Chapter 857. To amend the Act of May 25, 1926, entitled “An Act to adjust water-right charges, to grant certain other relief on the Federal irrigation projects, and for other purposes.” July 3, 1930.[[H
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CHAP. 857.— An Act To amend the Act of May 25, 1926, entitled “An Act to adjust water-right charges, to grant certain other relief on the Federal irrigation projects, and for other purposes.” July 3, 1930.[[H. R. 8296](/us/bill/71/hr/8296).][[Public, No. 530](/us/pl/71/530).] *Be it enacted by the Senate, and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Irrigation projects.Adjustment of water charges.Vol. 44, p. 640, amended. That the Act of May 25, 1926 (Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 636), be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding after section 20 of said Act sections 20–A and 20–B, as follows:
" “Sec. 20–A. Milk River, Mont.Deductions from total cost chargeable to Chinook division. There shall be deducted from the total cost chargeable to the Chinook division of this project the following sum: “(1) Twenty-one thousand six hundred and eighty-four dollars and fifty-eight cents, or such amount as represents the construction cost as found by the Secretary of the Interior against the following lands: “(a) One thousand seven hundred and seventy and seventeen one-hundredths acres permanently unproductive because of nonagricultural character.
“Sec. 20–B. Suspension of payments upon construction charges of specified lands. All payments upon construction charges shall be suspended against the following lands in the Chinook division: “(a) Twelve thousand six hundred and seventeen and sixty-four one-hundredths acres temporarily unproductive because of heavy soil and seepage;
(b)eleven thousand three hundred and seven acres for which no canal system has been constructed, all as shown by the land classification of the Chinook division made under the direction Contract for repayment of construction charges.of the Secretary of the Interior and approved by him under date of January , 1930. The Secretary of the Interior, as a condition precedent to the allowance of the benefits offered under sections 20–A and 20–B, shall require each irrigation district within the Chinook division to execute a contract providing for repayment of the construction charges as hereby adjusted within forty years and upon 1011a schedule satisfactory to said Secretary; and no water from theUse of water from Saint Mary River restricted until contract executed. Saint Mary River watershed shall be furnished for the irrigation of lands within any district after the irrigation season of 1930 until the required contract, has been duly executed.” " Sec. 2. All contracts with the Government touching the projectUniformity of contract. shall be uniform as to time of payment and charge for the construction of the Saint Mary diversion. Approved, July 3, 1930.