Public Law 98.
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(/us/pl/76/97)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, United States and Indian reclamation projects.Determination of ability of water users to pay construction charges.*Post*, p. 1198. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to determine as to each United States and Indian reclamation project whether any of the water users’ organizations or water users, as the case may be, owing construction charges to the United States on each such project 53 Stat. 793are unable, due to partial crop failure attributable to a water shortage or due to other causes beyond the control of the water users, to pay without great hardship or undue burden the full amount of the construction charges due and payable for the calendar year 1938 and of any unpaid construction charges required to be paid as a condition precedent to delivery of water in 1939.
Said Secretary shallData to be used. base his determinations on such data furnished by water users’ organizations and water users and on such investigations and reports by the Bureau of Reclamation and the Office of Indian Affairs as he deems necessary. As to any such water users’ organization or waterExtension of time for payments where conditions justify. user who according to the said Secretary’s determination is unable to pay in full the construction charges due and payable for the calendar year 1938 and any unpaid construction charges required to be paid as a condition precedent to delivery of water in 1939, said Secretary is hereby authorized to grant an extension of time for the payment of such proportion of said charges as in his judgment in each case is just and equitable: *Provided*, That said Secretary may*Proviso*.Conditions. make any extension granted pursuant to the authority of this Act subject to such conditions as in his judgment are desirable in the interest of the United States.
The charges so extended shall be paid at such time or times as the said Secretary may determine. Sec. 2. As used in this Act the term “United States reclamationDefinition of terms. project” shall mean any irrigation project constructed by the United States, or in connection with which there has been executed a repayment contract with the United States, pursuant to the Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), or any Act amendatory thereof[32 Stat. 388](/us/stat/32/388). or supplementary thereto; the term “Indian reclamation project” shall mean any irrigation project constructed by the United States under the direction of the Office of Indian Affairs, or in connection with which there has been executed a repayment contract with the United States, pursuant to Acts of Congress relating to Indian reclamation projects; and the term “construction charges” shall mean the installments on the principal obligations due each year to the United States under water-right applications, repayment contracts, orders of the Secretary of the Interior, or other forms of obligations entered into pursuant to said Federal reclamation laws, or Acts of Congress relating to Indian reclamation projects.
Approved, May 31, 1939. To amend the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, to make its provisions applicable to apples produced in the States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Chapter 157 53 Stat. 793 1939-05-31 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 76 1 public [CHAPTER 157] AN ACT To amend the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, to make its provisions applicable to apples produced in the States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.
May 31, 1939[[S. 1096](/us/bill/76/s/1096)][[Public, No. 98](/us/pl/76/98)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That section 2 ofAgricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, amendment.[49 Stat. 754, 755](/us/stat/49/754/755); [50 Stat. 248, 563](/us/stat/50/248/563).[7 U. S. C., Supp. IV, § 608c (2), (6)](/us/usc/t7/s608c/2/6).Provisions extended to include apples from certain Northwestern States. the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
“(m)”. Paragraphs
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(6)of section 8c are amended by inserting after the word “apples” the words “, other than apples produced in the States of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho,”. Approved, May 31, 1939. To amend section 10 (b), (c), and
(d)of the Act of June 26, 1884, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 46, sec. 599), relative to the allotment of wages by seamen. Chapter 158 53 Stat. 794 1939-05-31 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 76 1 public 53 Stat. 794 [CHAPTER 158] AN ACT To amend section 10 (b), (c), and
(d)of the Act of June 26, 1884, as amended (U. S. C., 1934 edition, title 46, sec. 599), relative to the allotment of wages by seamen. May 31, 1939[[H. R. 199](/us/bill/76/hr/199)][
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