950 SIXTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 144. 1917. within such time as may be required by said commission: Provided ,,,§§§§§_ °‘*’“°"""” further, That said State shall not be required to expend for such work, for an one year, a sum larger than that expen ed thereon by the Tow ¤¤¤°¤¤*~ United States dming the same year: And prwuierifunher, That the total contrgliutions so required of the State of C 'fomia shall not exceed in e ate $5,600,000. ,,,,E °'°°°’ (b) All mongrggliiitributed by the State of California, as herein rovided, shall be e ded under the direction of the California Bébris Commission and in such manner as it may require or approve, and no money approplriated rmder authority of this section s all be expended in the purc ase of or payment for any right of way, easement, or land acquired for the purposes of this improvement, but all "°°“*““°'“" such rights of wa , easements, and lands shall be provided free of §{,‘{",§,°éh,,,,d in im, cost to the UnitedyStates:" Provided, That no money paid or expense vr¤v•¤•¤¢¤¤¢¤- incurred therefor shall be computed as a part of the contribution of the State of California toward the work o improvement herein provided for within the meaning of paragraph (a) of this section. ,§§2‘,f;,“°$,',},§,},,},’,,f (c) Upon the completion of all wor · for Hood control herein authorized the said works shall be turned over to the State of California for maintenance thereafter; but for all other purposes the United States shall retain such control over the same as it may have the right to exercise upon such completion. ““'°"'°"“‘°"“· omvmzar. rnovrsrorrs. L"” "”“"""“· Sec. 3. That all the provisions of existing law relating to examinations and surve s and to works of improvement of rivers and harbors Mmmm shall apply, so Hr as applicable, to examinations and surveys and to works o rmjgrovement relating to Hood control. And all enditures of fun hereafter appropriated for works and projectscrzllating to Hood control shall be made in accordance with and subject to the law governing the disbursement and expenditure of frmds appropriated for the improvement of rivers and harbors. ,,;',?°‘*’°""°‘ ""` All examinations and surveys of projects relating to Hood control shall include a comprehensive study of the watershed or watersheds, S°°"‘°"°"°‘“’“ and the report thereon in addition to any other matter upon which Am www a report is required shall give such data as it may be tpracticable to ` secure in regard to (a) the extent and character of e area to be §,‘;"Q;‘§;’“w;r mw aifected by the propomd improvement; (b) the probable effect upon een. any navigable water or waterway; (c) the possib e economical development and utilization of water power; and (d) such other uses as d,*,§§§{*;,,°*¥£‘;,°,;,§{c_°"*°' may be properly related to or coordinated with the project. And the heads of the several departments of the Government ma , in their discretion, and shall qpon the request of the Secretary of Vllar, detail representatives from err rezpective departments to assist the En `- neers of the Army in the stu y and examination of such watershedvis, to the ond that duplication of work mag be avoided and the various m,,¤,,;;_ .,t.,_, ,,- services of the Government economrca y coordinated therein; Pm. PMS- jvided, That all reports on preliminary examinations hereafter authorized, together with the report of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors thereon and the separate report of the representative of any other delgartment, shall be submitted to the Secretary of War by the Chief of ngineers, with his recommendations, and shall be transmitted by the Secretaiof War to the House of Representatives, and BOM of Eu _ ws are hereby ordered to printed when so made. mr Riversand niirneem In the consideration of all works and projects mlatjn to good °° '°P°“ °¤ P*°¤°°¤· control which may be submitted to the Board of Engineers$or Rivers and Harbors for consideration and recommendation, said board shall, in addition to any other matters upon which it may be re uired to report, state its op1nron_ as to (a) what Federal interest any, is mvolved in the proposed improvement; (b) what share of the expense,
