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LegalText 16 U.S.C. § 590z7 Provisions for furnishing surplus power and municipal or miscellaneous water supplies us united_states_code code_section 16 CONSERVATION 3C WATER CONSERVATION 590z7 16 U.S.C. § 590z7 current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc16@119-100.zip /us/usc/t16/s590z7 data/legal/raw/us/code/title-16/usc16.xml 65ceb0f497ea134778be4c1caaab3116e02fe349a1e590291abadc5a9e17ff8e 7be8950da5a93cac7c98e4576ce00340f2aba5e8e46d29915382c203c421d503 1d48166526a5fa5995428056806c7157a8fe11e9d68920722a373b5e3b49387d 2026-07-04 official
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16 U.S.C. § 590z7 - Provisions for furnishing surplus power and municipal or miscellaneous water supplies

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(a) In general In connection with any project undertaken pursuant to this subchapter, provisions, including contracts of sale, may be made for furnishing municipal or miscellaneous water supplies, or for developing and furnishing power in addition to the power requirements of irrigation: Provided, That expenditures from appropriations made directly pursuant to the authority contained in section 590z10(1) of this title to meet costs allocated to municipal or miscellaneous water supplies or surplus power shall not exceed $500,000 for any one project: Provided further, That no contract relating to a water supply for municipal or miscellaneous purposes or to electric power shall be made unless, in the judgment of the Secretary, it will not impair the efficiency of the project for irrigation purposes. On any project where such provisions are made, the Secretary shall allocate to municipal or miscellaneous water purposes or to surplus power the part of the estimated construction costs of the project which he deems properly so allocable; and such allocations shall not be included in the reimbursable construction costs covered by the repayment contract or contracts required under section 590z2 of this title. All right, title, and interest in the facilities provided for such municipal or miscellaneous water supplies or surplus power and the revenues derived therefrom shall be and remain in the United States. Contracts for such municipal or miscellaneous water supplies or for such surplus power shall be at such rates as, in the Secretarys judgment, will produce revenues at least sufficient to cover the appropriate share of the annual operation and maintenance cost of the project and such fixed charges, including interest, as the Secretary deems proper. Contracts for the sale of surplus power shall be for periods not to exceed forty years and contracts for water supply for municipal or miscellaneous purposes shall be for such periods as the Secretary may determine and may include such renewal options as the Secretary deems desirable: And provided further, That in sales or leases of such power, preference shall be given to municipalities and other public corporations or agencies; and also to cooperatives and other nonprofit organizations financed in whole or in part by loans made pursuant to the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 [7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.] and any amendments thereof.

(b) Certain leases authorized (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary—

(A) may enter into leases of power privileges for electric power generation in connection with any project constructed pursuant to this subchapter; and

(B) shall have authority over any project constructed pursuant to this subchapter in addition to and alternative to any existing authority relating to a particular project.

(2) Process In entering into a lease of power privileges under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use the processes, terms, and conditions applicable to a lease under section 485h(c) of title 43.

(3) Findings not required No findings under section 590z1 of this title shall be required for a lease under paragraph (1).

(4) Rights retained by lessee Except as otherwise provided under paragraph (5), all right, title, and interest in and to installed power facilities constructed by non-Federal entities pursuant to a lease under paragraph (1), and any direct revenues derived from that lease, shall remain with the lessee.

(5) Lease charges Notwithstanding section 590z6 of this title, lease charges shall be credited to the project from which the power is derived.

(6) Effect Nothing in this section alters or affects any agreement in effect on December 19, 2014, for the development of hydropower projects or disposition of revenues.

(Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 717, § 9, as added Oct. 14, 1940, ch. 861, 54 Stat. 1124; Pub. L. 113291, div. B, title XXX, § 3087, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3857.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThe Rural Electrification Act of 1936, referred to in subsec. (a), is act May 20, 1936, ch. 432, 49 Stat. 1363, which is classified generally to chapter 31 (§ 901 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 901 of Title 7 and Tables.

Amendments2014—Pub. L. 113291 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).