Chapter 796. To provide for an examination and report on the condition and possible development and reclamation of the swamp lands on the Yazoo, Tallahatchie, and Coldwater Rivers in Mississippi
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CHAP. 796.— An Act To provide for an examination and report on the condition and possible development and reclamation of the swamp lands on the Yazoo, Tallahatchie, and Coldwater Rivers in Mississippi.July 3, 1926.[[H.R. 11713](/us/bill/69/hr/11713).][[Public, No. 517](/us/pl/69/517).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and' House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Yazoo River, etc., Miss.Investigation of swamp lands on, for reclaiming, etc. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to have an examination and investigation made of the swamp and overflow lands on the Yazoo, Tallahatchie, and Coldwater Rivers in the State of Mississippi, with a view to determining the areas location, and general character of the swamp and overflow lands in the valley of the Yazoo River and its said tributaries, which can be developed and reclaimed at a reasonable cost, and the character, extent, and cost of a reclamation and development system of the swamp and overflow lands along the Yazoo River and its said tributaries.
Sec. 2. That the said Secretary shall report to Congress as soon asReport to Congress of feasibility, etc. practicable the results of his examination and investigation, together 902 with a recommendation as to the feasibility, necessity, and advisability of the undertaking, and of the participation by the United States in a plan of reclamation in connection with the development of the swamp and overflow lands in the valley of the said Yazoo River and its tributaries. Sec. 3. Detailed estimate of cost, etc.That the said Secretary shall report in detail as to the character and estimated cost of the plan or plans on which he may report.
Sec. 4. Further details to he reported.That the said Secretary shall also report as to the extent, if any, to which, in his opinion, the United States should contribute to the cost of carrying out the plan or plans which he may propose; the approximate proportion of the total cost which should be borne by the various drainage districts or other public agencies now organized or which may be organized; the manner in which their contribution should be made; to what extent and in what manner the United States should control, operate, or supervise the carrying out of the plan proposed, and what assurances he has been able to secure as to the approval of, participation in, and contribution to, the plan or plans proposed by the various contributing agencies.
Approved, July 3, 1926.