Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-06
Continued from yesterday

Limitations of Reclamation Law
(3D Except as provided by the
Boulder Canyon Project Act, the
reclamation law shall govern the
construction, operation and main
tenance of the works to be con-
structed hereunder.
Contract to be Authorized BY Elec-
ti0n and Confirmed by Court
1922 The execution of this con-
tract by the District shall be auth
orized by the qualified electors of
the District at an election held for
that purpose. Thereafter, without
delay, the District shall prosecute
to decree proceedings in court for q
judicial confirmation of the auth
orization and validity of this con-
tract. The United States shall not
unless and until confiimatory
final Judgment In such proceedings
shall have been rendered, including
final decision, or pending appellate
action If ground for appeal be laid
The District shall without delay
and at its own cost and expense
/! furnish the United States for its
files, copies of all proceedings re-
lating to the election upon this
contract and the confirmation pro-
ceedings in connection Herewith,
which said copies shall be properly
certified by the Clerk of the Court
in which confirmatory decree is OBJ
| tanned.
Method of Determining Net Power
Proceeds
t33 In determining the net
proceeds for each calendar year
from any power development on the
All-American Canal, to be paid in
to the Colorado River Dam Fund
as provided in Article twelve d2)
hereof, there shall be taken into
consideration all items of cost of
production of power, including but
not necessarily limited to, amortiz-
alton of capital investment in power
d " opment. requirements, i'm
provements, and operation an d
maintenance. if any. Any other
proper factor of cost not here ex-
pressly enumerated may be taken
into account in determining the net
proceeds.
Contingent upon Appropriations
(34 This contract is subject to
appropriations being made by Con-
gress from year to year of moneys
sufficient to do the work provided
for herein, and to there being suf-
ficient moneys available in the Col
orado River Dam Fund to permit
allotments to be made for the per-
formance of such work. No liabil-
ity shall accrue against the United
States. its officers, agents or en-
ployeeS, by reason OF sufficient
moneys not being SO appropriated
nor on account Of there not being
sufficient moneys in the Colorado
River Dam Fund to permit of said
allotments. If more than three
years elapse after this contract
becomes effective and before ap-
preparations are available to per-
NIT the United States to make ex-
| penditures hereunder, the District
may, at its option, upon giving (60)
days written notice to the Secre-
tary, cancel this contract. Such
option shall be expressed by vote
of the electors of the District with
the same formalities as required for
the authorization of contracts with
the United States.
Contract not Effective until Certain
Lands Included in District
1850 This contract shall not be-
come effective for any purpose un-
less and until the District shall
have changed its boundaries In the
manner provided by law so as to
include within the District sub
stantially, all the lands which can
economically be served with water
for irrigation and potable purposes
from the works described in Article
seven Cd. The lands to be includ-
ed within the District are more
particularly indicated or delineated
on map attached hereto marked
Exhibit "a" and by reference
thereto made a part of this con-
tract. A plat of the District as so
changed together with a transcript
! Of the proceedings leading up to
and including said change shall be
filed with the Secretary. AS to the
inclusion within the District of the
lands above referred to In this ar
ticle, it is understood that others
than the District have q voice In
such inclusion and after the above
described lands in the Coachella
Valley and the major part of the
other lands described shall have
| been included within the District
then upon the written request oi
the District the Secretary will indi-
| cate in writing whether or not q