US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

16 U.S.C. § 835

Project authorized; laws applicable

49 Stat. 1028In addition to the primary purposes for which the Grand Coulee Dam project (hereafter to be known as the Columbia Basin project and herein called the “project”) was authorized under the provisions of the Act of (), the project is authorized and reauthorized as a project subject to the Reclamation Project Act of 1939; and the provisions of each of those two Acts together with the provisions of this Act shall govern the repayment of expenditures and the construction, operation, and maintenance of the works constructed as a part of the project.

May 27, 1937, ch. 269, § 150 Stat. 208Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 1457 Stat. 14(, ; , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

49 Stat. 1028act Aug. 30, 1935, ch. 83149 Stat. 1028Act of (), referred to in text, is , , which act, by section 2, authorized the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam.

act Aug. 4, 1939, ch. 41853 Stat. 1187section 485k of Title 43The Reclamation Project Act of 1939, referred to in text, is , , which is classified generally to sections 375a, 387 to 389, 485 to 485h, and 485i to 485k of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see and Tables.

Those two Acts, referred to in text, refer to the act of , and to the Reclamation Project Act of 1939. See notes above.

act May 27, 1937, ch. 269act Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 1457 Stat. 14This Act, referred to in text, is , as amended generally by , , known as The Columbia Basin Project Act, which enacted this section, sections 835a to 835c–5 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under this section. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under this section and Tables.

Amendments

1943—Act , amended section generally.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title

Act May 27, 1937, ch. 269, § 11Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 1457 Stat. 20

“This Act [enacting this section, sections 835a to 835c–5 of this title, and provisions set out as a note below] may be cited as ‘The Columbia Basin Project Act’.”
, as added by , , provided that:

Separability

Act May 27, 1937, ch. 269, § 10Mar. 10, 1943, ch. 1457 Stat. 20

“If any provision of this Act [see Short Title note above] or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.”
, as added by , , provided that:

Transfer of Functions

Power marketing functions of Bureau of Reclamation, including construction, operation, and maintenance of transmission lines and attendant facilities, transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 7152(a)(1)(E), (3) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and are to be exercised by Secretary through a separate Administration within Department of Energy.