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 822 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 264. 1909. desired for purposes of navigation by the United States, or for a longer period than thirty years, and the Secretary of War, in his discretion, may rovide for readjustment of compensation at periods of ten years, nor shall an such rights be granted without just and adequate commfgg 3*;***, ff Wg nsation. It is intended that any excess of water in the Saint Marys be msec. hiver at Sault Sainte Marie over and above the amount now or hereafter required for the uses of navigation shall be leased for power purposes by the Secretary of War upon such terms and conditions as shall be neguieuensem. best calculated 1D his judgment to insure the development thereof. The Secretary of War may, as often as necessary, ma e uch regulations as in his judgment are reasonable and just and best calculated to carry out the puréposes of this section. xppmpnnnnn rm- Sec. 13. That or examinations, surveys, and contingencies, and for °"""“""‘*°"’· °"" incidental repairs for rivers and harbors for which there may be no special appropriation, the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to be immediately available. rrerimsnmy exams- The Secretary of war is hereby authorized and directed to cause “"“°“"""°"""°· preliminary examinations and surveys to be made at the localities named in this section, as hereinafter set forth, and a suuicient sum to pay the cost thereof may be allotted from the amount appropriated in biggvcrv ¤¤ ¤1vi¤¤- this section. In all cases a preliminary examination of the river, har- . Y` bor, or other proposed improvement mentioned shall first be made, and a report as to the advisability of its improvement shall be submitted, unless a survey or estimate is herein expressly directed. If upon such preliminary examination the propose improvement is not deemed advisable, no further action shall e taken thereon without B“"°” ‘“'°°“"’· the further direction of Congress; but in case the report shall be favorable to such proposed improvement, or that a survey and estimate should bemade to determine the advisability of improvement, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to cause surveys to be made, and the cost and advisability to be reported R°'*°"' "*’ "°‘"‘*· to Congress. Such examinations and surveys shall be reviewed by "°‘· 3*- P- um the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, as provided_in section three of the river and harbor Act of March second, nineteen hun- ,{’g*g;{{;;mn,Orma_ dred and seven: Prm:z'ded, That every report submitted to Congress mm required in re- in pursuance of this section, in addition to full information regarding "°"" the dpresent and prospective commercial importance of the project covere by the report, and the benefit to commerce likely to result from any proposed p an of improvement, shall contain also such data as it may be (practicable to secure regarding (lirst) the establishment of terminal an transfer facilities, (second) the development and utilization of water power for industrial and commercial urposes, and (third) such m§*;g¤~ 0* *"•=¤¤¤¤· other subjects as may be properly connected) with such project: Pm- ·vided(p“urtbe>r, That rn the investigation and study of these questions consi eration shall be given only to their bearin upon the improvement of navigation and to the (possibility and desirability of their being coordinated in a logical an proper manner with improvements for navigation to lessen the cost of such improvements and to compensate the Government for expenditures made in the interest of Extension m com navigation: Andpmvided furt}m·, That the investigation and study "°"“· of these questions as provided herein may, upon review bv the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors when called for as now provided by law, be extended to any work of improvement now under way and to any locality the examination and survey of which has heretofore been, or may hereafter be, authorized by Congress.