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17 1 behalf of the United States to exercise such of said rights 2 and powers as may be necessary or convenient for the con- 3 struction and use of the works herein authorized and for 4 carrying out the purposes of this Act. 5 Sec. 9. That all lands of the United States found by 6 the Secretary of the Interior to be practicable of irrigation 7 and reclamation by the irrigation works authorized herein 8 shall be withdrawn from public entry. Thereafter, at the 9 direction of the Secretary of the Interior, such lands shall 10 be opened to entry, in tracts varying in size but not exceed- 11 ing one hundred and sixty acres, as may be determined by 12 the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with the pro- 13 visions of the reclamation law, and any such entryman shall 14 pay an equitable share in accordance with the benefits 15 received, as determined by the said Secretary, of the con-10 struction cost of said canal and appurtenant structures; said 17 payments to be made in such installments and at such 18 times as may be specified by the Secretary of the Interior, 19 in accordance with the provisions of the said reclame 20 tion law, and shall constitute revenue from said project 21 and be covered into the fund herein provided for: Pro- 22 vided, That all persons who have served in the United 23 States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps during the war with 24 Germany, the war with Spain, or in the suppression of the IH.R,5773-------2