Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-30
Swing-Johnson Bill, GiOen Here for
First Time, Deserves Serious Study
BY Every Resident of the Valley

/ That all persons who have served
in the United States Army, Navy,
or Marine Corps during the war
with Germany, the war with Spain,
or in the suppression of the iHsur
reetion in the Philippines, and who
have been honorably separated or
discharged therefrOm OF placed in
the Regular Army or Navy Reserve,
shall have the exclusive preference
right for 4 period of three months
to enter said lands; and also, so far
as practicable, preference shall be
given to said persons i'll all CON
struction work authorized by this
Act: Provided
That in the event such an entry
shall be relinquished at any time
prior t. actual residence upon the
land by the entrynan for not less
than one year, lands so relinquished
shall not be subject to entry for a
period Of sixty days after the filing
and notation of the REIMBURSEMENT
in the local land office, and shall,
after the expiration of such sixty
day period, be subject to entry by
the first qualified applicant.
Ask for 70 Millions
See. II. That for the purpose of
constructing said dam and Inciden-
tai worms, ana acquiring lands and
rights of way fer said reservoir and
incidental works, and constructing
said main canal from Laguna Dam
tc. Imperial and Coachella Valleys,
and appurtenant structures and ac-
quiring rights of way therefor, there
is hereby authorized to be appro-
priated, from any moneys III the
Treasury not otherwise appropriate
ed, such amounts as may be neces-
sary to carry out the purposes of
this Act, not exceeding in the ag-
gregate the sum of $70,000,000, to
be appropriated from time to time
upon estimates made by the Secre
tary of the Interior and transferred
to the reclamation fund established
under said reclamation law.
All moneys received under leases
and contracts authorized by sections
! and Of this Act, in excess of
INV IA l'tilHto VI OJN All anu
maintaining said dam and in
cidental. works, and not used
for construction as provided in
section 5 hereof, shall be covered
in to the Treasury of the United
States.
All moneys transferred from the
General Treasury to the reclamation
g., .
of any canal or appurtenant struc-
tures authorized under this Act,
shall be repaid by the districts,
communities, and lands benefited
thereby, and the Secretary of the
Interior is hereby empowered, af-
ter full hearing of all concerned,
to allocate the costs of any such
canal and appurtenant structures
among the various districts, com.
munities, and lands served thereby,
according to the benefits derived
therefrom.
See. y. That nothing in this
Act shall be construed as modifying
in any manner the existing con
tract, dated October 23.19l8, be-
tween the United States and Imper-
ial Irrigation district, providing
for connection with Laguna dam;
but the Secretary of the Interior is
authorized to modify the said con
struction, in accordance with the
terms of this Act, of canal or
canals and appurtenant structures,
adequate to serve the lands of said
district, and other lands that may
be served thereby, and to equitably
allocate the costs thereof
See. Is. That wherever the words
"political subdivision or "politi-
cal subdivisions are used herein
they shall be understood to include
any State, district, municipality, or
other governmental organization.