Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-30

| terms hereof to a new lessee, upon
, the condition that such new lessee
| shall paw to the former lessee such
net investment and damages deter
mined as Aforesaid. If such proper
| tv is not taken over by the United
States, or such new lessee, or such
| lease renewed, the said Secretary
shall extend such lease from year tc
year until such property is so taken
! over or such lease renewed.
Pay In Installments
See ;. That any such political
! subdivision, instead Of entering into
I q lease, may, with the consent OF
! the Secretary of the Interior, as
! the consideration for snch power
/ privilege as may be allocated to it
rs above provided, pay to the Unit
ed States in annual instalments,
! during such period not exceeding
! twenty-five years as may be agreed
! upon, total sum which shall bear
! the same proportion to the cost OF
| constructing such dam and incidcn.
! tai works and acquiring lands and
! rights of way for said reservoir and
| incidental works as the water alloca-
! ted to such political subdivision bears
! to all the water available for the gen
| Grafton of power, ut said dam, to-
| gethcr with 81 like proportion of the
annual expense of operating and
maintaining such dam and inciden-
tai works, and interest at the rate
of ; per centum per annum on the
| unpaid portion of such proportion
ate part of such cost.
Any or all Of the installments Of
such proportionate part of such cost
may be paid i'll advance. The right
to use for the generation of electri-
cal power the water so allOcated,
shall continue after the completion
of the payment Of such proportion
ate part o. suciI cost, so long as such
political subdivision shall pay annu-
ally such proportionate part of such
expense of operating aad maintain
ing such dam and incidental works.
The said Secretary is authorized
on such terms and under such regu-
iations as he may prescribe to make
any contracts which may be neces-
sary to carry into effect the pro-
visions OF this section. The title to
said dam and incidental works and
reservoir site shall forever remain
in the United States. Until the
completion of said dam and inciden-
tai works the Secretary of the Inter
10" is authorized to use any money
received under this and the preced-
ing section for the construction OF
said dam and incidental work.
Community owns Right
!! See. 6. That the right to develop
! power from the water in any canal
! constructed under this Act, at points
along such canal, shall belong to the
districts, communities, and lands
which contribute to the construc-
tion costs Of such canal and appurt-
cnant structures, III proportion 70
their contributions; Provided, That
so long rs any money is owing to
the United States on account of the
, construction OF said canals and ap-
purtenant structures, the Secretary
of the Interior shall control the dis
position Of said rights to develop
power and the net proceeds from
any power development in said
canals shall be applied upon such
construction charges and covered in
TO the Treasury of the United
States, and credited to the various
districts, communities, and lands in
accordance with their interests in
said canals.
Rogardinf Cost
Sec. I. That no part of the cost
of the construction Of said dam or
Incidental works, or the acquisi
tion OF lands or lights of way for
said reservoir, or incidental works,
shall be charged against any lands
to be irrigated thercfrom, but the
total cost of all irrigation canals
and appurtenant structures which
may be constructed hereunder shall
be charged equitably against such
lands, i'll accordance with the bene-
fits they derive therefrom as may
be determined By the Secretary of
the Interior.
Dam Has Three Uses
See. s. That the dam and reser-
voir provided for by section of
this Act shall be used first, for
river regulation and flood control;
secoad, for irrigation; and third,
for power.
See. Q. That nothing contained
in this Act shall be construed as
limiting, diminishing, or in any
manner interfering with any vested
rights Of the States above said res
ervoir, or OF the citizens Of said
States, to the use, within the Color
ado River watershed, of the waters
of said Colorado River.
Withdraw from Entry
See. 10. That all lands of the
United States found by the Secre-
tary of the Interior to be practic-
able or irrigation and reclamation
by the irrigation words authorized
by the terms of this Act shall be
withdrawn from public entry. There
after when such works shall have
been so far constructed as to per-
NIT the delivery of water to any
portion of said withdrawn lands
which the Secretary OF the Interior
shall deem proper to open for entry,
such portion of saiG lands shall be
opened TO entry in tracts, varying
i'll size, but not exceeding one hun
dred and sixty acres, as may be de-
termined by the Secretary of the