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PROPOSED STATE
RECLAMATION ACT
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the same time, said commission shall
give preference to such applications
in the order OF their dates OF filing.
1t shall not be obligatory upon said
commission to proceed with more
than two projects at any one time
nor with any which will involve the
maturing of obligations more rapidly
or in excess OF the moneys provided
for the reclamation fund, nor to take
up the Investigation OF any irriga-
CATION project where the application
for investigation does not contain suf-
ficient data as to territory to be re-
claimed, source of water supply, kind
and character OF the proposed works,
and such other information relating
thereto as shall on its face make
a prima facie showing of feasibility.
Provided, that in determining the
preference or rank of the various re-
clamation projects to Be financed by
the state, preference or precedence
shall be given to irrigation districts,
drainage districts and Carey act pro
jects organized under the general lrrh
CATION and drainage district laws OF
the state.
The state shall be authorized to
make all lands within any district
subject to all liens, assessments and
charges for irrigation or drainage dis
trict purposes.
Any and all lands, within any dis
trict, shall be and become liable to
all liens, assessments and charges
which shall be created or imposed
by such irrigation or drainage dis
trict according to law
1t shall be the further duty of the
said reclamation: First, to gather all
available data concerning the water
supply of the state of Arizona, and
it may establish such gauging sta
tons for recording the rainfall, also
stations for measuring the run-off,
lem. 1t shall investigate the matter
OF the protection, preservation, anN
improvements of the watersheds of
tie state, and shall from time to time
make such recommendations to the
legislature of the state in relation
thereto and to needed legislation in
that behalf as it shall deem neces-
sary.
Second, it shall have charge and
supervision of all work authorized by
the legislature for the preservation
and improve ent of such watersheds,
and shall exercise such further func-
tons and authority therein as may be
conferred upon it by act of congress,
not inconsistent with the provisions
Of this amendment, and shall have
supervision in and over the execu-
ton of all measures and works, reg
ulations, protection and preservation
Of such watersheds.
Third, said commission shall make
such investigations and examinations
as will enable it to determine what
tracts of arid, semi-arid or other
lands there may be lying within the
state of Arizona, which are suscep-
tible of irrigation or drainage and
which may be available to the state
for reclamation purposes under any
act of congress now in force or which
may hereafter be in force, shall de-
termine the approximate cost of the
reclamation of each such tract or
tracts, and if any shall be found feas-
Ible, and if in its judgment the work
or reclamation of any such tract or
facts shall be undertaken, or it shall
he directed by the legislature so to
do, said reclamation commission shall
made map of said lands proposed
TO he irrigated or drained or if
more than one tract is to be reclaim
ed maps and plans for each sepa-
rate project, which shall exhibit a
Plan showing the mode of the con-
telnplated irrigation or drainage,
and which plan shall be sufficient
to thoroughly irrigate or drain and
reclaim said land and prepare it
to raise ordinary agricultural crops,
anu which shall also show the source
Of the water to be used for irriga-
ton and reclamation, and shall file
the same, together with such other
as may be required, with the secre-
tary of the interior, with said maps
and plans; and proceed under the
provisions of the amendment, with
the construction of such irrigation
system and works as have been so
approved.
Fourth, said commission is hereby
authorized and empowered to make
such terms and conditions as shall
be applicable in each case. in all