600 SIXTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 187, 188. 1920. .L*¤”°¤S°‘°S °"%¤· Reservation, in Utah remaining undisposed of five years from the iiispE¤°i:g· of hm m' taking effect of the Act to disposition in tracts of not more than six hundred and fort acres to ansi one person be, and the same is hereby, repealed, andy such lands all remain subject to disposition as provided by law, under rules and regulations to be prescribed P~·>¤<>· tm b the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That where the validity
°°!p"°' oi, purchases heretofore made under the Act of March 3», 1905, have
been or_may hereafter be questioned in any departmental or court roceeding on the ground that a larger area than six hundred and llorty acres has been directly or indirectly, acquired by one person or corporation, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to validate, ratify, and confirm such sales, or to examine and determine the present value_ of said lands and upon epyment gy the patentee cgfpmchaser or his assigns of the difference etween e amount here orelpard and such ascertained valuae, to validate, ratify, and contirm suc sales. , _ _ _ Approved, May 14, 1920. |lrilyri?ii&?] CHL?. 188.-·An Act To provide `for an examination and report on the condition
and possible irrigation development of the Imperial Valley in California.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o Re esenmtives of the United rmpsmivaxiey crm. States of _Ame¢·ica in Congress assembled, Tggt the Secretary_of the p ,,°§,‘§·;,,f" Interior rs hereby authorized and directed to have an examination · made of the Imperial Valley m the State of California, with a view of determimng the area,lecation and general character of the public privately owned ugirrrgated relsaid valley which (eau be trrrrate at a reasons eeost an e c aracter, extent an cost o an By extension (rpm. irrigation system, or of the modification, improvement, enlarge- §,,!*§,°,;,¥§_§§; g§,'{;,,,‘g{; ment, apdextensron of the presentsystem, adequate and dehenda le mw. for the irrigation of the present irrigated area in the said va ey, and of the pub c and privately owned ands in said valley and adjacent tlgereto niet nognnmder irngatiop, which ca;1 be irrigated at a geasona ecost rom own sources 0 water su y b `version 0 water frogs the CIelora<§> Rixgzrg at Lagrmsel , y C0 I report or results nc. 2. at the said ecretary report to ngress not ater §l,$,l§,m,r°°°mm°°d°` than the 6th day of December, 1920, the result of his examination, to,<%eth(er_wrg1mlus eecelmmerédatrou as to Sire feasibility, nee)essity, an a visa o the un er·tal¤ng` or e articipatron y the United States, in a plan of irrigatiori developrlirent with a view of placing und(er1nggetion_(§heli·ema1r:iing ummgated public and private y owne an s in Sill- va ey an adjacent thereto, in connection wgtli the moélriieatrten, improvemtenlti, enlgrgierlpent, and extension o the presen rrrrga ion systems 0 the said v . Dotdlvd esumms or Sec. 3. That the said Secret shall re ort in illitail as to the ch r- "°“" °°°°'“"'°“`" acter and estimated cost of themplan or pldhs on which he may repoiit, and if the said plan or plans shall mclude stor e, the location, character, and cost of said storage, and the effect onaaie irrigation development of other sections or locahties of the storage recommended and the use of tg; storied wsse; in the Imgxallgalley and adjacent lands. pmpcrmmi share nc. 4. at the said ecret s a o report as to the extent. °'°‘P°“° "’°p°S°d‘ if any, to which, in his opinionutyhe United States should contr`b tl to the cost_of carrying out the plan or plans which he may ropogei By com mana. the approximate proportion of the total cost_that should be liorne by S _ _ of wu- the various rrrrgatron districts or associations or other public or ¤u‘:§§c_"‘“°“ private agencies now prgamzed 01: Wlllch may be organized; and the manner in which their contribution should be ma e; also to what extent and in what manner the United States should control, operate, or supervise the carrying out of the plan proposed, and what assur-
