Arizona sentinel., 1917-01-25
Yuma Mesa Land Bill
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 and no qualification limitation shall be required or any purchaser paentee except that he be citizen of the O
 ted States have declared his intention to become sucn citizen Such patent shall also contain grant or "ate right appurtenant to the land.
 Sec That the moneys received under the provisions of this act shall be paid into the treasury ot the Onteo States and be covered into separate fund known as the auxiliary reclamation fund of the Yuma Project Arizona
 Sec 4 That the money in the said auxiliary reclamation fund of the Yuma Project Arizona shall be available for the construction completion of the irrigation works tor the said auxiliary project unit to the extent ot the mon eys received account thereof in connection With tne sale of the lands therein The landowners shall pay the cost of operation and maintenance and the charges to cover such fixed by the secretary of the interior shall be paid each year in advance of the delivery of water upon the announcement by the secretary Of the interior of the completion of the said auxiliary project unit thereof the operation and maintenance of the irrigation works shall as practicable be turned over to an organization representing majority of the landowners, to be operated and maintained by them their expense in accordance with therefor to be made with the secretary of the interior.
 Sec B. Any surplus of funds paid account of con- sucton remaining after completion thereof and that any money remaining in said separate fund known as the aux
 Hilary reclamation fund of the Yuma Project Arizona after completion of said auxiliary project and after reimburse of the reclamation fund for the proportonate share o works built by of the latter fund shall be credited the cost of operation and of the works o the said auxiliary project and any balance thereof on hand when the said auxiliary project taken over as proVded in shall be paid to the contracting organization
 Sec 6-That the provisions of the reclamation act oil June IT, 1902 and acts amendatoy thereof and supplement tay thereto known the reclamation law shall be appc able such auxiliary project except portions ot sch acts as may be in conflict with the provisions hereof.
 Sec ' That the Secretary of the interior is hereby authorized perform any and all acts and to make such rules and regulations may be necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this act into full force and effect.
 With the following committee amendments:
 Page line after the word for strike out the remain der of line and lines g. G. S. and lO down to and n cluding the word two and insert in lieu thereof the fol- lowing:
 That appurtenant water rights for lands in private own person price equal the estimated per of the works to be constructed plus the proporonate cost per of the works previously constructed and available for the lands if any there be- payment be made under the same for public land under the provisions of section
 Page lines g and 24 strike out the words or have de- clared his intention to become such citizen
 Page f. line after the word land add the followngI to section 2:
 Provided That any person who has made entry which
 valid and SubSiSting who has preference right to make entry for any rrgable land embraced within the m its of the auxiliary project may purchase said land at the price of $2 per and shall be subject the pay ments for the irrigation works required of persons holding private lands under the provisions of section here of Provided further that the purchasers of the land to be irrigated under said auxiliary reclamation project shall also agree pay the United States the total actual cost of the works of said auxiliary reclamation project in the event that the actual cost of said works shall exceed the