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 1040 74TH CONGRESS. SESS. I. CH. 831. AUGUST 30, 1935. and other beneficial uses, and for the generation of electric energy as a means of f inanc ially aidi ng an d ass istin g suc h und ertak ings, the projects known as "Parker Dam" on the Colorado River and " Grand Coulee Dam " on the Columbia River, are hereby authorized and adopt ed, and a ll contr acts and agreemen ts which have been executed in connection therewith are hereby val idated and ratified, and the President, acting through such agents as he may desig nate, Construction, etc ., is hereby authorized to construct, operate, and maintain dams, struc- authorized . Post, p .1784. Lures, canals, and incidental works necessary t o such projects, and in connection therewith to make and enter into any and all necessary contracts including contracts amendatory of or supplemental to those hereby validated and ratified. The construction by the Secre- tary of the Interior of a dam in and across the Colorado River at or near Head Gate Rock, Arizona, and structures, canals, and inci- dental works necessary in connection therewith is hereby authorized, and none of th e wat ers, conse rved, used, or appro priat ed un der t he work s her eby a uthor ized shall be c harge d aga inst the w aters allo - cated to the upper basin by the Colorado River compact, nor shall any priority be established against such upper basin by reason of such conservation, use, or appropriation ; nor shall said dam, struc- tures, canals, and works, or any of them, be used as the basis of making any such char ge, or establishing any such priority or right, and all contracts between the United tates a nd the users of said water from or by means of said instrumentalities shall provide against the making of any such cha rge or claim or the establishment of any priority right or claim to any part or share of the water of the Colorado River allocated to the Upper Basin by the Colorado River compact, and all use of said instrumentalities shall be in com- pliance with the conditions and provisions of said Colorado River com pact and the Bould er Canyo n Project Act. Preliminary exami- SEC. 3. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed nations and surveys authorized. to cause preliminary examinations and surveys to be made at the following-named localities, the cost thereof to be paid from appro- Proaisos. priations heretofore or hereafter made for such purposes : Provided, Restriction. That no preliminary examination, survey, project, or estimate for new works other than those designated in this or some prior Act Reports. or joint resolution shall be made : Provided further, That after the regular or formal reports made as required by law on any examina- tion, survey, project, or work under way or proposed are submitted no supplemental or additional report or estimate shall be made unless adoption. authorized by law : And provided further, That the Government shall not be deemed to have entered upon any project for the improvement of any waterway or harbor mentioned in this Act until the project for the proposed work shall have b een adopted by law Lo cal it ies e nu- Long Cove, Maine. merated. Chandle r River, Maine. Ile au Haut Thoroughfare, Maine. Eastp ort Harbo r, Maine. Frenchboro Harbor, Maine. Stonington Harbor, Maine. Bagad uce River, Maine. Prouts Neck, Maine, with a view to the establishment of a harbor of refuge. Hendr ick's Har bor, Mai ne. Saint Croix River, Maine. Bar Harbor, Maine. Monhegan Harbor, Maine. Ogunq uit-Perki ns Cove, Maine. Cranberry Island Harbor, Maine.