FARMERS HOME ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1961 1609 loans for various purposes will be made or insured under this subtitle but not in excess of 5 per centum per annum. The borrower shall pay such fees and other charges as the Secretary may require. (b) [Mortgages, liens, and other security.]-The Secretary shall take as security for the obligations entered into in connection with loans, mortgages on farms with respect to which such loans are made or such other security as the Secretary may require, and for obligations in connection with loans to associations under section 306, shall take liens on the facility or such other security as he may determine to be necessary. Such security instruments shall constitute liens running to the United States notwithstanding the fact that the notes may be held by lenders other than the United States. (75 Stat. 308; 7 U.S.C. § 1927) EXPLANATORY NOTES Editor's Note, Annotations. Annotations of opinions are not included because this statute does not deal primarily with the activities of the Bureau of Reclamation. Legislative History. S. 1643, Public Law 87-128 in the 87th Congress. Reported in Senate from Agriculture and Forestry, July 17, 1961, S. Rept. No. 556. Passed Senate July 26, 1961. Passed House, amended, July 27, 1961. House asks for a conference July 27, 1961. Senate agrees to a conference July 28, 1961. Conference report filed August 2, 1961, H.R. Rept. No. 839. House agrees to conference report, August 3, 1961. Senate agrees to conference report, August 3, 1961. Companion bill H.R. 8230 reported in House from Agriculture, July 22, 1961, H.R. Rept. No. 754. 1610 DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY, MINIDOKA AND OTHER PROJECTS An act to provide for the disposal of certain Federal property on the Minidoka project, Idaho, Shoshone project, Wyoming, and Yakima project, Washington, and for other purposes. (Act of August 17, 1961, Public Law 87-151, 75 Stat. 388) [Sec. 1. Sale of project lands authorized-Lands descriptions-Sales shall be at public auction.]-The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to sell the following described lands, together with any improvements located thereon: (a) Block 67 of the reclamation townsite of Rupert, Minidoka project, Idaho, containing 1.64 acres, more or less; (b) Lots 21 and 22, block 48, of the reclamation townsite of Powell, Shoshone project, Wyoming, containing 0.48 acre, more or less; and (c) Block 23, town of Zillah, Washington, containing 1.65 acres, more or less; a parcel located in the south half northeast quarter southwest quarter southwest quarter of section 25, township 9 north, range 24 east, Willamette meridian, Washington, lying below the Sunnyside main canal, containing 4.36 acres, more or less, and that part of the northwest quarter southeast quarter of section 12, township 8 north, range 22 east, Willamette meridian, Washington, containing 1.16 acres, more or less, beginning at the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of said section 12, township 8 north, range 22 east, Willamette meridian; thence north 89 degrees 44 minutes east 337.9 feet; thence south 9 degrees 58 minutes west 35 feet; thence south 14 degrees 18 minutes west 25 feet; thence south 19 degrees 23 minutes west 25 feet; thence south 24 degrees 46 minutes west 25 feet; thence south 34 degrees 46 minutes west 25 feet; thence south 53 degrees 13 minutes west 25 feet; thence south 64 degrees 13 minutes west 20.8 feet; thence north 87 degrees 22 minutes west 253.3 feet, more or less, to the northsouth line of the centerline of said section 12; thence north 00 degrees 22 minutes west along said north-south centerline 136.3 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, all located on the Yakima project, Washington. Sales shall be by public auction to the highest qualified bidder, but in no event shall any sale be for less than the appraised valuation, as approved by the Secretary. Any of the lands described above, together with improvements located thereon, which are not sold after being offered for sale at public auction, shall remain available for sale at not less than the appraised valuation, until withdrawn from sale by the Secretary. (75 Stat. 388) Sec. 2. [Proceeds of sales to be used for certain improvements at the projects.] The proceeds from the sale of the property described in section 1(a) of this Act shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary for the construction of an operation and maintenance headquarters and related facilities, as determined by the Secretary to be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Gravity division of the Minidoka project, Idaho. The proceeds from the sale of the property described in section 1(b) of this Act shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary for the construction of an operation and maintenance DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY, VARIOUS PROJECTS 1611 headquarters and related facilities, as determined by the Secretary to be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Shoshone project, Wyoming. The proceeds from the sale of the property described in section 1(c) of this Act shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary for the construction of an operation and maintenance headquarters and related facilities, as determined by the Secretary to be necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Sunnyside division, Yakima project, Washington. (75 Stat. 388) Sec. 3. [Disposition of unused proceeds after completion of authorized improvements.]