### Question
How is the term project defined?


### Answer
The term **project** is defined in *43 U.S.C. § 485a* as the following:

> any reclamation or irrigation project, including incidental features thereof, authorized by the Federal reclamation laws, or constructed by the United States pursuant to said laws, or in connection with which there is a repayment contract executed by the United States, pursuant to said laws, or any project constructed or operated and maintained by the Secretary through the Bureau of Reclamation for the reclamation of arid lands or other purposes.

#### Citation:
  - *43 U.S.C. § 485a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT > SUBCHAPTER X-PAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION CHARGES**

