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 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 462. 1925. 1167 assume the duty and res onsibilit of romotin I and settlement of the prdject afteii comljiletion §ectii11?in(§3v§dld::It]i;Igt and financing of settlers to enable the purchase ,0f the reduired live; stock, equipment, and supplies and the improvement of the lands to render them habitable and productive. The State shall provide the “‘*%‘° ‘“¤d¤ ‘° M funds necessary for this purpose and shall conduct operations in a prmd°d` manner satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior: Provided fur- °"°’¤°‘ ¤¤Y¤b'° i¤ ther, That the operation and maintenance charges on account of land advum in this project shall be paid annually in advance not later than March 1, no charge being made for operation and maintenance for the first year after said public notice. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to give such public notice when water is actually available for such lands; Lower Yellowstone project, Montana-North Dakota: For opera- ML°{'°,{, "]§§}g"‘*°¤° tion and maintenance, continuation of construction, and incidental on `I ` operations, $180,000. North Platte project, Nebraska-Wyoming: For operation and w’§°°‘“‘“‘“°·N°b'·‘ maintenance, continuation of construction, and incidental opera- l tions, $510,000: Provided, That any imexpended balance of any ap- §[,j°',_.'fg·amm,,° propriation available for the construction of the Guernsey Reservoir A¤¢¢·x>-¤¤5- ` and incidental operations for the fiscal year 1925 shall remain available for such purposes during the fiscal year 1926: Provided further, That all net revenues from any power plant connected with this ,,,f,§',°§,§p,,¥§d’“§0 'gg'; project shall be azpplied to the replayment of the construction costs ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ wetsmcurred by the overnment on t is project until such obligations are fully repaid; Newlands project, Nevada: For operation and maintenance, ggigfjljjggk continuation of construction and inci ental operations, $167,000, am, p.4i1. ' together with the unexpended balance of the appro riation for this U, ,0, mm,. ,,. project for the fiscal year 1925, of which amount £245,000 shall be =¤*¤*•"· used for drainage purposes, but only after execution by the Truckee- ` Carson irrigation district of an appropriate reimbursement contract satisfactory in form to the Secretary of the Interior, and confirmation of such contract by decree of a court of competent jurisdiction and final decision on all appeals from such decree; Newlands project, Spanish Springs division, Nevada: For con- ,,§,‘f"""‘°"*"°°*"' tinued investigations, commencement of construction, and necessary g::;:°'·*°¤·°‘°- expenses in connection therewith, $500,000: Provided, That no water Qguugci ,,;,%:2, shall be delivered to irrigators on this division outside of the limits **°°°*•¤’*°*'°¤ of the Truckee-Carson project until a contract or contracts in form approved by the Secretary of the Interior shall have been made with an irrigation district or with irrigation districts organized under State law providing for payment by the district or districts as herein- comm mmm of after provided: Provided further, That no part of the sum provided emu?. gm, for herein shall be expended for construction on account of any lands g’Q{',,,‘§“_,{cf’ " owned by the Southern Pacific Company until an appropriate contract in form approved by the Secretary of the Interior shall have been properly executed y the said companly, fixing the price and conditions of sale of said lands to actual sett ers, and such contract shall provide that until one-half of the construction charges against said lands shall have been fully paid no sale of any such lands shall be valid unless and until the purchase price involved in such watertight umm sale is approved by the Secretary of the Interior, and shall also ,,,,,,,,f,,,ud,,]m_ provide that upon proof of fraudulent representation as to the true consideration involved in any such sale the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cancel the water right attaching to the land involved in such fraudulent sale; and all public lands irrigable under the Spanish Springs division shall be entered subject to the conditions of 45s22·—-25i·-»-76 A