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16 U.S.C. 1005: Works of improvement

Created in 1962 by Public Law 87-703. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture (6).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Subd. (3). Pub. L. 115–141, §761(b)(1), substituted "$25,000,000" for "$5,000,000". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text
    • Subd. (4). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted "Secretary of Health and Human Services" for "Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare" in two places and, in item (b), substituted "floodwater" for "goodwater". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text
    • Pub. L. 115–141, §761(b)(2), substituted "$25,000,000" for "$5,000,000". (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text

    1981

    • Subd. (3). Pub. L. 97–98, §1512(e), substituted "$5,000,000" for "$1,000,000".
    • Subd. (4). Pub. L. 97–98, §1512(f), substituted "$5,000,000" for "$1,000,000".

    1977

    • Subd. (3). Pub. L. 95–113, §1506(b), substituted "$1,000,000" for "$250,000".
    • Subd. (4). Pub. L. 95–113, §1506(c), substituted "$1,000,000" for "$250,000".

    1972

    • Subd. (4). Pub. L. 92–419 substituted in item (a) "works of improvement for reclamation or irrigation" for "reclamation or irrigation works", in item (b) "goodwater" for "floodwater", added items (c) and (d), required submission of plans to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, or the Admini…

    1968

    • Subd. (2). Pub. L. 90–361 inserted proviso authorizing the Secretary to enter into contracts for the construction of structures if requested to do so by the local organization.

    1962

    • Subd. (1). Pub. L. 87–703 designated existing provisions as subd. (1); substituted "local organization may secure" for "local organization with such assistance as it may request from the Secretary, which assistance the Secretary is authorized to give, shall secure" and "by retaining or employing a …
    • Subd. (2). Pub. L. 87–703 designated existing provisions as subd. (2), and struck out "unless there is no local organization authorized by State law to undertake such construction or to enter into such contract, and in no event after July 1, 1956: Provided, That in participating in the installation…
    • Subds. (3) to (5). Pub. L. 87–703 designated existing provisions as subds. (3) to (5) and made phraseological changes.

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.