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Show essential part thereof by public enemies of the United States or by the United States itself as a war measure. That it will promptly pay all such cost of the care, operation and maintenance of the project as it is incurred. That it will make no substantial change in any of said works, without first having obtained the consent thereto, to be expressed in writing, of the Secretary of the Interior. It may, however, construct additional works at its own cost without the necessity of procuring the assent of the Secretary of the Interior of the United States, provided that such additional works shall not in any wise impair or diminish the present efficiency or adequacy of the project for the purposes for which it has been designed, constructed and acquired. Fourth: The Association shall repay to the United States the cost of the construction, and acquisition otherwise, of said project promptly and without default. Such cost shall be computed on the basis of a net balance due the Government on that account on the 1st day of January, 1917, of $10,279,190.98. To this there shall be added any sums expended by the United States, or the cost of which it shall have incurred, on account of the construction, care, operation and maintenance of said project during the time elapsing between said 1st day of January, 1917, and the date upon which the Association shall take over the care, operation and maintenance thereof, under the provisions of this agreement. If the expenditures for operation and maintenance of the irrigation system shall be greater or less than the receipts from rentals up to the time when the project is turned over to the Association, the difference shall be paid to the United States by the Association in case of a deficit, or the difference shall be credited on the first |