COMPACTS BETWEEN STATES OF COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO REGARDING WATERS OF RIO GRANDE AND OTHER STREAMS An act granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of Colorado and New Mexico with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Rio Grande, San Juan, and Las Animas Rivers and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. (Act March 2, 1929, ch. 520, 45 Stat. 1502) [Sec. 1. Equitable division and apportionment of waters of Rio Grande, San Juan, Las Animas Rivers, etc.]-That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Colorado and New Mexico to negotiate and enter into compacts or agreements providing for an equitable division and apportionment between such States of the water supply of the Rio Grande, San Juan, and Las Animas Rivers and of the streams tributary thereto and of all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. Sec. 2. [Representative of United States to participate in negotiations and make report-Expenses to be paid from reclamation fund.]-Such consent is given upon condition that a representative of the United States from any department of the United States Government, to be appointed by the President, shall participate in the negotiations and shall make report to Congress of the proceedings and of any compact or agreement entered into. Other than the compensation and expenses of such representative the United States shall not be liable for any expenses in connection with such negotiations, compact or agreement. The payment of such expenses of such representative are authorized to be paid from the appropriations for cooperative and general investigations for the Bureau of Reclamation. Sec. 3. [Legislatures of States and Congress must approve compact.]— No such compact or agreement shall be binding or obligatory upon either of such States unless and until it has been approved by the legislature of each of such States and by the Congress of the United States. Sec. 4. [Right reserved to alter or repeal.]-The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is herewith expressly reserved. NOTE Cross reference. For the consent of Congress to the Rio Grande compact among the States of Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, see act of June 17, 1930 (46 Stat. 767). COMPACTS BETWEEN STATES OF NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA REGARDING WATERS OF GILA AND SAN FRANCISCO RIVERS AND OTHER STREAMS An act granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of New Mexico and Arizona with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Gila and San Francisco Rivers and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. (Act March 2, 1929, ch. 537, 45 Stat. 1517) Sec. 1. [Equitable division and apportionment of waters of Gila and San Francisco Rivers, etc.]-That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of New Mexico and Arizona to negotiate and enter into compacts or agreements providing for an equitable division and apportionment between such States of the water supply of the Gila and San Francisco Rivers and of the streams tributary thereto and of all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. Sec. 2. [Representative of Interior Department to participate in negotiations and make report-Expenses to be paid from reclamation fund.]— Such consent is given upon condition that a representative of the United States from the Department of the Interior, to be appointed by the President, shall participate in the negotiations and shall make report to Congress of the proceedings and of any compact or agreement entered into. Other than the compensation and expenses of such representative the United States shall not be liable for any expenses in connection with such negotiations, compact or agreement. The payment of such expenses of such representative are authorized to be paid from the appropriations for cooperative and general investigations for the Bureau of Reclamation. Sec. 3. [Legislatures of States and Congress must approve compact.]— No such compact or agreement shall be binding or obligatory upon either of such States unless and until it has been approved by the legislature of each of such States and by the Congress of the United States. Sec. 4. [Right reserved to alter or repeal.]-The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. 412 COMPACTS AMONG STATES OF COLORADO, OKLAHOMA, AND KANSAS REGARDING WATERS OF ARKANSAS RIVER AND OTHER STREAMS An act granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements among the States of Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Arkansas River and all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. (Act March 2, 1929, ch. 538, 45 Stat. 1517) [Sec. 1. Equitable division and apportionment of waters of Arkansas River and other streams.]-That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the States of Colorado, Oklahoma, and Kansas to negotiate and enter into compacts or agreements providing for an equitable division and apportionment between such States of the water supply of the Arkansas River and of the streams tributary thereto and of all other streams in which such States are jointly interested. Sec. 2. [Representative of United States to participate in negotiations and make report-Expenses to be paid from reclamation fund.]-Such consent is given upon condition that a representative of the United States from any department of the United States Government, to be appointed by the President, shall participate in the negotiations and shall make report to Congress of the proceedings and of any compact or agreement entered into. Other than the compensation and expenses of such representative the United States shall not be liable for any expenses in connection with such negotiations, compact, or agreement. The payment of such expenses of such representative is authorized to be paid from the appropriations for cooperative and general investigations for the Bureau of Reclamation. Sec. 3. [Legislatures of States and Congress must approve compact.]