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 PUBLIC LAWS--CH. 259-JUNE 28, 1941 54 Stat. 1119. 16 U. S. C.§ 590y to 590z-10. Fort Peck, Mont. 16U.S.C. ch.12C. Contracts, limita- tion. Valley Gravity Canal and Storage Project, Tex. Provtsos. Allocation for desig- nated purposes. 49 Stat. 660. 22 U. S. C. §§277- 277d. Personal services. Ante, p. 331. Continuance of in- vestigations. International fea- tures. Functions of Secre- tary of State. Laws governing construction, etc., ex- ceptions. Protection of Amer- ican interests from drought hazards. 53 Stat. 1187,1193. 43 U. S. C. I485h. as authorized in the Act of October 14, 1940, shall not exceed 10 per centum of the amount appropriated. Fort Peck project, Montana: For the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of the Act of May 18, 1936, entitled "An Act to authorize the completion, maintenance, and operation of the Fort Peck project for navigation, and for other purposes" (52 Stat. 403), the Bureau of Reclamation may enter into contracts for the procure- ment of materials and supplies and for the purchase of the necessary interest in lands, the total of the obligations under such contracts not to exceed $500,000. Valley Gravity Canal and Storage Project, Texas: For the comple- tion of investigations and commencement of construction of the Valley Gravity Canal and Storage Project, Texas, in substantial compliance with the engineering plan described in a report dated February 3, 1940, entitled "Report of Conference of Engineers to the American Commissioner, International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, on the Valley Gravity Canal and Storage Project (Fed- eral Project Numbered 5)" and report appended thereto, $2,500,000, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended: Provided,That said sum shall be available to the President for alloca- tion in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act to amend the Act of May 13, 1924, entitled 'An Act providing for a study regarding the equitable use of the waters of the Rio Grande', and so forth, as amended by the public resolution of March 3, 1927", approved August 19,1935: Providedfurther, That from said sum expenditures may be made for personal services in the District of Columbia (not exceeding $15,000), and in the field, for the payment of fees for professional services, including experts, engineers, and attorneys, and for all other objects of expenditure as specified for projects hereinbefore in this Act under the caption "Bureau of Reclamation", under the headings "Salaries and expenses" and "Administrative provisions and limita- tions", but without regard to the amounts of the limitations therein set forth: Provided further, That of said sum, $250,000 shall, upon approval by the President of an allocation therefor, be available to the Secretary of State (acting through the American Commissioner of the International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico) for continuing the investigations authorized by such Act of August 19, 1935: Providedfurther,That the Secretary of State, with the approval of the President, shall designate the features of the project which he deems international in character, and shall direct such changes in the general project plan as he deems advisable with respect to such features; and the features so designated shall be built, after consultation with the Bureau of Reclamation as to general design, by the American sec- tion of the International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, and shall be operated and maintained by said Commission insofar as their operation and maintenance in such manner is, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, necessary because of their inter- national character. The construction, operation, and maintenance of such project shall be pursuant to the Federal reclamation laws, except as hereinbefore provided and except that- (1) In addition to the nonreimbursable allocation to flood control or navigation which may be made by the Secretary of the Interior under section 9 (b) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, the President, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior, shall allocate such part of the total esti- mated cost of the project as he deems proper to the protection of American interests from drought hazards resulting from the uncon- trolled and unregulated flow of the international portion of the Rio 338 [55 STAT.

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