75TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION-OH . 570-AUGUST 9, 193 7 Examination and inspection of projects and operation and main- tenance of reserved works : For examination of accounts and inspec- tion of the works of various projects and divisions of projects operated and maintained by irrigation districts or water users' asso- ciations, and bookkeepi ng, accountin g, clerical, legal, and oth er expenses incurred in accordance with contract provisions for the repayment of such expenses by the districts or associations
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operation and maintenance of the reserved works of a project or division of a project when irrigation districts, water users' associa- tions, or Warren Act contractors have contracted to pay in advance but have failed to pay their proportionate share of the cost of such operati on and mainte nance, to be e xpended under regulations t o be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior, $10,000 ; Yuma project, Arizona-California : For operation and mainte- nance, $73,000 : Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 from the power revenues shall be available during the fiscal year 1938 for the opera- tion and maintenance of the commerci al system ; Orland project, California : For operation and maintenance, $33,090 ; Boise project, Idaho : For operation and maintenance, $30,000 ; Minidoka project, Idaho : For operation and maintenance, reserved works, $11,600 : Provided, That not to exceed $65,000 from the power revenues shall be available during the fiscal year 1938 for the opera- tion of the commercial system ; and not to exceed $100,000 from power revenues shall be available during the fiscal year 1938 for continua- tion of construction, south side division ; North Platte project, Nebraska-Wyoming : Not to exceed $60,000 from the power revenues shall be available during the fiscal year 1938, for the operation and maintenance of the commercial system ; and not to exceed $6,000 from power revenues allocated to the Northport irrigation district under subsection I, section 4, of the Act of Decem- her 5, 1924 (U . S . C ., title 43, sec . 501), shall be available during the fiscal year 1938 for payment on behalf of the Northport irrigation district, to the Farmers' irrigation district for carriage of water ; Rio Grande project, New Mexico-Texas : For operation and mainte- nance, $350,000 : Pro vid ed, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with the El Paso County Water Improvement District Numbered 1 and the Elephant Butte Irrigation District of Now Mexico by which the districts will be relieved of the obligation of making payment of the construction cost chargeable to the development of power of Elephant Butte Dam in the amount determined as equitable by the Secretary of the Interior in return for the conveyance by the said two districts to the United States of all the districts' right, title, interest, and estate in the use of said dam and other project works, including the project water su pply, for th e deve lopme nt of hydroe lectr ic ene rgy : Provided further, That in such contracts it shall be stated that the use of the dam, pr oject works, and water supp ly for power purposes shall not deplete or interfere with the use thereof for irrigation purposes Provided further, That the net earnings of the power plant and system belonging to the United States and any other available reve- nues shall be applied, until the cost thereof has been met, upon the cost of the power development, including (1) the cost of power facili- ties, (2) the amount invested, as herein authorized, in the cost of El ephant Butte Dam, and ( 3) the amoun t inv ested by the Burea u of Reclamation in Caballo Dam : Provided further, That after the cost of the power development has been met the net earnings of the power plant and system shall be disposed of as Congress may direct . 125151'- :17- - :iS 593 Examination and in- spection of projects . Maintenance, etc ., of re served works . I uma project, Ariz .- Calif . Proviso . Oper ating commer - cial system- Orland, Calif. Boise, Idaho. Alinidoka, Idaho . Proviso . Operating commer- cial system . South side d ivisio n, construction . 1 orth Platte, Nebr .. Wyo . Operating commer- cial system . Payment to Farm- ers' district for water . 43 Stat . 703 . 43U.S.C.°501. Rio Grande, N. Mex.-Tex. Prorfsos . Contract for title, etc ., to dam . Water for power not to deplete use for irri- gation . L"se of earnings . Disposition of net earnings after meeting cost .
