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 78TH CONG., 1ST SESS.-CH. 14-MAR. 10, 1943 such irrigation construction charges on the land as have been paid, and other items of value that are proper, other than increments on account of the construction of the project. The term 'appraised "Appraised value." value' as used in this Act shall mean appraised values determined as provided in this subsection. "(ii) Contracts shall have been made with irrigation, reclamation, Repayment con- or conservancy districts organized under State law embracing the tracts. lands within the project providing for payment thereby of that part of the cost of construction of the project determined by the Secre- tary to be the part thereof to be repaid by irrigation. Each such contract shall conform to the requirements of this Act, shall require repayment within the maximum period permitted under the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and Acts amendatory thereof or sup- plementary thereto (hereinafter called the Federal reclamation laws), and provide that payments shall be enforceable by all means and remedies provided in said laws. "(b) (i) The lands within the project shall be developed in irriga- Irrigtion blocks. tion blocks, as that term is defined in the Reclamation Project Act 4U.a C 485k. of 1939. The Secretary shall segregate the lands in each irrigation Segregation into block into farm units of sufficient acreage for the support of anarm n average-sized family at a suitable living level, having m mind the character of soil, topography, location with respect to the irrigation system, and such other relevant factors as, in his judgment, enter into the determination of the area and boundaries thereof; and shall establish the units as hereafter provided. No farm unit shall con- tain more than one hundred and sixty or less than ten acres of irrigable land, except that any nominal quarter section comprising more than one hundred and sixty acres of irrigable land may be included in one farm unit, and except that lands owned by the United States may be established into units of lesser size for part-time farming purposes. "(ii) Prior to the initial delivery of water to an irrigation block, probl a tion otiplda the Secretary shall prepare a plat of all the farm units in the irriga- livery of water. tion block and shall publish a notice of the intention to establish such farm unit plat in six weekly issues of a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties in which any part of the irriga- tion block is located. From the date of first publication, a copy of Public inspection. the plat shall be available in the county auditor s office of each of said counties for public inspection during the business hours of the office. Any interested landowner shall have the right to file written objec- Objection. tions to the plat with the county auditor of the county in which his lands are situated before the close of the period of publication. After expiration of the period of publication the Secretary shall consider and determine all such objections, draw the plat m final form and file it for record in said county auditors' offices. With the Revi"'on consent of the owners of all farm units affected, the Secretary may revise the plat or any part thereof from time to time, and place the revisions of record with the original plat. "(iii) Water shall not be delivered from, through, or by means reotionSron de- of the project works to or for lands not conforming in area and boundaries to the farm units covering the lands involved, nor to or for more than one farm unit held by any one landowner, except that as to lands held by the one having equitable or legal title on May 27," 1937, or the heir or devisee of such owner, delivery may be made to or for a total irrigable area not exceeding the maximum provided in this section. The limitations of this subdivision shall not apply to lands U.bs.ility to owned by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof, corporate or otherwise. 57 STAT.] 15

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