Chapter 140. To authorize the Secretary of War to permit the delivery of water from the Washington Aqueduct pumping station to the Arlington County sanitary district
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CHAP. 140.— An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to permit the delivery of water from the Washington Aqueduct pumping station to the Arlington County sanitary district.April 14, 1926. [[H. R. 4505](/us/bill/69/hr/4505).] [[Public, No. 119](/us/pl/69/119).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Arlington County, Va.Water from Washington Aqueduct, D. C, may be furnished to. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized, in his discretion and subject to the approval of the Chief of Engineers, upon the request of the Board of Supervisors of Arlington County, Virginia, to permit 252the delivery of water from the Federal water supply pumping station at the Dalecarlia Reservoir to the Arlington County sanitary district, created by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Virginia, of March 15, 1922, and to connect the force main of said pumping station with the water main in Arlington County at the *Provisos*.Payment of expenses and charges.southerly end of the Chain Bridge: *Provided*, That all expense of installing said connection and its appurtenances and any subsequent changes therein shall be borne by said Arlington County, which shall pay such charges for the use of such water as may be determined from time to time in advance by the Secretary of War, the payments to be made at such time and under such regulations as the Secretary of War may prescribe, all payments for the use of water to be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as other water rents now collected in the District of Columbia are now deposited:Discretionary revocation. *And provided further*, That the Secretary of War may revoke at any time any permit for the use of said water that may have been granted.
Sec. 2. Rights of way, etc., for connecting pipe lines.The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase or condemnation all necessary lands, easements, and rights of way for pipe lines within the District of Columbia to connect the force main of said pumping station with the water main in Arlington County as herein authorized. Approved, April 14, 1926.