Arizona republican., 1914-03-05

water right applicant entryman, or landowner under or upon reclama tion project shall also pay, whenever ! water service is available for the ir- | rigation of his land, an operation | ana maintenance charge based upon | the total cost of operation and main tenance of the project, or each sepa rate unit thereof, and such charge 1 water delivered; but each acre of irrigable land. whether irrigated or maintenance and operation charge based upon the charge for delivery of not less than one acre-foot of water: Provided. That whenever any legally organized water users association or irrigation district shall so request. the secretary of the interior is here by authorized, in his discretion, to transfer to such water users asSo- citation or irrigation district the care operation and maintenance of all or any part of the project works, sub ject to sach rules and regulations as he may prescribe If the total amount of operation and maintenance charges and penalties collected for any one irrigation season on any project shall exceed the cost of operation and maintenance of the project during that irrigation season, the balance shall be applied to reduction of the charge on the project for the next irrigation season, and any de- ficit incurred may likewise be added to the charge for the next irriga ton season.
 Penalties
 Sec G. That all operation and maintenance charges shall become due and payable on the date fixed for each project by the secretary of the interior, and if such charge is paid on or before the date when due there shall be discount of five per centum of such charge; but if such charge is unpaid on the first day of the third calendar month thereafter, a penalty of one per centum of the
  to. and thereafter an additional pen altv of one per centum of the amount unpaid shall be added on the first day of each calendar month If such charge and penalties shall remain unpaid, and no water shall be de- Iivered to the lands of any water right applicant or entryman Who shall be Tn arrears for more than one calendar year for the payment of any charge for operation and malnten- ance. or any annual construction charge and penalties. If any water right applicant or entrYman small De one year in default in the payment of any charge for operation ana maintenance and penalties, or any part thereof. his water-rlght appH- cation and if he be a homestead entryman his entry also, shall De subject to cancellation, and all pay ments made by him forfeited to the reclamation fund In the discretion of the secretary of the interior sul' or action may be brought Tor tile amounts in default and penalties III like manner as provided in section three of this act.
 Fiscal Agent
 Sec. |. That the secretary ol tiie inferior is hereby authorized, III ms discretion. to designate and appoint urdar such rules and regulations as he may prescribe. the legally organ ;yad water users' association, or IT, rioation district under any reclama- tion project, as the fiscal agent oi the United States to collect the "H- n,laI pavments on the constructioh 1 charge of the project ana the all nual charges for operation ana hlaIh- tanance and all penalties: Provided | That no water right applicant or en- trvnan shall be entitled to creolt for any payment thus made ulitil 1 inc same shall have been pald over to an officer designated by the sec ratarv of the interior to receive the i same.
 1 Reclamation Requirements cec S That the secretary ot the 1 interior is hereby authorized to lheNe i rules and regulations governing tue ;rrigation of lands within any pro ;ect and may require the reclalha : | tion for agricultural purposes anu the cultivation of one-half the nil- cable area under each Water-ilsh h' i annlication or entry within three full irrigation seasons alter lle li
 ing of water-right application or en- fry and the reclamation for asrl- cultural purposes and the cultlVd- tion of three -fourths the rrlgapie 1 area within five full irrigation sea sons after the filing of the water right application or entry, ana snail | nrovide for continued conpliahce with such requirements Failure or tba mart of any water-right appllcan' or entrvman to comply with sucu reouirements shall render ms appi cation or entry subject to canceiiaz tion. ,.;or Lands Not Subject to Rec'am at'or
 Act
 See. 9. That in all cases Wllel ! anplication for water-right, TOT iahus in private ownership or lands lei' under entries not subject to the re cIamation law, shall not be maut within one year after the passage oi
 this act. or within one year "l'e'