702 SIXTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 4. 1924. "pivisicn of Dwi- (B) The words " division of a project»”ineans a substantial irri- °°t' gaible area of a project designated as a division by order of the Sec- §;§,',{,’§§’,{°°'§g ml, mggsno. B. That no new project or new division of a project shall im W Sgmyé *”g°;j be approved for construction or estimates submitted therefor by the giiiiiiin my to ewaiiir Secretary until information in detail shall be secured by him con- E'§§,’l{5m°.'§°3°;tc°j`°° f°” cerning the water supply, the engineering features, the cost of construction, land prices, and the probable plost of de;elop)rpenti; he shall have made a findin in writing t at it is eas1 e t a_ 1 .1S ada table for actual settliement and farm_homes, and that It will problably return the cost thereof to the United States. qu‘Qr‘;$‘*§,°“,§*‘;,'},jgf,§g SUBSec. C. That the Secretary is hereby_ authorized, under regufor entry vip vroiect lations to be promulgated by him, to require of each applicant inl°"°s‘ cluding preference right ei:-service men for entry to pubgc lapds on a project, such tplgalifications as to mdustry, experience, c arac er, . and capital, as in s opinion are necessary to give reasonable as- B°°rd"°d°°°mm°` surance of success by the prospective settlemf The Secretary is authorized to appoint boards in art composed 0 private citizens, to assist in determining such qualitlbations. _ m{,§’*‘{‘,}’},°j,c.Q,““§ Q; SUBs1·:c. D. That the irrigable lands of each new project and <=¤¤S¤¤$¢d- _ new division of a project hereinafter approved shall e classified w§’,§§‘§,{‘g§§,§€°m’““ by the Secretary with respect to their power, under a proper agr1· cultural program, to support a fam1ly_ and pay water charges, and the Secretary is aiuthorizidbpodhx gdferlent construction phartghes against different casses o n_ un er the same project or e urpose of equitably a portion1ng_ the total construction cost so lhat all lands may as flair as practicable bear the burden of such cost accordin to their productive value. P¤bli¤ ¤°**¤¤= °'°°¤ S c E gTh t hereafte the Secretary shall as to each irrigable . · Unsu . . a r stmcmn °hm°s` acre of land in each new project, or a new_division of a. project, - xggxgfd *°“°Y‘°* issue two public notices relating to construction charges. T e first ' t I public lxiotice shall bp issued w en the land is ready lfpr settlem'1e}pit O?°°‘?””°“°°“’°“ ° and wi announce the construction c arge per irriga e acre, e paymgmmnmml second public notice shall be issued when in the opinion of the Secretary the agripultural development of the project shall have advanced sufficient y to warrant the commencement of ayment of installments of such construction charge. The second public notice shall fix the date when payments wil begin on the construction charge announced by the first public notice, which date shall _ be not more than live years from the ate of the iirst public notice. mg_g,¤$*g*;°*g*$°g{,*g{§,?g Smssnc. F, That hereafter all project construction charges shall power. be made playable in annual installments based on the productive °,—**§;j;g{ug§j, Wljgg? power of t c land as provided in this subsection. The installment of mem. the construction chargle per irrigable acre payable each year shall be 5 per centum of the average gross annual acre income for the ten ca endar years first preceding, or for all years of record if_ fewer than ten years are available, of the area in cultivation in the division or subdlivisipn giereof of the prplject iln which the land is located, as found y the ecretaxy annua y. he decision of the Secreta as to the amount of any such installment shall be conclusive. Thclsye annual payments shall continue until the total construction charge tézzgepglpgggegfucgg against each unit is paid. The Secretary is authorized upon request request. to amend any exiting contract for a project water right so that it will Iplrovi e itiptpayment of th? cpnstrtiction charge thereunder in acco ance wi e provisions o t is su section or for the deferment of such construction charges for a period of three years _ from the approval of this section, or both. 8,§,§‘S‘¥0 'f;§e’;,§§§{; Spnsnc. G. _That whenever two—thirds of the irrigable area of any j>g>ri§S{¤=;f ;;g$¤mv;;<; project, or division of a project, shall be covered by water right by water i-mms am- contracts between the water users and the United States, said project ""’°”· shall be required, as a condition precedent to receiving the benefits
