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Show 9 1 receive water from said canal if the owners thereof shall 2 refuse to execute valid recordable contracts for the sale td 3 such lands under terms and conditions satisfactory to the 4 Secretary of the Interior and at prices not to exceed thoie 5 fixed by the Secretary of the Interior; also to construct 6 and equip, operate, and maintain at or near said dam, and 7 within a State which has approved the Colorado River 8 compact hereinafter mentioned, a complete plant and inct- 9 dental structures suitable for the fullest economic develop- 10 ment of electrical energy from the water discharged from 11 said reservoir; and to acquire by proceedings in eminent 12 domain, or otherwise, all lands, rights of way, and other 13 property necessary for said purposes: Provided further, That 14 the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed 15 to appoint a board of five eminent engineers and geologist*, 16 at least one of whom shall be an engineer officer of the Army 17 on the active or retired list, to examine the proposed site of 18 the dam and review the plans and estimates made therefor 19 before beginning construction, and to advise him from time 20 to time as he may require as to matters affecting the safety, 21 feasibility, and adequacy of the proposed structure and 22 incidental works, the compensation of said board to be fixed 23 by him for each, respectively, but not to exceed $50 per day 24 and necessary traveling expenses, including a per diem of •_•"» not to exceed $6, in lieu of subsistence, for each member of |
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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. |