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596 Similarly, the statutory provisions covering the farmland drainage operations of the Department of Agriculture contem- plate such return only to the extent that the Secretary, in his discretion, requires local contribution.548 Reclamation Law makes no separate provision for drainage, and the Bureau of Reclamation performs drainage work as a part of irrigation project development. Hence, return of costs incident to drainage operations is part of the return of irrigation costs, already discussed.549 Water Supply Other than for Irrigation.-Legislation in 1944 authorizes the Secretary of the Army to make contracts for domestic and industrial uses for surplus water that may be available at Army reservoirs.850 But it includes no provision expressly requiring return of costs allocable to that purpose. Such return is contemplated, however, by the contract provi- sion itself, but to an unascertainable degree, since the Secretary of the Army is authorized to make such contracts "at such prices and on such terms as he may deem reasonable."8S1 On the other hand, 1937 legislation authorized modification of any reservoir project plans to provide additional storage capacity for "domestic water supply or other conservation storage." 552 Here, return of cost is required since such modification may be made only upon contribution by local agencies of the cost of such increased capacity.553 The Reclamation Project Act of 1939 includes provision for allocation of the part of the estimated project cost which can "properly be allocated to municipal water supply or other miscellaneous purposes and probably returned to the United States."554 648 Act of August 28, 1937, § 4, 50 Stat. 876, 877, see 33 U. S. 0. 701c; Act of April 27,1935, § 3, 49 Stat. 163,16 U. S. C. 590c. 649 See supra, pp. 592-594. 550 Act of December 22, 1944, § 6, 58 Stat 887, 890, 33 U. S. O. 708. 661 Id. 852 Act of June 22,1936, § 5, 49 Stat. 1570,1572, as added by Act of July 19, 1937, § 1, 50 Stat. 515, 518, 33 U. S. O. 701h. 653 Id. 8M Act of August 4, 1939, § 9(a), 53 Stat. 1187, 1193, 43 U. S. C. 485(a). While this allocation provision makes no mention of interest, one of the two companion pricing standards in Section 9(c) includes discretionary authority for imposition of an interest charge. See infra, p. 614.

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