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 53 STAT.] 76TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CHS. 699, 700-AUG. 11, 1939 Knife River and its tributaries, North Dakota. Goose River and its tributaries, North Dakota. South Platte River and its tributaries, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska. Neskowin Creek, Oregon. Skokomish River, Mason County, Washington. Skykomish River, Washington. Waimea, Hanapepe, Wailua, and Hanalei Rivers and their trib- utaries and Kapaa Swamp on the island of Kauai, Territory of Hawaii. Anahulu River and other streams and tributaries in the Waialua District and the Kawainui Swamp in the Kailua District, island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. Coamo, La Plata, Patillas, Anasco, Toro Negro, and Toa Vaca Rivers and their tributaries on the island of Puerto Rico. Wailoa Stream and its tributaries on the island of Hawaii, Terri- tory of Hawaii. SEC. 7. That the Alamogordo Dam and Reservoir on the Pecos River, New Mexico, is hereby authorized and declared to be for the purposes of controlling floods, regulating the flow of the Pecos River, providing for storage and for delivery of stored waters, for the reclamation of lands, and other beneficial uses, and said dam and reservoir shall be used, first, for irrigation; second, for flood control and river regulation; and third, for other purposes. The Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War are directed to report to the Congress the amount of the total cost of said Alamogordo Dam and Reservoir which is properly allocable to flood control. The appro- priation and transfer of such amount from the general fund of the Treasury to the reclamation fund, for credit by reduction of the maximum obligation of the Carlsbad Irrigation District to repay the total cost thereof, is hereby authorized. SEC. 8. In the case of any local flood-protection work in the Ohio River Basin authorized to be prosecuted by the provisions of section 4 of the Act entitled "An act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes", approved June 28, 1938, the President is authorized to waive the requirements of section 3 of the Flood Control Act, approved June 22, 1936, with respect to local cooperation to the extent of not to exceed 50 per centum of the estimated cost of the lands, easements, and rights-of-way required for such work, if he finds, after investigation, that the city or town to be benefited by such work is, by reason of its financial condition, unable to comply with the requirements of such section 3 with respect to local cooperation. Approved, August 11, 1939. [CIIAPTER 700] JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the delegation of certain authority within the Department of Agriculture. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Agri- culture may designate in writing the Director of Finance of the Department of Agriculture or, in his absence, the officer acting in his stead, to sign requisitions upon the Secretary of the Treasury for disbursing funds, and such requisitions shall be as valid as if they had been signed by the Secretary of Agriculture. Approved, August 11, 1939. 1417 Knife River and tributaries, N. Dak. Goose River and tributaries, N. Dak. South Platte River and tributaries, Colo., Wyo., and Nebr. Neskowin Creek, Oreg. Skokomish River, Mason Co., Wash. Skykomish River, Wash. Waimea, etc., Riv- ers, T.H. Anahulu River, etc. , T. H. Coamo, etc., Rivers, P.R. Wailoa Stream and tributaries, T. H. Alamogordo Dam and Reservoir, Pecos River, N. Mex., pur- poses declared. Report to Congress. Transfer of funds authorized. Ohio River Basin, local flood-protection work; local coopera- tion requirements. 52 Stat. 1217. 41 Stat. 1:,71.
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IV, § 701c. August 11, 1939 [H. J. Res. 18i] [Pub. Res., No. 5i] Department of Agri- culture. Delegation of cer- tain authority within, authorized.

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