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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 52 STAT. · August 2, 1937 · Public Law 478

Public Law 478. to authorize the construction of a Federal reclamation project to furnish a water supply for the lands of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico”, approved August 2, 1937 (Public, Numbered 241), is amended to read as follows:" “That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to c

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(/us/pl/75/477)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Act entitledArch Hurley Conservancy District. N. Mex.Water supply for lands of.[50 Stat. 557](/us/stat/50/557). “An Act to authorize the construction of a Federal reclamation project to furnish a water supply for the lands of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico”, approved August 2, 1937 (Public, Numbered 241), is amended to read as follows:
" “That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to constructFederal reclamation project authorized.*Post*, p. 1133. a Federal reclamation project for the irrigation of the lands of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico under the Federal reclamation laws: *Provided*, That construction work is not*Proviso*.Feasibility to be first ascertained. to be initiated on said irrigation project until
(a)the project shall have been found to be feasible under subsection B of section 4 of the Act of December 5, 1924 (43 Stat. 702), but the project may be[43 Stat. 702](/us/stat/43/702).Findings required. found to be financially feasible if the Secretary of the Interior finds that the amount to be expended from the reclamation fund can be repaid by the District, and further that the amount of money to be expended from the reclamation fund, plus the amount of money which has been made available from other sources (for the estimated period of construction), equals the estimated cost of construction;
(b)a contract shall have been executed with an irrigation or conservationContracts.Repayment of cost of construction. district embracing the land to be irrigated under said project, which contract shall obligate the contracting district to repay the cost of construction of said project met by expenditure of moneys from the reclamation fund in forty equal annual installments, without interest;
(c)contracts shall have been made with eachSale of excess land. owner of more than one hundred and sixty irrigable acres under said project, by which he, his successors, and assigns shall be obligated to sell all of his land in excess of one hundred and sixty irrigable acres at or below prices fixed by the Secretary of the Interior and within the time to be fixed by said Secretary, no water to be furnished to the land of any such large landowner refusing or failing to execute such contract; and
(d)contracts shall have been madeApplication of excess from sales of land above appraised value. with all owners of lands to be irrigated under the project by which they will agree that if their land is sold at prices above the appraised value thereof, approved by said Secretary, one-half of such excess shall be paid to the United States to be applied in the inverse order of the due dates upon the construction charge installments coming due thereafter from the owners of said land.” " Approved, April 9, 1938. To amend an Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to convey to the Board of Education of New Hanover County, North Carolina, portion of marine-hospital reservation not needed for marine-hospital purposes”, approved July 10, 1912 (37 Stat. 191). 1938-04-09 135 Chapter 52 Stat. 212 75 3 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 2024-11-15 public 52 Stat. 212 [CHAPTER 135] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to convey to the Board of Education of New Hanover County, North Carolina, portion of marine-hospital reservation not needed for marine-hospital purposes”, approved July 10, 1912 (37 Stat. 191). April 9, 1938[[H. R. 9418](/us/bill/75/hr/9418)][[Public, No. 478](/us/pl/75/478)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Wilmington, N. C.Restriction on use of land in, conveyed to Board of Education, New Hanover County, modified. That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to amend the quitclaim deed which was executed by the Secretary of the Treasury under date of July 24, 1912, pursuant to the authority contained in an Act entitled “An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to convey to the Board of Education of New Hanover County, North Carolina, a portion of the marine-hospital reservation not needed for marine-hospital [37 Stat. 191](/us/stat/37/191).purposes”, approved July 10, 1912 (37 Stat. 191), so as to provide, in lieu of the limitation that the land is to be “used exclusively for industrial-school purposes”, that it may be used for any public purpose or Reversionary provision.purposes, and to provide that the title to said land revert to the United States of America if at any time the land or any building erected thereon shall cease to be used for a public purpose. Approved, April 9, 1938. To amend section 5d of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, as amended, to authorize loans to public agencies, to provide credit facilities for business enterprises and for other purposes. 1938-04-13 140 Chapter 52 Stat. 212 75 3 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 2024-11-15 public [CHAPTER 140] AN ACT To amend section 5d of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, as amended, to authorize loans to public agencies, to provide credit facilities for business enterprises and for other purposes. April 13, 1938[[S. 3735](/us/bill/75/s/3735)][
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to authorize the construction of a Federal reclamation project to furnish a water supply for the lands of the Arch Hurley Conservancy District in New Mexico”, approved August 2, 1937 (Public, Numbered 241), is amended to read as follows:" “That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to c
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