1357 rzrta 4s.m-rz reservations, limitations, or conditions as said Secretary may deem proper: Proeided, That not over oae huadrd and sixty acres shall he sold to any one person. ‘ . The moaeya derived from the sale of such, laude shall be covered iato the reclamation fund and he placed to the credit of the pro§eot for which each lands had been acqtiired. (Feb. 2, 1911, c. 32, §§ 1-3, 38 Stat. 895.) _ . ‘ _' 323. Sale of land improved at expense of reclamation fund.- Whcaerer ia the opinion- of the Secretary of the Interior aoy pahlic leads which have been withdrawn for or in connectioa with cohstraction or operation of reclamation projects aader the provisions of this chapter, which are not otherwise reserved and which have been _ improved by and at the ex-. grease of the reclamation fund for administration of other like purpows, are ao longer needed for the‘ purposes for which d they ·were withdrawn and improredj the Secretary of the Interior may cause said lands, together with the improvements thereon, to be appraisedwhy three disinterested pereoas to he appointed by him and thereafter sell the same, for hot less` thaa the appraised value, at , public auction .to_ the highest bidder, after giving public notice of the time and place of sale by posting upon the land aud by publication for not less than thirty days in a newspaper of general circulation in the vicinity of the land, not lose than one-fifth the purchased price shall be. bald at the time of sale, and the remainder in hot more than four annual payments with interest at 6 per ceatumaper; annum, payable annually, on deferred payments. Upon payment of the purchase price the Secretary or the Interior is authorized, by appropriate patent, to convey all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to said lands to the purchaser at said sale, subject, however, to each reservations, limitations, or conditions as said Secretary may deearproper: Provided, That "uot over one hundred aad sixty acres shall be sold to aay one person, and if said lands are irrigable under the project in whichlocated they shall be sold eahject to compliance by the purchaser with all the terms,. conditions,) and limitations of the reclamation jaw applicable tolands of that character: Provided, That the accepted bidder most, prior to issuance of patent, furnish satisfactory evidence that he or she is a citizen of the United_States. r I · The moneys derived from the sale of such lands shall be corered into the reclamation fuhd aixd he placed to the credit of the project for which such lands had been withdrawn. (May 20, 1920, c. 192, §§ 143, 41 Stat. 665,606.) l _- 376, Retara of lmd donations aot heeded.-?-Where real property or or any iaterest therein heretofore has been, or hereafter shall be, donated and conveyed to the United States for use ia coaaectioa with a project, and the Secretary decides not to utiiize the doaatioa, he authorized without charge to recourey such property or any part thereof to the donating grantor; or to the heirs, successors, or assigns ot such grantor. (Dec. 5, 1a24, c. 4, § 4, aaxaae. Q, 43 stat. 704.} . "· ‘ r 377.. General expenses of Bareatt of Reclamation chargeable to general reclamation faad.——-Phe coat and expense after June 39, $.9255; of the main o§ce at·Waahlhgtoa,·`District of Colombia, of the Bureaa of Reclamation in ‘ the g I.}epartmo11t_ of the . terior, and the cost aud. erpeaae of general investigations her§· , totore and hereafter authorized by the Secretary; shall he charged to the £eaera1.’reclaraat1oa £11ad`aad shall not be _ charged as a part got the construction or operation and maiateaance cost payable by the water aaera under the projects. (Dec. 5, 19;%;, c. 4, § 4, auhaec. O, 43`Stat. 704.) , , 37 8. Beat of o§ce accommedatioaao in of Columbia.-Q-—The Secretary of the Iaterlor may authorize auch expendi-P ture aa may Um' necessary, hot axesoaing a total of $8,000 aaé aaaily, for rent of ofdce accommodations, in the city of Wash ingtoo, District of Columbia, for the Bureau of Reclamation,
5{BLIG LANDS Q § 384 payable from the reclamation fend, (June 30, 3999, c. 3912, § 1, 34 Stati 663,) r 379. Purchase oft scientific books, law books, ctc;-—~»—»The Secretary of the Interior may anthorizze the’ip:1rchase of snch law r books, books of reference, periodicals, engineering and statise tical publications as are needed in carrying out the surveys and examinations authorized by the reclamation law. (May 27, 1908, c. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 350.) ~ 380. Purchaseof Sllppiies, etc.,_withont biddings.-·——-The parchase of supplies l and the procurement of services for the Bureau of Reclamation may be made in open market in the manner common among business men, without advertising and formal contract, when the aggregate of the amount required does notexceed $50, Q and when, in the opinion of. the Director of the Bureau fof Reclamation, such limitations of amount are not designed to evade the purchase ot supplies and the procurement of services under advertising and formal contract, and; equally or more advantageous terms can thereby he secured. (July 1,1918, c. 113, §_1,»..40 Stat. 675.) E
Commissions `of registers.-:-Registers shall be allowed
the usual commissions on all moneys paid for lands entered _under"this chapter. f(‘June 17, 1902, c. 1093, S 5, 32 Stat. 389.) o · 382. Assignments of pay by employees of Bureau of Reclaniation.-——The Secretary ot_the Interior is hereby authorized to permit the employees of theEBurean of Reclamation, while emi ployed in the Held, to make assignments of their pay under sneh yregulations as he may prescribe. (May 27, 1908, c. 200, § 1, 35 Stat. 850.) A A { 1 _ is _ f 3,83. Yésted rights and State laws nnafected by chapter.- Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as aneeting or in- `tended to aiect or to in any way interfere with the laws of any State ‘ or Territory relatingito the éBntrol,,.appropriation,‘ use, or, distribu,Qo1__iMo{ Qwater nsed in ·irrig·atiodj%*`r any rested right acquired thereunder, and the Q Secretary of the Interior, in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall proceed . in conforxnity with such laws, and nothing herein shall in any way aEect any rights of any State or. of the Federal Government or of any landowner, appropriator, or user of water in,_ to, or from any interstate; stream or the wasn thereof. (June 12, 1962, c. 1093, { 8, 32 Stat. 390.) — - { o · K r · 384. Extension of time for payment of jcharges accrnedprior l to#March ,2, 1924, and January 1, 1925.-—·.(a_) The Secretary of the —Interi_or is hereby authorized and empowered, in l discretion, to defer the dates of payments of any charges, rentals, . and penalties which haveaccrned prior to the 2d` day of March, . 1924,; under the reclamation law or prior .to that date, as against water users on any_irrigati_on project being constructed or operated and maintained under the direction of the Comnzis-· sioner of Indian Adairs, as may, in his..jndgrnent,__be necessary in on concerning any irrigation project existing prior to May 9, '_1924, under said law': Pro¢v~ided,· ’1‘hat_.no payment shall he deferred under thissection in any particular case beyond March 1, 1927 : Provided, That upon such adjustment being made, any penalties or interest which may have accrued in connection _ with. such unpaid -constru.ction and operation and maintenance charges shall be canceled, and in lieu thereof the anronnt so due, and the payinent of which is hereby extended; shall draw interestat the rate of 5 per centuxn per annum, paid annually from the time said amount became due to date of payment: And provided further, That in` case`the;,principal and interest · herein provided for are not-paid in the manner and at the time prorided hy this section, anyponalty provided by law, prior to May 9, 1924, shall thereupon attach front the date of such default. * _, (b) Where an indlvidualawater, user, or individual applicant ` I for a water right under a Fctlcral irrigation project con—· structed or being constructed under the, reclamation law,
