Public Law 398.
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(/us/pl/76/397)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* General Leasing Act, amendment.[50 Stat. 842](/us/stat/50/842).[30 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 222i](/us/usc/t30/s222i). That clause
(d)of the Act of August 26, 1937, entitled “To provide for the extension of certain prospecting permits, and for other purposes”, is amended to read as follows: " “(d) Extension of certain oil and gas prospecting permits. Under which at least one well shall have been drilled to a depth of not less than two thousand feet subsequent to August 21, 1935, and prior to January 1, 1939.” " Approved, August 11, 1939. Authorizing construction of water conservation and utilization projects in the Great Plains and arid and semiarid areas of the United States. 1939-08-11 717 Chapter 53 Stat. 1418 76 1 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 2024-11-24 public [CHAPTER 717] AN ACT Authorizing construction of water conservation and utilization projects in the Great Plains and arid and semiarid areas of the United States. August 11, 1939[[S. 1802](/us/bill/76/s/1802)][[Public, No. 398](/us/pl/76/398)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Great Plains, etc., water conservation.Construction of projects, acquisition of water rights, etc., authorized. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to undertake the construction, including acquisition of water rights, rights-of-way, and other interests in land, of water conservation and utilization projects in the Great Plains and arid and semiarid areas of the United States.53 Stat. 1419 Sec. 2. Any moneys expended on such construction from appropriationsReimbursement of expenditures by water users. made under the authority of this Act shall be repaid to the United States by the water users in not to exceed forty annual installments. Any labor or materials supplied for such constructionLabor and materials. by the Work Projects Administration, the Civilian Conservation Corps, or any other Federal agency shall be utilized in such manner as the President may determine, and for such labor and materials the water users shall reimburse the United States in such amounts and on such terms as the President may fix for each project. Sec. 3. No moneys may be expended on a project pursuant to theProvisions requisite.Engineering feasibility. authority of this Act unless and until
(1)the Secretary of the Interior has found, and has certified to the President, that the project has engineering feasibility and that the moneys to be expeneded onRepayment of expenditures. the project from appropriations made under the authority of this Act probably can be repaid by the water users within forty years; and
(2)the President has approved said findings and has determinedExecutive approval. that labor and materials for the construction of the project should be made available to the Department of the Interior by the Work Projects Administration or a similar Federal agency, in the amount found by the Secretary of the Interior to make up the difference, if any, between the estimated cost of construction and the amount which can be expended from appropriations made under this Act and probably can be repaid by the water users: *Provided*, That the*Proviso*.Local cooperation. Secretary of the Interior may accept for the construction of the project such labor or materials as may be offered by any State or political subdivision thereof, State agency, or municipal corporation, and may reduce by the amount thereof the estimated cost of construction to be met by the expenditure of Federal moneys. Sec. 4. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of anyAppropriation authorized. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums of money as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, including investigations and surveys of projects proposed under the authority of this Act; and, from such sums appropriated or transferred, expenditures may be made for personal services in the DistrictPersonal services. of Columbia and may be made for the same purposes and under the same conditions as included in the appropriation Acts for the departments, establishments, and other agencies to which sums may be made available by appropriation or transfer. Approved, August 11, 1939. To amend an Act entitled “An Act to regulate the practice of the healing art to protect the public health in the District of Columbia”, known as the “Healing Arts Practice Act, District of Columbia, 1928”, approved February 27, 1929. 1939-08-11 718 Chapter 53 Stat. 1419 76 1 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 2024-11-24 public [CHAPTER 718] AN ACT To amend an Act entitled “An Act to regulate the practice of the healing art to protect the public health in the District of Columbia”, known as the “Healing Arts Practice Act, District of Columbia, 1928”, approved February 27, 1929. August 11, 1939[[S. 2779](/us/bill/76/s/2779)][
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