If, by reason of any act of God, or of the public enemy, or any major catastrophe, or any other unforeseen and unavoidable cause, the revenues, for any year of operation, after making provision for costs of operation, maintenance, and the amount to be set aside for said year for replacements, should be insufficient to make the payments to the States of Arizona and Nevada and the transfers to the Colorado River Development Fund in this subchapter provided for, such payments and transfers shall be proportionately reduced, as the Secretary may find to be necessary by reason thereof.

Terms Used In 43 USC 618b

  • 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. See 43 USC 618k
  • Secretary: shall mean the Secretary of the Interior of the United States. See 43 USC 618k
  • 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. See 43 USC 618k
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