As used in this article “contract with the United States” means a contract made under the provisions of the Federal Reclamation Law for any or all of the following purposes:
(a) Acquisition, extension, or operation of works for irrigation, drainage, flood control, or development of electric or other power.
(b) A water supply.
(c) Assumption as principal or guarantor of indebtedness to the United States.
(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)