Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-05
TEXT Of COLORADO.
RIVER FLOOD BILLS

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The flood control bills introduced in
Congress- by the California legisla-
tors, Randall and Kettner, follow:
hcttner bill: authorizing and di-
recting the Secretary Of War to cause
a survey to be made Of the Colorado
river with a view to controlling the
flood waters of said stream, and for
other purposes.
BE it enacted by the Senate and
the House OF Representatives. of the
United States Of America in Congress
assembled:
That the Secretary Of War he, and
he Is hereby, authorized and directed
TO cause u preliminary examination
to be made Of the Colorado yivef, with
4 view to the cOnlToi of its floods IN
accordance with the provisions Of an
act 10 provide for tre control Of the
floods Of the Mississippi river, and
CT the Sacramento river in Califor-
MIA. and Iur other purposes, approved
March /, 1911, known as the Flood
Control Act"
Randall bill: Whereas. the public
interests require that there be con-
sttucted, cper2t2& and maintained on
I'D along the Colorado river and its
tributaries = succession of dams,
works and other structures for stor-
ing, regulating and controlling the
waters thereof for the purpose of
protecting property against floods,
and thus lnslrlng an adequate supply
OF water at all times for lands with
in the United States irrigable from
said Colorado river, and also provid-
ing power for the generation of cleo
tic energy. Therefore,
BE it enacted by the Senate and
the House cf Representatives of the
United States of America, in Congress
assembled:
"That there is hereby appropriate
ed out Of any MONEYS IN the Treas
any net otherwise appropriated, the
sim Of $50, 100000 or so much there
of as may be necessary, to be eXpend-
ed by the Secretary of the interior
under the provisions of said act.
'Scction , That the Secretary of
the Interior be and is hereby empow-
cred and directed to cause to be made
within one year from the approval Of
this act surveys fot the construction
ard maintenance of q succession Of
check dams, works and any necessary
structures in and along the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado river and its
tributaries, so that they may be uti-
lied for storing, regulating and CON
trolling the waters Of said river and
It's tributaries for the purpose Of pro-
tect'ng property against floods and
insurinG an adequate supply Of water
at all times for lands within the Unit
ed states iGtigable from said Colorado
river, and surveys of works and struc-
tutes for utilizing The flood waters
af said river and its tributaries for
the generation of electric energy and
the transmission thereof for sale to
the nuJlic.
Section 3, THAI as soon as prac-
ticable after the completion of said
surveys, the Secretary of the Interior
snail cause to bC commenced the work
Of constructing The dams, works and
st ucturcs mentioned in Section , Of
this act and shall cause such work to
ne diligently prosecuted to compile
ton.
"Scction i. That the Secretary of
tie Interior is hcroHv authorized to
use such portion Of The fund appro-
prlatcd herein as may be necessary
for the operation and maintenance of
al dams, works and structures con
struCLed Under the provisions Of this
act,
"Scction >, That, should the Secre-
/ taTy cf the Interior deem it inadvis-
able to erect, construct, maintain and
operate distribution AND sale facili-
ties to reach the actual user of cleo
tlic energy created under the pro-
visions Of this act, he is hereby au-
thOriZed TO lease any electric power
generated by said works for periods
not exceeding twenty years at rates
which he shall deem reasonable, bUi
, any charge to the actual user OF such
power which shal, produce in the ag-
Grcgate for any lessee q gross rcVe-
/ nue. exceeding that necessary to main
/ tam proper distribution and sale IA
| ollitles for such lessee, shall autOmat-
IICally lnValdate such lease; and any
moneys derived from such leases Oh
/ from amy other sales Of power by the
! Secretary Of the Interior shall be de-
| posted with the Treasury in Il spe-
/ caI fund to he known as the "COlo-
RADIO River Flood Control Fund tt
! be used to operate and maintain SaiC
| works after exhaustion of the funo
provided in and by the first section
Of this act, and all moneys over and
above that needed for said purposes
aEaIi he used for the payment Of in
tcreat ard redemption Of Liberty
| Loan honGs.
Section 6. That should anv part
OF this act be declared unconstitution
aI it shall not affect the validity OF
any other part OF said acL.
Section H. Any and all laws and
any parts thereof in conflict here
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