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PUBLIC LAW 85-000—MMMM. DD, 1958
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72 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 85-863-SEPT. 2, 1958

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GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS

For engineering and economic investigations of proposed Federal reclamation projects and studies of water conservation and development plans; formulating plans and preparing designs and specifications for authorized Federal reclamation projects or parts thereof prior to initial allocation of appropriations for construction of such projects or parts; and activities preliminary to the reconstruction, rehabilitation and betterment, financial adjustment, or extension of existing projects; to remain available until expended, $4,556,000, of which $3,831,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund and $500,000 shall be derived from the Colorado Eiver development fund: Provided, That none of this appropriation shall be used for more than one-half of the cost of an investigation requested by a State, municipality, or other interest. CONSTRUCTION A N D

REHABILITATION

For construction and rehabilitation of authorized reclamation projects or parts thereof (including power transmission facilities) and for other related activities, as authorized by law, to remain available until expended, $146,015,000, of which $85,000,000 shall be derived from the reclamation fund: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for other than the completion of field engineering, survey work, and preliminary designs of the Southwest Contra Costa County Water District System and no repayment contract shall be executed or construction begun until plans have been submitted to and approved by the Congress through its legislative and appropriation procedures, after submission of a report to the Congress by the Secretary of the Interior (1) on the cost and feasibility of said project, including the necessary distribution system and (2) on the rates required to be charged to the ultimate consumers: Provided further, That any portion of this or prior appropriations available for the construction of extensions to the distribution system of the Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District may be expended without regard to the land certification requirement under this heading in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1953 (60 Stat. 445), after the execution and approval of a contract which obligates the entire district to repay the cost of such facilities: Provided further, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to initiate the construction of transmission facilities within those areas covered by power wheeling service contracts which include provision for service to Federal establishments and preferred customers, except those transmission facilities for which construction funds have been heretofore appropriated, those facilities which are necessary to carry out the terms of such contracts or those facilities for which the Secretary of the Interior finds the wheeling agency is unable or unwilling to provide for the integration of Federal projects or for service to a Federal establishment or preferred customer: Provided further, That no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be used for the Palisades Reregulating Dam and Powerplant ( B u m s Creek, Idaho) proj-

Restrictions.

66 Stat. 445.

P a l i s a d e II R e r e g u l a t i n g Dam and Powerplant „ „„ project. Prosser C r e e k

ect until it is authorized: Provided further, That no part of the lunds Dan^and Reservoir, herein appropriated shall be used for the construction of the Prosser Creek Dam and Reservoir (Washoe project, California-Nevada) until the enactment into law of S. 4009, or similar legislation: Pro- Ante, p. 705. Gray Reelf vided further. That no part of the funds herein appropriated shall be and Reservoir.Dam used for the construction of the Gray Reef Dam and Reservoir (Glendo unit, Missouri River Basin project) until said dam and reservoir are specifically authorized.