PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 119-MAY 10, 1939
ities, including advertising in newspapers and other publications, and
obtaining general economic and settlement data, $25,000, together
52 Stat. 320.
with the unexpended balance of the appropriation for these purposes
Expoenditures con-
for the fiscal year 1939: Provided, That the expenditures from this
sidered supplemen- appropriation for any reclamation project shall be considered as
tary;accounting.
supplementary to the appropriation for that project and shall be
accounted for and returned to the reclamation fund as other expendi-
Investigations;divi- tures under the Reclamation Act: Providedfurther, That the expen-
diture of any sums from this appropriation for investigations of any
nature requested by States, municipalities, or other interests shall be
upon the basis of the State, municipality, or other interest advancing
at least 50 per centum of the estimated cost of such investigation;
Operation
and
Operation and maintenance administration: For necessary pay of
maintenance adminis-
tration.
employees, traveling and other expenses incident to the general admin-
Pos. p . 1316.
istration of reclamation projects, either operated and maintained by
the Bureau or transferred to water users' organizations for operation
and maintenance, and incident to the sale of temporarily and perma-
nently unproductive public lands as authorized by the Act of May 16,
46 stat. 367.
1930 (46 Stat. 367), including giving information and advice to
Information to settlers on reclamation projects in the selection of lands, equipment,
settlers.
and livestock, the preparation of land for irrigation, the selection of
crops, methods of irrigation and agricultural practice, and general
farm management, the cost of which shall be charged to the general
reclamation fund and shall not be charged as a part of the construc-
tion or operation and maintenance cost payable by the water users
under the projects, $15,000;
penditi
oue -
Limitation of expenditures: Under the provisions of this Act no
greater sum shall be expended, nor shall the United States be obli-
gated to expend during the fiscal year 1940, on any reclamation project
appropriated for herein, an amount in excess of the sum herein appro-
priated therefor, nor shall the whole expenditures or obligations
incurred for all of such projects for the fiscal year 1940 exceed the
whole amount in the reclamation fund for the fiscal year;
pr
hansge of ap-
Interchange of appropriations: Ten per centum of the foregoing
amounts shall be available interchangeably for expenditures on the
reclamation projects named; but not more than 10 per centum shall
be added to the amount appropriated for any one of said projects,
Emergency flood except that should existing works or the water supply for lands under
cultivation be endangered by floods or other unusual conditions, an
amount sufficient to make necessary emergency repairs shall become
available for expenditure by further transfer of appropriation from
any of said projects upon approval of the Secretary of the Interior;
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Construction: For commencement and continuation of construction
of the following projects in not to exceed the following amounts,
respectively, to be expended from the Reclamation Fund under the
same general conditions and in the same manner and for the same
objects of expenditure as specified for projects hereinbefore in this
Act under the caption "Bureau of Reclamation", to be reimbursable
under the reclamation law, and to remain available until expended:
Gila, Ariz.
Gila project, Arizona, $700,000;
Thompson, Coio.
Colorado-Big Thompson project, Colorado, $1,500,000;
Paonia, Colo.
Paonia project, Colorado, $300.000;
sions,daayeedivi- Boise project, Idaho, Payette division, $500,000;
Minoka, Idaho.
Minidoka pr6ject, Idaho, $100,000: Provided, That expenditures
Additional unit; re- from this or any other appropriation for the installation of an addi-
nmbursement.
tional unit in the Minidoka power plant shall be reimbursed wholly
from power revenues derived from operation of said unit and after
such reimbursement said revenues shall be the property of the United
States;
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