Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 86.djvu/669

 86 STAT. ]

PUBLIC LAW 92-405-AUG. 25, 1972

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and expenses of persons on the rolls of the Bureau of Reclamation appointed as authorized by law to represent the United States in the negotiations and administration of interstate compacts without reimbursement or return under the reclamation laws; rewards for informa- ^2 Stat. 388. tion or evidence concerning violations of law involving property under ^^^ ^^te. the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Reclamation; performance of the functions specified under the head "Operation and Maintenance Administration," Bureau of Reclamation, in the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1945; preparation and dissemination of useful ss Stat. 487. information including recordings, photographs, and photographic prints; and studies of recreational uses of reservoir areas, and mvestigation and ivcovery of archeological and pa.leontological remains in such areas in the same manner as provided for in the Act of August 21, 1935 (16 U. S. r. •ll-467): Provided, That no part of any appropria- 49 Stat. 666. tion made herein shall be available pursuant to the Act of April 19. 1945 (48 U.S.C. 377), for expenses other than those incurred on behalf ^^ ^*^'* ^'*of specific reclamation projects except "'General Administrative Expenses" and amounts provided for reconnaissance, basin surveys, and general engineering and research under the head "General Investigations". Sums appropriated herein which are expended in the performance of reimbursable functions of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be returnable to the extent and in the manner provided by laAV. No part of any appropriation for the Bureau of Reclamation, contained in this Act or in any prior Act, which represents amounts earned under the terms of a contract but remaining unpaid, shall be obligated for any other purpose, regardless of when such amounts are to be paid: Provided, That the incurring of any obligation prohibited by this paragraph shall be deemed a violation of section 3679 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 665). No funds appropriated to the Bureau of Reclamation for operation and maintenance, except those derived from advances by water users, shall be used for the particular benefits of lands (a) within the boundaries of an irrigation district, (b) of any member of a water users" organization, or (c) of any individual when such district, organization, or individual is in arrears for more than twelve months in the payment of charges due under a contract entered into with the United &, .< v t5tates pursuant to laws administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Not to exceed $225,000 may be expended from the appropriation "Construction and rehabilitation" for work by force account on anj^ one project or Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program unit and then only when such work is imsuitable for contract or no acceptable bid has been received and, other than otherwise provided in this paragraph or as may be necessary to meet local emergencies, not to exceed 12 per centum of the construction allotment for any project from the appropriation "Construction and rehabilitation" contained in this Act, shall be available for construction work by force account: Provided, That this paragraph shall not apply to work performed under the Rehabilitation and Betterment Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 724). 43 USC 504 and note.

ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION '

GENERAL INVESTIGATIONS

For engineering and economic investigations to promote the development and utilization of the water, powder and related resources of Alaska, $597,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That $10,000 of this appropriation shall be transferred to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife for studies, investigations, and reports thereon, as required by the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 563-565).

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