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 PUBLIC LAW 97-293—OCT. 12, 1982

96 STAT. 1271

CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT

SEC. 218. Lands receiving irrigation water pursuant to a contract with the Secretary as authorized under title III of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (82 Stat. 887; 43 U.S.C. 1521 et seq.) which are placed under recordable contract shall be eligible to receive irrigation water upon terms and conditions related to pricing established by the Secretary pursuant to Federal reclamation law in effect immediately prior to the date of enactment of this Act, for a period of time not to exceed ten years from the date such lands are capable of being served with irrigation water, as determined by the Secretary.

43 USC 390rr.

RELIGIOUS OR CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

SEC. 219. An individual religious or charitable entity or organiza- 43 USC 390ss. tion (including but not limited to a congregation, parish, school, ward, or chapter) which is exempt from taxation under section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended, and which owns, 26 USC 50i. operates, or leases any lands within a district shall be treated as an individual under the provisions of this title regardless of such entity or organization's affiliation with a central organization or its subjugation to a hierarchical authority of the same faith and regardless of whether or not the individual entity is the owner of record if— (1) the agricultural produce and the proceeds of sales of such produce are directly used only for charitable purposes; (2) said land is operated by said individual religious or charitable entity or organization (or subdivisions thereof); and (3) no part of the net earnings of such religious or charitable entity or organization (or subdivision thereof) shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. CONTRACT REQUIRED

SEC. 220. Irrigation water temporarily made available from recla- 43 USC 390tt. mation facilities in excess of ordinary quantities not otherwise storable for project purposes or at times when such irrigation water would not have been available without the operations of those facilities, may be used for irrigation, municipal, or industrial purposes only to the extent covered by a contract requiring payment for the use of such irrigation water, executed in accordance with the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, or other applicable provisions of 43 USC 485k. Federal reclamation law. WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY

SEC. 221. Consent is given to join the United States as a necessary 43 USC 390uu. party defendant in any suit to adjudicate, confirm, validate, or decree the contractual rights of a contracting entity and the United States regarding any contract executed pursuant to Federal reclamation law. The United States, when a party to any suit, shall be deemed to have waived any right to plead that it is not amenable thereto by reason of its sovereignty, and shall be subject to judgments, orders, and decrees of the court having jurisdiction, and may obtain review thereof, in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual under like circumstances. Any suit pursuant

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