— No such compact or agreement shall be binding or obligatory upon either of such States unless and until it has been approved by the legislature of each of such States and by the Congress of the United States. Sec. 4. [Right reserved to alter or repeal.]-The right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is herewith expressly reserved. UNPLATTED PORTIONS OF TOWN SITES ON IRRIGATION PROJECTS An act to authorize the disposition of unplatted portions of Government town sites on irrigation projects under the reclamation act of June 17, 1902, and for other purposes. (Act March 2, 1929, ch. 541, 45 Stat. 1522). [Sec. 1. Authority to appraise and sell unplatted portions of town sites created under act of April 16, 1906-Patents.]—That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to appraise, and sell, at public auction, to the highest bidder, from time to time, for cash, any or all of the unplatted portions of Government town sites created under the act of April 16, 1906 (Thirty-fourth Statutes, page 116), on any irrigation project constructed under the act of June 17, 1902 (Thirty-second Statutes, page 388), or acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto: Provided, That any land so offered for sale and not disposed of may afterwards be sold, at not less than the appraised value, at private sale, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. Patents made in pursuance of such sale shall convey all the right, title, and interest of the United States in or to the land so sold. Sec. 2. [Proceeds of sales to be disposed of in accordance with act of December 5, 1924.]-The net proceeds of such sales after deducting all expenditures on account of such lands, and the project construction charge, for the irrigable area of the lands so sold where irrigation or drainage works have been constructed or are proposed to be constructed, shall be disposed of as provided in Subsection I of section 4 of the act of December 5, 1924 (Forty-third Statutes, page 672). Where the project construction charge shall not have been fixed at the date of any such sale, same shall be estimated by the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 3. [Reclamation funds to be appropriated for expenses of appraisement and sale-Secretary to make rules and regulations.]-Reclamation funds are authorized to be appropriated for use in defraying the necessary expenses of appraisement and sale of the lands herein authorized to be sold, and the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and to make such rules and regulations as, in his opinion, may be necessary and proper for carrying out the purposes of this act. Textual note.-Section 1 of this act as amended by the act of February 14, 1931 (46 Stat. 1107), is codified as sec. 571, title 43, U. S. C. Sections 2 and 3 of the above are codified as secs. 572 and 573, respectively, title 43, U. S. C. NOTES Amendment.-Section 1 of this act amended by act of February 14, 1931. Regulations. For regulations under this act see C. L. 1805, dated April 26, 1929. SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT [Extracts from] An act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, and for other purposes. (Act March 4, 1929, ch. 705, 45 Stat. 1562) [Boise project-Application of revenues from operation of Black Canyon power plant.]—* Provided, That all net revenues derived from the operation of the Black Canyon power plant shall be applied to the repayment of the construction cost: First, of the Deadwood Reservoir; second, the Black Canyon power plant and power system; and third, one-half the cost of the Black Canyon Dam, until the United States shall have been reimbursed for all expenditures made incident thereto. Thereafter all net revenues shall be covered into the reclamation fund unless and until otherwise directed by Congress. No charge shall be made against any irrigation district for the cost of construction of the said Deadwood Reservoir, the black Canyon power plant and power system, or more than onehalf the cost of the Black Canyon Dam. (45 Stat. 1590.) * * * * [Newlands project-Test wells in Truckee Meadows.]-Newlands project, Nevada: That such portion as may be necessary of the unexpended balance of the appropriation of $50,000 for the survey and examination of water storage reservoir sites on the headwaters of the Truckee and Carson Rivers, made available under the provisions of the second deficiency act, 1928 (Public, Numbered 563, Session Laws, first session, Seventieth Congress, page 902, Newlands project, Nevada), shall also be available for the boring of test wells in the Truckee Meadows, Washoe County, near the city of Reno, Nevada. (45 Stat. 1591.) [Carlsbad project-Avalon Reservoir-Contract with A. T. and S. F. Ry.]-Carlsbad project, New Mexico: *Provided, That no part of the appropriation of $250,000 contained in the act of May 29, 1928 (45 Stat., p. 902), for beginning the enlargement of Avalon Reservoir shall be available until contract is entered into between the Secretary of the Interior and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System, whereby said system agrees to pay one-half of the cost of relocating the tracks and right of way of said system where made necessary by said enlargement of the reservoir. (45 Stat. 1591.) * * * * * [Shoshone project-Application of net revenues from Shoshone power * Provided plant.]-Shoshone project, Wyoming: That the net revenues from the operation of the Shoshone power plant shall be applied, first, to the repayment of the construction |