§ 391 * 1*12*1;.12: .453.-—-PU e . f makes application prior to January 1, 1925, alleging that he will.he unable to make the payments as required in paragraph (a) of this section, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized in his discretion prior to March 1, 1925, to add such accrued and unpaid charges to the construction charge of the land of such water user or applicant, and to distribute such accumulated charges equally over each of the submquent years, beginning with the year 1925,. or, in the discretion of the Secretary, distribute a total of one-fourth · over the tlrst half of the remaining years of `the `2Q·year period beginning with the year 1925, and threegfourths over the second half of such period, so as to complete the payment during the remaining years of the 20—year periodof payment of the original construction charge: Provided, That upon such adjustment being made, any penalties or interest which may haveiccrued in connection with such unpaid construction and operation and maintenance charges shall be canceled, and in lieu thereof the amount sow due, and the payment of which is hereby extended, shall draw interest at the rate of 5 per centum per annum, paid annuallyfrom the time saidoumount became due to_ the date of paymentf Provided further, That the applicant for the· exteysiou shall first show to; the satisfaction of the Secretary- 0 >the Interior detailed statement of his axets and liabilities and probable inability to ‘make- payg ment at the time requiredin paragraph _(:r) of this section: chad provided further, That in case the principal and interest herein provided for are- not paid tin the manner and 'at the time provided by this section, any penalty ovided by_ law,. prior to May 9, 1924, shall thereupon atta&rom the date of such default: And provided further, That similar relief in whole or in part may be extended hy the `Secretary of the interior to a legally organized group of water user_ of a project, upon presentation of a sufficient number of‘individual` showings made in accordance tw-ith the foregoing proviso to’ satisfy the Secretary of the Interior that such extensionls necessary; (Ma-y 9,.1924, c.~·150, §'§ 1, 2, 43 Stat..116.) ° ‘ RECLAMATIONFUN1) GENERALLY _- lj ~ 391. Establishment of “ reclamation fund."-—All moneys received tron: thesale and disposal of public lands in Arizona, Qalifornia, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas,. Montana: Nebraska, Nevada, New Merico, North` Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming, beginningi with the decal year ending June 30, 1901, including the sur- ‘] pins of few and commissions in excess of allowances to regisgi ters and receivers, and excepting the 5 per centum of the, V proceeds of the sales of public lands in the above States set? aside by law for educational and other purposes, shall be,t and the same are hereby, reservediset aside, and appropriated 9 as a special fund» in the Treasury to be known as the A"recyl lamation fund," to he nsed in the examination and survey for and the construction and maintenance oflrrlgation works for the storage, diversion, and development .0; sisters for the reclamat tion of arid and semlsrid lands in the said States and Territorim and for thenpayment of allother expenditures provided ‘_ for in this chapter. (lime 17, 1902, c. 1093, § 1; 32, Stat. 388; June 12, 1908, ct 3%8, 34 Stat. 259.) - _' » . ‘ - 392. Payments into reclamation fund of moneys received from entrymen am wster··ri¢ht applicants.-··Al1 moneys received from entrymen or applicants for water rights shall be paid into the reclamation fund. (June 17, 1902, c.- 1093, S 5, 32Stat.389.) ‘ _ . . - ‘ l . ` 393. Proceeds freq sale of materials, etc.--—¢—'1‘here shall be covered into the reclamation fund the;. Proceeds of the sales ot material utilized for temporary}, work and `strnctures can connection with the operations under the reclamation law, as well as of the salu. of alt- other condemned property which had been purchased under the provisions thereof,. and also
`BLIC LANDS 1358 ( any moneys refunded in connection with the operations under the reclamation law. (Mar. 3, 1905, c. 1459, 33 Stat. 1032.) 394. Proceeds from sale of products of or · leases of withdrawn or reserved lands.-The proceeds heretofore or hereafter received from the lease of any lands reserved or withdrawn under the reclamation law or from the sale of the products therefrom. shall be covered into the reclamation fund; and where such lands are adected by a reservation or withdrawal under some other law, the proceeds. from the lease of land and the sale of products therefrom shall likervise be covered into the reclamation fund in `all cases where such lands are needed for the protection or operation of__ any reservoir or other works constructed under the reclamation. law, and such lands shall be and remain under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. (July 19,1919, c. 24, 5 1, 41_Stat. 232.) _ .395. Contributions by State, municipality, ete.———All moneys received after March 4, 1921, from ‘any State, municipality, corporation, association, tlrm, district, `or individual for investigations, surveys, construction. work, or any other develop¥. ment work incident thereto involving operations similar to time provided for .by· the reclamation law shall be covered in 0 the mc1am¤;1on" fund"_and' shall be available for expenditure for the purposes for whiclicontributed-in like mannerjas if said sums had been specincally appropriated for said pur· S poses, (Mar. 4, 1921, c. 161, 51, 41 Stat. 140yL) I l ,396. Return of contributions to cooperatire investigations . of projects.?-The_ Secretary of the Interior ‘is authorized to receive moneys from Sony State, nmnicimlity, irrigation district, individual, or other- interest, public or private, expend the same in connection with 'rnoneys appropriated fby the United States for any cooperative investigation of the feasibility of reclamation projects, and return to the contributor ·anymoneys.so` contributed in excess of the actual cost of that portion of the work` properly chargeable to the contribution. .(Dec. 5, 1024, c._4, §`1, 43 Stat. 685.)- _ · · · · 5397. Advances by Government for completion of proieets initiated prior to 'June 25, I9I0.—f——T0` enable the Secretary of the Interior to complete Government reclamation projects begun, prior to June 25,1910, the Secretary of the `Treasury ls authorized, as of June 25, 1910,; upon request of; the Secretary of the Interior, to transfer: from time to time to the _ credit of the reclamation ·fund created by section 391 of this = chapter, such sun: or sums, not exceeding in the aggregate $20,000,000, as the Secretary of the Interior may deem necessary to· complete the said reclamation projects, and` such extensions thereof as he may deem proper and necessary to the succmsful and protltable operation and maintenance thereof or to protect water rights pertaining thereto claimed · by the United Stats, provided the same shall J be approved by the President of the United States; and such sutn or sums as may be required to `comply with thef forqoing authority are appropriated, as of June 25, 1910, out of any money in the; Treasury not otherwise appropriated: Pro·u¢%, That they lsums hereby authorized to be transferred to the reclamation fund shall be so transferred only as such sums Shall be actually needed to meet payments for work performed under t existing law: And farther, Thaf, all sums so transl ferred shall be reimbursed to the Treasury from the reclan1a·‘ t tion fund, as hereinafter provided: And proéidcd farther, That no part of this appropriation shall be expended upon any project existing June 5, 1910, until it shall have been ~ _ examined and reported upon by a _ board of engineer"o$cers of the Army, designated by the President of the United States, , and until it ‘-shall be approved by- the President as feasible and practicable and worthy of such expendit:ure;° nor shall any portion of this appropriation be expended upon any project initiated after June 25, 1910. `(Iune_ 25, 1910, c. 407, . l 1,.36 Stat. _835.) "
