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                                  TITLE  42
                       IRRIGATION AND DRAINAGE -- WATER
                            RIGHTS AND RECLAMATION
                                  CHAPTER 20
                        RECLAMATION OF CAREY ACT LANDS
    42-2010.  CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION -- LIMITATIONS ON TERMS. No contract
shall be made by the department which requires a greater time than five (5)
years for the construction of the works, but such time may be extended by the
department for a period not exceeding three (3) years. All contracts shall
state that the work shall begin within six (6) months from date of contract;
that at least one-tenth (1/10) of the construction work shall be completed
within two (2) years from the date of said contract and that the construction
shall be prosecuted diligently and continuously to completion. A failure to
complete the works within the time required by the contract, or an extension
thereof as herein provided, shall forfeit to the state all rights under the
same.
    This section shall apply to contracts heretofore made as well as to
contracts hereafter to be made by the department.