25 U.S.C. § 388 — Claims for damages; settlement by agreement
U.S.C. Title 25 - INDIANS 25 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 25 - INDIANS CHAPTER 11 - IRRIGATION OF ALLOTTED LANDS Sec. 388 - Claims for damages; settlement by agreement From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§388. Claims for damages; settlement by agreement
The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to pay out of funds available for the Indian irrigation projects for damages caused to owners of lands or other private property of any kind by reason of the operations of the United States, its officers or employees, in the survey, construction, operation, or maintenance of irrigation works of such projects and which may be compromised by agreement between the claimant and the Secretary of the Interior or such officers as he may designate: Provided, That the total of any such claims authorized to be settled as herein contemplated shall not exceed 5 per centum of the funds available for the project under which such claims arise during any one fiscal year.
(Feb. 20, 1929, ch. 279, 45 Stat. 1252.)