—Any of the proceeds from the sales which are authorized by section 1 of this Act and which are not required for the construction of operation and maintenance headquarters and related facilities, as authorized by section 2 of this Act, shall be applied as provided by subsection I, section 4, Act of December 5, 1924 (43 Stat. 703). (75 Stat. 389) Sec. 4. [General authority.]—The Secretary is hereby authorized, subject only to the provisions of this Act, to perform such acts, to delegate such authority, and to prescribe such rules and regulations and establish such terms and conditions as he may deem necessary and proper for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this Act into full force and effect: Provided, however, That nothing in this Act shall be construed as authorizing additional appropriations in carrying out the provisions of this Act. (75 Stat. 389) EXPLANATORY NOTES Not Codified. This Act is not codified in the U.S. Code. Reference in the Text. The Act of December 5, 1924 (43 Stat. 703), is the Second Deficiency Appropriation Act for 1924 (Fact Finders' Act). Extracts from the Act, including subsection I, section 2, referred to in section 3 of the text, appear herein in chronological order. Legislative History. S. 1085, Public Law 87-151 in the 87th Congress. Reported in Senate from Interior and Insular Affairs July 25, 1961; S. Rept. No. 614. Passed Senate July 27, 1961. Passed House, amended, Aug. 7, 1961. Senate agrees to House amendments Aug. 9, 1961. Companion bill H.R. 7601 reported in House from Interior and Insular Affairs July 27. 1961; H.R. Rept. No. 802. 1612 TRANSFER OF COLORADO RIVER BRIDGE An act to authorize the transfer of a Bureau of Reclamation bridge across the Colorado River near Needles, California, to San Bernardino County, California, and Mohave County, Arizona. (Act of August 17, 1961, Public Law 87-156, 75 Stat. 391) [Transfer of bridge to local counties authorized.]-The Secretary of Interior is authorized to negotiate and effect the transfer of a Bureau of Reclamation bridge which crosses the Colorado River approximately one mile east of Needles, California, together with appropriate easements for the approach roads thereto, to the counties of San Bernardino, California, and Mohave, Arizona, subject to such terms and conditions as are specified by the Secretary, including those in connection with the maintenance of the bridge and the maintenance of the approach roads, the transfer to be contingent upon approval of the location and plans of the bridge in accordance with the provisions of the General Bridge Act approved August 2, 1946, as amended (33 U.S.C. 525-533): Provided, however, That terms and conditions shall include commitments by the counties that the bridge shall not be operated as a toll bridge. The Secretary is further authorized, if satisfactory terms and conditions are agreed to, to transfer the said bridge and easements without monetary consideration. (75 Stat. 391) EXPLANATORY NOTES Not Codified. This Act is not codified in the U.S. Code. Legislative History. S. 809, Public Law 87-156 in the 87th Congress. Reported in Senate from Interior and Insular Affairs 1613 AMENDED CONTRACT WITH HUNTLEY PROJECT An act to approve the amendatory repayment contract negotiated with the Huntley Project Irrigation District, Montana, to authorize its execution, and for other purposes. (Act of August 30, 1961, Public Law 87-168, 75 Stat. 407) [Sec. 1. Execution of amendatory repayment contract authorized.]—The contract with the Huntley Project Irrigation District, which was negotiated by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to subsection (a) of section 7 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187) and approved as to form by the Department of the Interior on November 20, 1959, is hereby approved for execution, and the Secretary is authorized to execute and perform the same on behalf of the United States. (75 Stat. 407) Sec. 2. [Reclassification of lands approved.]-The 1956 reclassification of lands of the Huntley Project Irrigation District is approved. (75 Stat. 407) Sec. 3. [Construction charge obligation reduced.]-There shall be deducted from the total cost of the Huntley project and from the construction charge obligation of the Huntley Project Irrigation District, contingent upon execution of the contract with the Huntley Project Irrigation District, approved in section 1 hereof, the amount of the unmatured construction charges against the two thousand five hundred and thirty acres found to be permanently unproductive by the 1956 reclassification of lands. (75 Stat. 407) Sec. 4. [Contract negotiation expenses to be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable.]-All costs and expenses incurred by the United States in negotiating and completing the contract approved under section 1 of this Act and in making the investigations in connection therewith shall not exceed the sum of $13,000, and shall, contingent upon the final confirmation and execution of that contract, be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable under the Federal reclamation laws. (75 Stat. 407) Sec. 5. [Act declared to be part of the reclamation laws.]-This Act is declared to be a part of the Federal reclamation laws as those laws are defined in the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, supra. (75 Stat. 407) EXPLANATORY NOTES Not Codified. This Act is not codified in the U.S. Code. Legislative History. S. 1697, Public Law 87-168 in the 87th Congress. Reported in Senate from Interior and Insular Affairs |