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PUBLIC LAW 90-181-DEC. 8, 1967

[81 STAT.

agency of the United States, of the costs of installing any works of improvements, involving federal assistance, which is applicable to the agricultural phases of the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water or for tish and wildlife or recreational development and facilities or to purposes other than flood prevention and features relating thereto. "(5) To make arrangements satisfactory to the secretary of agriculture of the United States or other agent or agency of the Imited States for defraying costs of operating and maintaining works of improvement and public fish and wildlife or recreational development and facilities in connection with works of improvement: Provided, That such arrangements shall be based solely upon contributions, allotments or commitments of funds to the district or commission. " (6) To acquire, or provide assurance that landowners or water users have acquired, such water rights, pursuant to the law of the commonwealth or state applicable thereto, as may be needed in the installation and operation of the works of improvement and public fish and wildlife or recreational development and facilities in connection with works of improvement. "(7) To cooperate with soil conservation districts in obtaining agreements to carry out reconnnended soil conservatif)n measures and proper farm plans from owners of land situated in the drainage area above each retention reservoir to be installed with or without federal assistance. • "(8) To ajjply for and receive federal loans or advancements to finance the local share of costs of carrying out works of improvement and public fish and wildlife or recreational development and facilities in connection with works of improvement, and to submit a plan of repayment satisfactory to the secretary of agriculture or other agent or agency of the United States for any loan or advancement: Provided, That such plan of repayment shall be based solely upon contributions, allotments or commitments of funds to the district or commission. "(9) To cooperate, and enter into agreements with, the secretary of agriculture of the United States or other agent or agency of the United States, and to do all other things required, not inconsistent with the provisions of this compact and the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of West Virginia, to obtain maximum federal financial assistance for works of improvement and public fish and wildlife or recreational development and facilities in connection with such works of improvement. "(b) To acquire within the district, land, easements, rights-of-way and other property rights as may be needed in connection with works of improvement and public fish and wildlife or recreational development and facilities in connection with such works of improvement and to make studies respecting, and to plan, construct, maintain and operate, works of improvement within the district and public fish and wildlife or recreational development and facilities in connection with such works of improvement. " (c) To obtain options upon and to acquire, by purchase, exchange, lease, gift, grant, bequest, devise, eminent domain, or otherwise, any property, real or personal, or rights therein, for any of the purjjoses specified in this article of the compact: Provided, That eminent domain proceedings shall be instituted and prosecuted in the manner and forums provided by the laws of the commonwealth or state in which the property or property rights proceeded against are situate: Provided, however, That no property now or hereafter vested in or held by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the State of West Virginia, or by any county, city, town, A'illage, district, township, municipality or other political subdivision thereof shall be taken by the district

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