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Show __3__ The Secretary of the Interior. Sir: The Department of Agriculture has filed application in behalf of the Department of Public Works of California (Los Angeles 051670), for the appropriation under Sec. 17 of the Federal Aid Highway Act of November 9, 1921 (42 Stat. 212), of a right of way for the construction of a section of Federal Lands Highway Project No. 2, affecting both public and Indian lands, as shown by the accompanying map. The application has been examined and found to meet the requirements of this office and the map to conform to the township plats. As shown by the records of this office, the highway right of way will affect some land embraced in Public Water Reserve No. 109 created by Executive order of May 17, 1927, which was made only to protect the interests of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in the construction of the Colorado River Aqueduct. This office, however, is of the opinion that the proposed highway will not materially interfere with the purpose for which the reserve was created. The act of November 9, 1921, under which the application for right of way for the highway is made, provides for the granting of public and reserved lands of this character for right of way for Federal Aid Highway projects, and the rule announced by the Department in 51 L. D. 122 would seem to be applicable in this case and an Executive order of restoration of the reserved land is deemed not to be a prerequisite to the approval of the map. Some of the lands affected were also withdrawn under dates of February 19, 1929, June 4, 1930 and October |
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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] : |