# 43 U.S.C. § 618k: Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 U.S.C. § 618k
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** April 17, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 43—PUBLIC LANDS > CHAPTER 12A—BOULDER CANYON PROJECT > SUBCHAPTER II—BOULDER CANYON PROJECT ADJUSTMENT ACT

## Text

The following terms wherever used in this subchapter shall have the following respective meanings:

“Project Act” shall mean the Boulder Canyon Project Act [ 43 U.S.C. 617 et seq.];

“Project” shall mean the works authorized by the Project Act to be constructed and owned by the United States, exclusive of the main canal and appurtenances mentioned therein, now known as the All-American Canal;

“Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Interior of the United States;

“Firm energy” and “allottees” shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in regulations promulgated before July 19, 1940 , by the Secretary and in effect on July 19, 1940 ;

“Replacements” shall mean such replacements as may be necessary to keep the project in good operating condition beginning June 1, 1937 , but shall not include (except where used in conjunction with the word “emergency” or the words “however necessitated”) replacements made necessary by any act of God, or of the public enemy, or by any major catastrophe; and

“Year of operation” shall mean the period from and including June 1 of any calendar year to and including May 31 of the following calendar year.

( July 19, 1940, ch. 643, § 12 , 54 Stat. 778 ; Pub. L. 98–381, title I, § 104(a)(6) , Aug. 18, 1984 , 98 Stat. 1335 .)

## Nearby sections

- [43 U.S.C. § 617 Colorado River Basin; protection and development; dam, reservoir, and incidental works; water, water power, and electrical energy; eminent domain](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617a “Colorado River Dam Fund”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617a.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617b Authorization of appropriations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617b.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617c Condition precedent to taking effect of provisions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617c.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617d Contracts for storage and use of waters for irrigation and domestic purposes; generation and sale of electrical energy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617d.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617e Uses to be made of dam and reservoir; title in whom; leases, regulations; limitation on authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617e.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617f Canals and appurtenant structures; transfer of title; power development](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617f.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617g Colorado River compact as controlling authority in construction and maintenance of dam, reservoir, canals, and other works](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617g.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617h Lands capable of irrigation and reclamation by irrigation works; public entry; preferences](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617h.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617i Modification of existing compact relating to Laguna Dam](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617i.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617j Omitted](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617j.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617k Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617k.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617l Colorado River compact approval](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617l.md)
- [43 U.S.C. § 617m Reclamation law applicable](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t43_s617m.md)

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