The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1910-06-09
MORE RAILROAD BUILDING RECLAMATION LAW CHANGE
Planned TO Embody In The
Law Additional Practical
Provisions.

it now appears probable that Con-
grsss al this session will authorize CO.
operation between the governments
irrigation system and private and semi
pr vate enterprises. A cooperation
bill, which the Senate enacted in April,
following much agitation over the pro-
hibition Of cooperative work by the In
terror department. has now been favor
ably reported to the house with some
notifications. There it awaits an OPP
portunity for consideration. This
should come on some suspension day
within two or three weeks.
Friends Of irrigation believe the
measure will afford considerable relief
ard extend the benefits of the Govern
ment's irrigation activities materially.
The bill authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior, whenever he believes
''any part Of the water supply of any
reclamation project can be disposed of
so az TO promote the rapid and desired
development Of such project" to con-
tract for the delivery of water to ir-
rigation systems operating under the
Carey Act OF 1894 and to individuals,
corporations, associations, and irriga-
ton districts. He is to determine
the terms for the delivery Of the water
although it is well understood that
this will be arranged through the Re-
clamation Service with his approval
No water shall be distributed other
wise than as prescribed by law as to
lands held in private ownership within
Government reclamation projects.
The oil as amended By the House
contains the following provisions. In
fixing rates and charges in such con-
tracts for delivery of water to any irri-
cation system, corporation, assoeia-
tion or district. as herein provided, said
Secretary shall take into consideration
the cost of construction and mainte-
nance Of the reclamation project from
which such water is TO he furnished
and sueh rates and charges shall be
jnsf and equitable as to water users
under such project. No irrigation sys-
TEN. district, association or corporation
so contracting shall make any charge
for the storage, carriage or delivery of
such water in excess Of the charge
paid by it to the United States except
to such extent as may be necessary to
cover the cost of carriage and delivery
of such water through its work"
Another of the amended provisions
reads that the secretary of the In
terror ''is authorized upon such terms
as may be agreed upon to cooperate
with irrigation districts, water users
associations, corporations entrymen or
water users for the construction or use
of such reservoirs, canals or bitches as
may be advantageously used by the
Government and irrigation districts
water users associations, corporations,
entrymen or water users for impound-
ing, delivering or carrying water for
irrigation purposes Water shall not
be delivered to any land owners, how
ever, in excess of enough to irrigate
160 acres.
Representative Englebright of Cali
fornia, one of the members of the Irri-
cation Committee of the House, who
helped draft the amendments, claims
that the bill in this form win be very
satisfactory to the settlers upon irri-
gated lands in the West. 1t will ap-
parently have the support OF the Cali
fornia members of the House when it
comes to vote there. As the report
was made unanimously from the Irri-
cation Committee there is every pros
pect that the bill will be enacted into law.