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Show 190 In connection with examinations and surveys, it should also be noted that Congress has from time to time made special provision for consultants and advisers. For example, it has authorized the Secretary to employ for "consultation purposes on important reclamation work" 10 consulting engineers, ge- ologists, appraisers, and economists.233 A report by a com- mittee of special advisers on reclamation, commonly known as the "Fact-Finders' Report," became the basis for the 1924 Fact-Finders' Act.234 In 1937, Congress created a commission to investigate the financial, economic, and other conditions of Project, Oregon, and Southern Lassen Project, California, at least half the cost to be advanced by the state in which the project is located or by "parties interested." J. Res. of June 7,1924, 43 Stat. 668. A "comprehensive and detailed survey" on existing projects to determine all pertinent facts as to why settlers are unable to pay construction costs, and report results to Congress. Act of December 5, 1924, § 4, subsection K, 43 Stat. 672, 703, 43 U. S. C. 466. An examination and investigation of swamp and overflow lands on certain rivers in Mississippi. Act of July 3, 1926, 44 Stat. 901. For the report on the Yazoo River, see H. Doc. No. 765, Part 2, 69th Cong., 2d sess. (1927). In connection with a soil and moisture conservation program on lands under the jurisdiction of the Interior Department, necessary special meas- ures for the "improvement of irrigation and land drainage." Act of July 2, 1942, 56 Stat. 506, 508 (Appropriation). The functions of the Soil Con- servation Service in the Department of Agriculture with respect to soil and moisture conservation operations conducted on lands under the juris- diction of the Department of the Interior were transferred to the latter De- partment in 1940. Reorganization Plan No. IV, § 6, effective June 30, 1940, 54 Stat. 1234,1235, 5 U. S. C. 133t note following. Examination and survey respecting utilization of waters of the San Juan River tributary to the Colorado River, and the feasibility of a diversion of the surplus waters therefrom to the Rio Chama, a tributary of the Rio Grande. Act of June 22,1936, 49 Stat. 1806 (Appropriation). Studies and investigations for the formulation of a comprehensive plan for the utilization of waters of the Colorado River System for irrigation, electric power, and other purposes, including studies of the "quantity and quality" of water and all other relevant factors. Act of July 19,1940, § 2(d), 54 Stat. 774, 775, as amended, 43 U. S. C. 618a(d) (Supp. III). 238 Act of February 28,1929, § 1, 45 Stat. 1406, as amended, 43 U. S. C. 411b. 234 This report and the President's message to Congress are printed in Sen. Doe. No. 92, 68th Cong., 1st sess. (1924) ; the so-called Fact-Finders' Act consists of §§ 1, 4, subsections A-R, of the Second Deficiency Act of 1924, Act of December 5, 1924, §§ 1, 4, subsections A-R, 43 Stat. 672, 684, 702-704, 43 U. S. C. 396, 371, 412, 433, 462, 463 (repealed), 473 (repealed), 474 (repealed), 500, 478, 494, 501, 526, 466, 467 (repealed), 438, 493, 377, 417, 376. |