{"data":{"id":"us/43-u.s.c.-497","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 U.S.C. § 497","heading":"Action to recover operation charge and penalty","body":"In the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior suit or action may be brought for the amounts of operation or maintenance charges in default and penalties in like manner as provided in section 481 of this title.","path":["Title 43—PUBLIC LANDS","CHAPTER 12—RECLAMATION AND IRRIGATION OF LANDS BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc43@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:36Z","sha256":"10631ca5bcd807d1ccbd3f12cde377f73f1004ba07baf2ab648c2f68011b67e3","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-u.s.c.-496","next":"us/43-u.s.c.-498"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}