Chapter 743. To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the Okanogan project, in the State of Washington, to the Okanogan irrigation district upon payment of charges stated
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Chap. 743: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the Okanogan project, in the State of Washington, to the Okanogan irrigation district upon payment of charges stated. Chapter 743 45 Stat. 739 1928-05-25 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 1 public Chapter 743.— An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the Okanogan project, in the State of Washington, to the Okanogan irrigation district upon payment of charges stated.
May 25, 1928.[[S. 1661](/us/bill/70/s/1661).][[Public, No. 509](/us/pl/70/509).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary Okanogan irrigation project, Wash.Transfer authorized of, to Okanogan irrigation district.Vol. 32, p. 388.of the Interior is hereby authorized to contract with the Okanogan irrigation district for the transfer of the control of the Okanogan project, in the State of Washington, constructed pursuant to the Act of June 17, 1902 (Thirty-second Statutes at Large, page 388), and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, known as the reclamation law, upon the district agreeing to pay to the United Yearly payments.States in discharge of all obligations the sum of $10,000 per annum for the period of thirty-one consecutive years, beginning with the year 1928 such installments to be due on December 1 of each year and bear interest at the rate of 6 per centum per annum after due.
Upon completion of payments all rights transferred.Upon such payments being completed, the said Secretary is authorized to convey to the district all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to said Okanogan project. Sec. 2. The Secretary is authorized to assign to the district all Assignment of Federal claims under contracts.claims that the United States now holds under contracts with water users and others owning land outside the boundaries of the said district, or owning land within the boundaries of said district but not consenting expressly or impliedly to the modifications in their water-right contracts necessary to conform to the terms of said proposed contract between the United States and the Okanogan irrigation district.
During the irrigation season of 1928, prior to Operation during irrigation season of 1928.the execution of such contract with the Okanogan irrigation district, the district may, at its own expense, operate the canals and other works of the Okanogan project for the delivery of water to the water users thereunder, and during such irrigation season may deliver water regardless of the restrictions now imposed by the reclamation law relating to delinquency in payment of charges. Sec. 3.
The contract between the United States and the said district Power reserved to resume control to enforce payments.shall reserve to the United States the power to resume control of said project at any time when necessary to shut off water to enforce payment of the annual installments provided for in the first section hereof. 740 Control to be resumed if annual installment not paid before March 1 after due. The Secretary of the Interior is directed to resume control and shut off water to enforce payment whenever any such annual installment is not paid on or before March 1 after due.
Approved, May 25, 1928.
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the Okanogan project, in the State of Washington, to the Okanogan irrigation district upon payment of charges stated
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