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Show CALIFORNIA DEFENDANTS Exhibit No. 2632 Identification: Jan. 17, 1958 Admitted Tr. 15,636 Section 125 of the Soil Bank Act of 1956 [70 Stat. 198, 7 U. S. C. A. §1813 (1957 Supp.)] The following statute, executive memorandum [Calif. Exh. No. 2633], and United States Department of Agriculture release [Calif. Exh. No. 2634] are relevant in determining the validity of the lease of August 14, 1957, between the Secretary of Interior and Colorado River Enterprises, Inc., covering 67,000 acres of the Colorado River Indian Reservation. [U. S. Exh. No. 568, Tr. 13,776; 13,935.] Section 125 of the Soil Bank Act of 1956 [70 Stat. 198, 7 U. S. C. A. §1813 (1957 Supp.)] "§1813. Production on Government lands "The President shall, with respect to farmlands now or hereafter owned by the Federal Government, restrict insofar as practicable the leasing of such lands for the production of price supported crops in surplus supply. Nothmg contained in this section shall prevent the production of such crops on national wildlife refuges under cooperative permits where such production is necessary to maintain satisfactory wildlife populations, especially of waterfowl for beneficial use. May 28, 1956, c. 327, Title I, §125, 70 Stat. 198." |
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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] : |
