SALE OF ELECTRIC POWER ON SALT RIVER PROJECT

An act authorizing the sale of surplus power developed under the Salt River reclamation project, Arizona. (Act September 18, 1922, ch. 323, 42 Stat. 847)

[Contracts authorized for sale of power-Must not exceed 50 yearsMoney derived to be placed to credit of Salt River project.]-That whenever a development of power is necessary for the irrigation of lands under the Salt River reclamation project, Arizona, or an opportunity is afforded for the development of power under said project, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized, giving preference to municipal purposes, to enter into contracts for a period not exceeding fifty years for the sale of any surplus power so developed, and the money derived from such sales shall be placed to the credit of said project for disposal as provided in the contract between the United States of America and the Salt River Valley Water Users' Association, approved September 6, 1917: Provided, That no contract shall be made for the sale of such surplus power which will impair the efficiency of said project: Provided, however, That no such contract shall be made without the approval of the legally organized water users' association or irrigation district which has contracted with the United States to repay the cost of said project: Provided further, That the charge for power may be readjusted at the end of five, ten, or twenty year periods after the beginning of any contract for the sale of power in a manner to be described in the contract. (42 Stat. 847.)

IRRIGATION INVESTIGATION IN NEBRASKA

Joint resolution providing for an additional investigation of the tricounty irrigation project, Nebraska. (S. J. Res. 215, September 22, 1922, ch. 430, 42 Stat. 1057)

[Investigation of tricounty project-Advance funds necessary.]-That the Secretary of the Interior, upon the payment to him in advance of the necessary funds to defray the expenses thereof, be, and he is hereby, authorized to make an additional investigation of the tricounty project in Nebraska, comprising the counties of Gosper, Phelps, and Kearney, in said State, and to extend said investigation into Adams County, Nebraska, with a view of ascertaining whether it is practicable to convey for irrigation purposes flood waters from the Platte River onto lands in said counties. (42 Stat. 1057.)

NOTES

Cross reference.-See Senate Resolution No. 251, June 7, 1924, extending above joint resolution.

SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENT

An act to provide a method for the settlement of claims arising against the Government of the United States in sums not exceeding $1,000 in any one case. (Act December 28, 1922, ch. 17, 42 Stat. 1066)

[Sec. 1. Terms construed.]-That when used in this act the terms "department and establishment" and "department or establishment" mean any executive department or other independent establishment of the Government; the word "employee employee " shall include enlisted men in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps. (42 Stat. 1066.)

Sec. 2. [Claims to be adjusted by department head-Time limit.]That authority is hereby conferred upon the head of each department and establishment acting on behalf of the Government of the United States to consider, ascertain, adjust, and determine any claim accruing after April 6, 1917, on account of damages to or loss of privately owned property where the amount of the claim does not exceed $1,000, caused by the negligence of any officer or employee of the Government acting within the scope of his employment. Such amount as may be found to be due to any claimant shall be certified to Congress as a legal claim for payment out of appropriations that may be made by Congress therefor, together with a brief statement of the character of each claim, the amount claimed, and the amount allowed: Provided, That no claim shall be considered by a department or other independent establishment unless presented to it within one year from the date of the accrual of said claim. (42 Stat. 1066.) Sec. 3. [Acceptance deemed settlement in full.]-That acceptance by any claimant of the amount determined under the provisions of this act shall be deemed to be in full settlement of such claim against the Government of the United States. (42 Stat. 1066.)

Sec. 4. [Conflicting laws repealed.]—That any and all acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. (42 Stat. 1066.)

NOTES

Cross reference. For appropriations made to authorize payments under this act see act of April 2, 1924. (43 Stat. 33, 43.)

APPROPRIATION FOR MILK RIVER PROJECT, MONT.

[Extract from] An act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, and for other purposes. (Act January 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1174)

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RECLAMATION SERVICE

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[Repayment of construction cost.]-Milk River project, Montana: For operation and maintenance, continuation of construction, and incidental operations, $140,000: Provided, That repayment of the construction cost of the project may be made through a division by the Secretary of the Interior of such cost into a primary construction charge and a supplemental construction charge, of approximate equality, the former payable according to section 2 and the latter payable according to section 4 of the extension act of August 13, 1914 (Thirty-eighth Statutes at Large, page 686); (42 Stat. 1206).

DRAINAGE ON THE NEWLANDS PROJECT

An act authorizing an appropriation to meet proportionate expenses of providing a drainage system for Piute Indian lands in the State of Nevada within the Newlands reclamation project of the Reclamation Service. (Act February 14, 1923, ch. 77, 42 Stat. 1246)

[Drainage of lands of Piute Indians Reimbursement.]-That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $41,077.05, payable in 20 annual installments of $2,100 each, except the last, which shall be the amount remaining unpaid, for the purpose of meeting the proportionate expense of providing a drainage system for 4,047 acres of Piute Indian lands in the State of Nevada within the Newlands project of the Reclamation Service.

The money herein authorized to be appropriated shall be reimbursed in accordance with the provisions of law applicable to said Indian lands. (42 Stat. 1246.)

NOTES

Amendment.-Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 595), amends this act by increasing the annual appropriation from $2,100 to $2,500.

Act of June 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 771), authorizes the cancellation and remittance of construction assessments against allotted Piute Indian lands irrigated under the Newlands project and the reimbursement of the Truckee-Carson irrigation district for certain expenditures for the operation and maintenance of drains for said lands.

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