Rural Water Supply (43 USC Ch. 42) Country/Territory United States of America Document type Legislation Date 2020 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Water Keyword Less favoured areas Rural employment Water supply Industrial water use Subsidy/incentive Authorization/permit Water abstraction Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This chapter provides for rural water supply. It states that the Secretary, in cooperation with non-Federal project entities and consistent with this subchapter, may carry out a rural water supply program in Reclamation States to (1) investigate and identify opportunities to ensure safe and adequate rural water supply projects for domestic, municipal, and industrial use in small communities and rural areas of the Reclamation States; (2) plan the design and construction, through the conduct of appraisal investigations and feasibility studies, of rural water supply projects in Reclamation States; and (3) oversee, as appropriate, the construction of rural water supply projects in Reclamation States that are recommended by the Secretary in a feasibility report developed pursuant to section 2405 of this title and subsequently authorized by Congress. Any activity carried out under this subchapter shall be carried out in cooperation with a qualifying non-Federal project entity, consistent with this subchapter. The chapter further provides for rural water supply program; rural water programs assessment; appraisal investigations; feasibility studies; authorization of appropriations; termination of authority and twenty-first century water works. Full text English Website uscode.house.gov