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PUBLIC LAW 90-18-MAY 19, 1967

[81 STAT.

an amount not to exceed that shown opposite such river basin in the third column below: Basin

A l a b a m a - C o o s a River A r k a n s a s River Brazos R i v e r C e n t r a l and Southern F l o r i d a Columbia River Missouri River Ohio R i v e r Ouachita River S a n J o a q u i n River S o u t h P l a t t e River U p p e r Mississippi River West B r a n c h S u s q u e h a n n a R i v e r. White River Appropriation.

74 Stat. 4 8 8.

68 Stat. 1 2 5 9.

Short title.

Act of Congress Mar. 2, 1946 June 28, 1938 Sept. 3, 1954 June 30, 1948 June 28, 1938 do-. June 22, 1936 May 17, 1950 D e c. 22, 1944 May 17, 1950 June 28, 1938 Sept. 3, 1954 June 28, 1938

Amount

$34, 000,000 170, 000,000 9, 000,000 14, 000,000 153, 000,000 20, 000,000 38, 000,000 8, 000,000 2, 000,000 2, 000,000 4, 000,000 000,000 000,000

(b) The total amount authorized to be appropriated by this section shall not exceed $465,000,000. SEC. 2. I n addition to the previous authorization, the completion of the initial phase of the bank erosion control works and setback levees on the Sacramento River, California, authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1960, is hereby authorized at an estimated cost of $7,000,000. SEC. 3. The plan of improvement for the Brazos River Basin, Texas, authorized by the Flood Control 'Act of 1954, is hereby modified to provide that all additional construction costs occasioned by the occurrence of the slide in the embankment of Waco Dam on the Bosque River during the fall of 1961 shall be borne by the United States. SEC. 4. This Act may be cited as the "River Basin Monetary Authorization Act of 1967". Approved May 12, 1967. •lo"

Public Law 90-18 May 19, 1967 [S. 270]

Water d e s a l t ing plant, Calif. Interior Department participation.

Evaluation project.

Contract. Terms and conditions. 31 USC 529.

AN ACT To provide for the participation of the Department of the Interior in the construction and operation of a large prototype desalting plant, and for other purposes. Be it enaMed by the Senate and Flouse of Representatives of the United States of America In Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to participate in the development of technology for a large-scale desalting plant by providing financial, technical, or other assistance to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for the design, development, construction, and operation of a water treatment and desalting plant to be constructed as a part of a dual-purpose electrical power generation and desalting project in the southern California area. SEC. 2. Before providing any assistance as authorized by this Act, the Secretary shall first determine that the value of the anticipated technical knowledge and experience in desalting to be derived from his participation in the construction and operation of this facility will be not less than the amount of such assistance. SEC. 8. In order to provide the assistance authorized by this Act, the Secretary may, without regard to the provisions of Revised Statutes 3648, enter into a contract with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California containing such terms and conditions as he deems appropriate and covering such periods of time as he may consider necessary but under which the liability of the United States shall be

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