Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 41 Part 1.djvu/472

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SIXTY—SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Cris. 85, 86. 1920. 45]. provisions of this Act from lands within the naval petroleum reserves shall be deposited in the Treasury as "Miscellaneous receipts/’ Sec. 36. That all royalty accruing to the United States under any pa9§bgig¤;,¤{;>Y¤ti¤¤ oil or as lease or ermit under this Act on demand of the Secretary J ` of theglnterior shall be paid in oil or gas. Upon granting ang oil or gas lease under this Act, and from time b,§§;§gbY°°mP°°“i"° to time thereafter uring said lease, the Secretary of the Interior ` shall, except whenever in his `udgment it is desirable to retain the same for the use of the United States, offer for sale for such period as he may determine, u on notice and advertisement on sealed bids or at public auction, alfroyalty oil and gas accruing or reserved to the United States under such ease. Such advertisement and sale »‘~¤=i<>¤ ¤¤ bidsshall reserve to the Secretary of the Interior the right to reject all bids whenever within his judgment the interest of the United States demands; and in cases where no satisfactory bid is received or where P¤*· the accepted bidder fails to complete the purchase, or where the ’ ` Secretary of the Interior shall determine that it is unwise in the public interest to acce t the offer of the highest bidder, the Secretary of the Interior, witlhin his discretion, mayl readvertise such royalty for sale, or sell at private sale at not less t an the market price for such eriod, or acce t the value thereof from the lessee: Provided, however, 0, cumnt That pending the maldng of a permanent contract for the sale of any product at market royalty oil or gas as herein provided, the Secretary of the Interior p"°°· may sell the current product at Jprivate sale, at not less than the market price: And provided furt er, That any royalty, oil, or gas ssa to the emmmay be sold at not less than the market price at private sale to any m"“t‘ de artment or agency of the United States. _ _ H Sec. 37. That the dgposits of coal, phosphate, sodium, oil, oil b;§’{’§”’;,ll’"§ep$,l§§S°$,`; shale, and gas, herein re erred to, in lands valuable for such minerals, °°¤‘· °°°- including lands and deposits described in the `oint resolution entitled mg;} §{§§,‘§,,§`g’“* C°m‘ "Joint resolution authorizing the Secretary oi the Interior to permit vox. 37,p. mia:. the continuation of coal mining operations on certain lands in Wyoming," approved August 1_, 1912 (Thirty-seventh Statutes at Large, page 1346), shall be subject to disposition onl in the form Pmmion 0, wm, and manner provided in this Act, except as to valid claims existent clams ¤¤1¤-‘¤<1- at date of the passage of this Act and tliereafter maintained in compliance with the laws under which initiated, which claims may be perfected under such laws, including discovery. md ,,m,,,,,c,,,,,,b, Sec. 38. That, until otherwise provided, the Secretary of the 1>r·¤¤¤¤·i¤¤¤· Interior shall be authorized to lprescribe fees and commissions to be paid registers and receivers of lnited States land offices on account of business transacted under the provisions of this Act. Approved, February 25, 1920. CHAP. 86.-—An Act For furnishing water supply for miscellaneous purposes in Feb {S. zilwzl connection with reclamation projects. [Pubuc. No. 147.] ` Be it enacted by the Senate and House 0 Re esentatives 0 the United . O._ States of America in Congress assembledgfihaztrthe Secretaré of the In- eci;$°l°mau°¤ pr 1 terior in connection with the operations under the reclamation law 18 ,,,Qlg"§§§,“‘§,‘fg,;,“l{§§’,Y§§ hereby authorized to enter into contract to supply water from any nm. project irrigation system for other purposes than irrigation, upon such Pmmm conditions of delivery, use, and ayment as he may deem pl'0P€I`Z Consent of water Provided, That the approval of such contract by the water users’ SSSO- “$§{§,;e,,,ty ,equim;_ ciation or associations shall have first been obtained: Provided, That nip such conttxgict shall be entered into except uppnfa splpwing that t ere is no o er racticable source of water su y or e purpose: _ Provided further, That no water shall be furnishgii for the uses Bfvw- iii-l§¤°€°ii»iimml° said if the delivery of such water shall be detrimental to the water