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title: "43 U.S.C. § 617m"
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title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
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# 43 U.S.C. § 617m - Reclamation law applicable

## Text

This subchapter shall be deemed a supplement to the reclamation law, which said reclamation law shall govern the construction, operation, and management of the works herein authorized, except as otherwise therein provided.

(Dec. 21, 1928, ch. 42, § 14, 45 Stat. 1065.)

## Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThe reclamation law, referred to in text, is defined in section 617k of this title.