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210 Filing objections . Ren unci atio n of water rights. Lands excepted . Ratification, etc., by State of Washing- to n. Use of portion of allotted funds for sur- veys, etc . Post,p.597. Rules and regula- tions . Sale of school, etc ., lan ds. May 27,1 937 [H. R. 5171] [Public, No . 118] Yakima Indian Res- ervation . Wash . Extension of period of trust on allotted lands . Proviso . Further extension per mitte d . 24 Stat. 389; 34 Stat . 32 6. 75T8 CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS . 269 , 2 70- MAY 27, 1 937 reg ularity and vali dity of s aid cont ract and the pro ceedings author- izing it shall be considered as automatically subjected to the pro- visions of the excess land clauses and incremented value clauses here- inbefore provided for, such obligation to be impressed on the title to the land and to be considered equivalent to a covenant running with the land . The said provision, however, shall not apply to any landowner who, prior to the entry of the judicial decree of confir- mation, shall file with the district and duly record as an instrument affecting t itle to his land, a notice of his o bjection to the said obli- gation and of his renunciation of the right of the said land to receive water through, from, or by means of any works constructed by the United States in connection with such project : And provided fur- ther, That the foregoing four provisos shall not apply to any lands in the State of Washington which have already been developed and are now being cultivated with the aid of water from sources other than the said Grand Coulee project and for which additional water may be desired. (c) The State of Washington by appropriate legislation shall have authorized, adopted, ratified, and consented to all the provi- sions of this Act insofar as such provisions or any of them, in whole or in part, may come within the scope of State jurisdiction or author- ity or be ap plicable to State lands . SEC . 2 . The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to use not to exceed $350,000 of the funds hereafter appropriated or allotted for the fiscal,year 1938 for the said project for the purpose of the survey, investigation, and appraisal of the irrigable lands of the said project and for surveys, investigations, plans, and designs for the irrigation works therefor . SEC . 3 . The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make such rules and regulations and to include in the contracts hereinbefore provided for such provisions as may be appropriate and useful for the purpose of carrying out the purpose and provisions of this Act . SEC . 4 . The consent of the United States is hereby given to the sale of school lands and any other public lands of the State of Wash- ington which may be included in any irrigation or reclamation project to which this Act is or may be applicable at prices not to exceed the appraised valuation thereof determined as herein provided . Approv ed, May 27, 1937 . [CHAPTER 27 0] AN ACT To reimpose a trust on certain lands allotted on the Yakima Indian Reservation . Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Unit ed State s o f Ame rica in Congress assembl ed, That the period of trust on lands allotted to Indians of the Yakima Reservation, Wash- ington, upon which the trust period expired December 17, 1928, or at any other time prior to the approval of this Act, and upon which lands patents in fee have not been issued, is hereby reimposed and extended to July 9, 1942 : Provided, That further extension of the period of trust may be made by the President, in his discretion, as provided by section 5 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat . L. 388), and the Act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. L. 326) . Approved, May 27, 1937 .