The Parker post., 1914-08-15

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tenn and works and the management
thereof shall be turned over to such
water users association, district or
organization, as shall be provided for
in the original contract or contracts.
Fifth, said commission shall so OPP
crate with the federal government
and other states with a view of Sc
curing the greatest development of
the water resources of the west.
Each separate project, financed by
the state out of the reclamation fund,
shall return and pay to the state such
sum CT sums as shall fully reimburse
| the state for all expenses incurred
and money paid by the state in
| behalf of each such irrigation dis
trict or reclamation project, together
with interest at the rate of six per
| cent pei annum. Said payments
shall be provided for in the form of
Of contracts with the water users, or
associate rs or organizations of water
users, which shall be first lien on
| the lands irrigated or drained and
shall be payable in installments run
ming over a period not exceeding 20
years.
In all reclamation projects the
commission shall have authority to
determine and fix minimum farm
unit of water service of not more
than one hundred and sixty, nor less
| than twenty acres.
The fixing and adopting of a maxi
mum farm unit of water service shall
not release, discharge or exempt any
| lands lying within such irrigation or
drainage district from any lien or
| liability created by the issuance Of
any bonds of said district, nor from
any taxes, assessments or charges
| levied, assessed or made for any dis
trict purpose whatever, according TO
| law, but the owners or owners of any
alnds within such district in excess
of the maximum farm unit acreage
of water service, shall have four
years from and after the adoption of
such limitation within which to dis
pose of such excess, and during said
period of four years, shall receive the
same water service for such excess
no
received had no limitation OF water
service been adopted. After the ex-
| piration of said term OF four years,
no water for irrigation shall be serv
| ed or allowed for any holdings or
acreage in excess of the maximum
| farm acreage unit of water service
| until such time as such excess acre
age has passed into the hands OF a
bona fide ownre whose aggregate
holding OF land falls within said max
| imum unit of water service.
The reclamation commission shall
prescribe all necessary rules and reg
ulations for the proper conduct of
projects constructed under contracts
wit water users, or associations or
organizations of water users and
shall fix the annual rate or rates for
water service, until such time as the
water system and works shall be
turned over to the water users and
come under their sole management
and control.
! In fixing such annual rates for wateE
services, the reclamation commission
may adopt schedule OF rates vary
ing according to the total quantity
OF water required for each user for
the year.
1t shall be the duty OF the board
OF directors, in case of an irrigation
district or drainage district, and of
the reclamation commission in cases
other than irrigation or drainage dis
tricts, while the same are under the
direction and control of said COM
mission, to prescribe necessary rules
| dllu I0S uDdLlOuS IOT Tie 0ALGIIulIld-
ton of noxious weeds, grasses and
other growths in reservoirs, canals,
laterals, bitches and their banks and
borders to the exterior limits of the
| rights-of-way appurtenant thereto.
Said rules and regulatiosn shall also
provide for the determination of such
noxious growths from all lands en-
! braced within and served by such ir-
| rigatiOn system, and any water user
who shall fail or refuse to keep his
| land clear of such noxious growths,
after due notice by said board or
| commission, may be denied the use
of water for irrigation until such time
as he shall comply with such rules
and regulations
That in carrying out the provis-
ions OF this amendment and in CON
structing works hereunder, the re-
clamation commission is hereby au-