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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 45 STAT. · February 20, 1929 · Chapter 279

Chapter 279. Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to settle claims by agreement arising under operation of Indian irrigation projects

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Chap. 279: Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to settle claims by agreement arising under operation of Indian irrigation projects. Chapter 279 45 Stat. 1252 1929-02-20 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 public Chapter 279.— An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to settle claims by agreement arising under operation of Indian irrigation projects.
February 20, 1929.[[H. R. 13977](/us/bill/70/hr/13977).][[Public, No. 787](/us/pl/70/787).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Indian irrigation projects.Payment from funds of, for damages to private property by construction, etc. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized to pay out of funds available for the Indian irrigation projects for damages caused to owners of lands or other private property of any kind by reason of the operations of the United States, its officers or employees, in the survey, construction, operation, or maintenance of irrigation works of such projects and which may be compromised by agreement between the claimant and the Secretary of *Proviso*.Limit of amount.the Interior, or such officers as he may designate: *Provided,* That the total of any such claims authorized to be settled as herein contemplated shall not exceed 5 per centum of the funds available for the project under which such claims arise during any one fiscal year.
Approved, February 20, 1929.
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