An Act for the allocation of costs on the Wapato-Satus unit of the Wapato Indian irrigation project
PL 87-316 (H.R.115), enacted 09/26/1961

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PUBLIC LAW 87-316-SEPT. 26, 1961 
[75 STAT. 
Public Law 87-316 
September 26, 1961 
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For the allocation of costs on the Wapato-Satus unit of the Wapato Indian 
irrigation project. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
in-r aUcTn''roject^'^ Z7m^e<^ States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Interior shall (a) designate within one year from the date of 
this Act the lands that are capable of being served by the irrigation 
works that have already been constructed on the Wapato-Satus unit 
of the Wapato Indian irrigation project, (b) determine the final con-
struction costs of such works, (c) allocate the costs on a per acre basis 
to the land capable of being served, (d) assess the costs so allocated to 
land in non-Indian ownership, and (e) defer the assessment of the 
costs so allocated to land in Indian ownership in accordance with the 
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Act of July 1,1932 (47 Stat. 664). 
Trash racks. 
gj^^ 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to install trash 
racks at the Yakima River diversion headworks of the Wapato-Satus 
unit, and the cost thereof shall be allocated and either assessed or 
deferred in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of this Act. 
Additionaiiands. 
gj,^. 3 -pj^^ Secretary of the Interior is authorized (a) to designate 
additional lands that could be served by the Wapato-Satus unit if ad-
ditional works were constructed, and (b) to construct such additional 
works: Provided, That no land in non-Indian ownership shall be in-
cluded until an agreement satisfactory to the Secretary has been 
reached with the owner thereof for payment of the construction cost. 
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^^^' ^- ^^ ^^^ Secretary of the Interior determines that an operation 
and maintenance assessment for the repair or replacement of any irri-
f
ation works that have been or may be constructed on the Wapato-
atus unit exceeds the amount that should reasonably be paid in one 
year, he may provide for payment over such period of time as he deems 
reasonable. 
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^^^" ^' '^^® proportionate share of the cost incurred under sections 
2 and 3 of this Act that is allocated to land in Indian ownership shall 
be added to the deferred construction charges determined under sec-
tion 1 of this Act, and the total amount shall be assessed on a per acre 
basis when the deferment is terminated. 
Redesignation of 
SEC. 6. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redesignate 
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from time to time the lands that are capable of being served by the 
irrigation works of the Wapato-Satus unit. 
Any Indian or non-
Indian land that is removed from the project by such redesignation 
shall bear its proportionate share of the construction costs, either de-
ferred or assessed, and its proportionate share of the operation and 
maintenance cost to the date of such removal, if the removal is based 
on a redesignation for a higher use. If the lands removed are in 
Indian ownership, and the removal is based on any other factor, the 
lands shall not thereafter be assessed for construction charges. 
Approved September 26, 1961.