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Show 9 1 Sec. 10. That for the purpose of constructing said dam 2 and incidental works, canals and appurtenant structures, and 3 acquiring lands and rights of way therefor, there is hereby 4 authorized to be appropriated, from any moneys in the 5 Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as may 6 be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, not ex- 7 ceedingin the aggregate the sum of $70,000,000, to be 8 appropriated from time to time upon estimates made by the 9 Secretary of the Interior and transferred to the reclamation 10 fund established under said reclamation law. All moneys 11 received under leases and contracts authorized by sections 12 3 and 4 of this Act, in excess of the expense of operating and 13 maintaining said dam and incidental works, and not used 14 for construction as provided in section 4 hereof, shall be 15 covered into the Treasury of the United States. All moneys 16 transferred from the General Treasury to the reclamation 17 fund, and used for the construction of any canal or appur- 18 tenant structures authorized under this Act, shall be repaid 19 by the districts, communities, and lands benefited thereby, 20 and the Secretary of the Interior is hereby empowered, after 21 a full hearing of all concerned, to allocate the costs of any 22 such canal and appurtenant structures among the various 23 districts, communities, and lands served thereby, according 24 to the benefits derived therefrom. H. R. 2903------2 |
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Original book: [State of Arizona, complainant v. State of California, Palo Verde Irrigation District, Coachella Valley County Water District, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, City of Los Angeles, California, City of San Diego, California, and County of San Diego, California, defendants, United States of America, State of Nevada, State of New Mexico, State of Utah, interveners] : California exhibits. |