Statute · United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 10144 — Consideration of effect of acquisition of water rights
42 U.S.C. § 10144
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- finance
The Secretary shall give full consideration to whether the development, construction, and operation of a repository may require any purchase or other acquisition of water rights that will have a significant adverse effect on the present or future development of the area in which such repository is located. The Secretary shall mitigate any such adverse effects to the maximum extent practicable.
Citator
42 U.S.C. § 10144 — Consideration of effect of acquisition of water rights is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
The Secretary shall give full consideration to whether the development, construction, and operation of a repository may require any purchase or other acquisition of water rights that will have a significant adverse effect on the present or future development of the area in which such repository is located. The Secretary shall mitigate any such adverse effects to the maximum extent practicable.