Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 47 Part 1.djvu/141

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72d C ONGRESS . SESS. I. CH. 125. APRIL 22, 1932 . Riverton project, Wyoming : For operation and maintenanc e, $17,500 : Provided, That not to exceed $20,000 from the power reve- nues shall be available during the fiscal year 1933 for the operation and maintenance of the commercial system ; Shoshone project Wyoming : For operation and maintenance, Willwood division, 10,000 : Provided, That the unexpended balance of the appropriation for construction, Willwood division, for the fiscal year 1932, shall remain available for the same purposes for the fiscal year 1933 : Provided fwrther, That not to exceed 20,000 from power reven ues sh all be avai lable during the f iscal year 1933 f or the oper ation and mai ntena nce of th e co mmerc ial syst em ; For cooperative and general investigations, including investigations necessary to determine the economic conditions and financial feasibil- ity of new projects and investigations and other activities relating to th e reor ganiza tion, settl ement of lan ds, an d fina ncial adjus tments of existing projects, including examination of soils, classification of land, land settle ment a ctivi ties, includ ing ad vertis ing i n news papers and other publications, and obtaining general economic and settle- ment data, the unexpended balances of the appropriations for these purposes for the fiscal year , 1932 shall remain available for the same purposes for the fiscal year 1933 : Provided, That the expenditures from this appropriation for any reclamation project shall be con- sidered as supplementary to the appropriation for that project and shall be accounted for and returned to the reclamation fund as other expenditures under the Reclamation Act : Provided further, That beginning January 1, 1933, the expenditure of any sums from this appropriation for investigations of any nature requested by States, municipalities, or other interests shall be upon the basis of the State municipality, or other interest advancing at least 50 per centum of the estimated cost of such investigation ; Giving information to settlers : For the purpose of giving informa- tion and advice to settlers on reclamation projects in the selection of lands, equipment, and livestock, the preparation of land for irriga- tion, the selection of crops, methods of irrigation and agricultural practice, and general farm management, the cost of which shall be charged to the general reclamation fund and shall not be charged as a part of the construction or operation and maintenance cost pay- able by the water users under the projects the unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1932 is continued available for the same purpose for the fiscal year 1933

Under the provisions of this Act no greater sum shall be expended, nor shall the United States be obligated to expend during the fiscal year 1933, on any reclamation project appropriated for herein, an amount in excess of the sum herein appropriated therefor, nor shall the whole expenditures or obligations incurred for all of such projects for the fiscal year 1933 exceed the whole amount in the " reclamation fun d" for the f iscal year ; Ten per centum of the foregoing amounts shall be available inter- changeably for expenditures on the reclamation projects named ; but not more than 10 per centum shall be added to the amount appro- priated for any one of said projects, except that should existing works or the water supply for lands under cultivation be endangered by floods or other unusual conditions an amount sufficient to make neces- sary emergency repairs shall become available for expenditure by further transfer of appropriation from any of said projects upon approval of the Secretary of the Interior ; Total, from reclamation fund, $2,414,500 . 117 Riverton, Wyo . Proviso . Sum fr om power revenues . Shoshone, Wyo . Provisos . Bal ance availa ble . Vol. 48, p . 1145. Sum from power reTeaues. Cooperative and gen . 0181 investigations . Bal ance availa ble . Vol.46,p.1145. Provisos. Expenditures supple- mentary to appropria. tions for projects . Vol. 32, p . 388. Division of expenses for investigations. Information to set . tlers. Post, p. 845 . Balance available . Vol.46,p. 1145. E xpendituces limited to specific allotments . Interchan geable ap- pro priat ions . Em ergen cy re pairs . Total .