur.
  • (2) The term “project facility” means any part or incidental feature of a project, excluding high- and significant-hazard dams, constructed under the Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902 ( 32 Stat. 388 , chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to and amendatory of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) 1 1 So in original. Probably should be another closing parenthesis before the final period. .
  • (3) The term “reserved works” mean 2 2 So in original. Probably should be “means”. any project facility at which the Secretary carries out the operation and maintenance of the project facility.
  • (4) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation.
  • (5) The term “transferred works” means a project facility, the operation and maintenance of which is carried out by a non-Federal entity, under the provisions of a formal operation and maintenance transfer contract.
  • (6) The term “transferred works operating entity” means the organization which is contractually responsible for operation and maintenance of transferred works.
  • (7) The term “extraordinary operation and maintenance work” means major, nonrecurring maintenance to Reclamation-owned or operated facilities, or facility components, that is—
    • (A) intended to ensure the continued safe, dependable, and reliable delivery of authorized project benefits; and
    • (B) greater than 10 percent of the contractor’s or the transferred works operating entity’s annual operation and maintenance budget for the facility, or greater than $100,000.

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