Full-cost water is defined in Section 202 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-293). The Bureau of Reclamation charges full-cost for water delivered to lands above the acreage limitation. It provides for an annual fee for water delivered from Bureau of Reclamation facilities that includes project construction costs attributed to irrigation, as well as outstanding deficits on operation and maintenance charges, with interest on both accruing from October 12, 1982.
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