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RELIEF TO WATER USERS

under this Act without regard to civil-service laws or the Classification Act of 1923, as amended.

SEC. 3. [50 percent of construction charges for 1936 deferred.]—That all the provisions of the act entitled "An Act to further extend relief to water users on the United States reclamation projects and on Indian irrigation projects", approved June 13, 1935, are hereby further extended for the period of 1 year, so far as concerns 50 percent of the construction charges, for the calendar year 1936: Provided, however, That where the construction charge for the calendar year 1936 is payable in two installments, the sum hereby extended shall be the amount due as the first of such installments. If payable in one installment, the due date for the 50 percent to be paid shall not be changed.

LOANS TO LANDS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS

An act to make lands in drainage, irrigation, and conservancy districts eligible for loans by the Federal land banks and other Federal agencies loaning on farm lands, notwithstanding the existence of prior liens of assessments made by such districts, and for other purposes. (Actof June 4, 1936, 49 Stat. 1461)

[SEC. 1. Lands eligible for loans notwithstanding prior liens.]-That the Farm Credit Administration, the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, the Federal land banks, the Land Bank Commissioner and any lending or financial agency established by or under the Farm Credit Act of 1933, as amended, or the Federal Farm Loan Act, as amended, are authorized to make loans or acquire mortgages on lands in any drainage, irrigation, or conservancy district, notwithstanding the existence of any prior lien or charge arising out of an assessment for special benefits made by such district, in any case where (1) such land is otherwise eligible for a loan, (2) such assessment is payable over a period of years, and (3) reasonable security exists for the repayment of the loan, taking into consideration all facts and values, including the term and size of the loan, the integrity of the applicant, and the increased earning capacity of the lands arising from the improvements or benefits in respect of which the assessment was made.

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SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT

APPROPRIATION ACT, FISCAL YEAR 1937

[Extracts from] An act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and for the Farm Credit Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937, and for other purposes. (Act of June 4, 1936, 49 Stat. 1321)

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EXTENSION SERVICE

Farmers' cooperative demonstration work: For farmers' cooperative demonstration work, including special suggestions of plans and methods for more effective dissemination of the results of the work of the Department of Agriculture and the agricultural experiment stations and of improved methods of agricultural practice, at farmers' institutes and in agricultural instruction, and for such work on Government reclamation projects, and for personal services in the city of Washington and elsewhere, supplies, and all other necessary expenses, $554,670: Provided, That the expense of such service shall be defrayed from this appropriation and such cooperative funds as may be voluntarily contributed by State, county, and municipal agencies, associations of farmers, and individual farmers, universities, colleges, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, other local associations of businessmen, business organizations, and individuals within the State.

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Dry-land agriculture: For the investigation and improvement of methods of crop production under subhumid, semiarid, or dry-land conditions, $215,578: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used for the establishment of any new field station.

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Western irrigation agriculture: For investigations in connection with western irrigation agriculture, the utilization of lands reclaimed under the Reclamation Act, and other areas in the arid and semiarid regions, $122,527.

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AUTHORIZATION FOR RIO GRANDE CANALIZATION PROJECT

An act authorizing construction, operation, and maintenance of Rio Grande canalization project and authorizing appropriation for that purpose. (Act of June 4, 1936, 49 Stat. 1463)

SEC. 1. [Construction authorized of canalization works-Acquisition of necessary real and personal property.]-That upon the completion of . the engineering investigation, study, and report to the Secretary of State, as heretofore authorized by Public Resolution Numbered 4, Seventy-fourth Congress, approved February 13, 1935, the Secre tary of State, acting through the American Section, International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, in order to facilitate compliance with the convention between the United States and Mexico concluded May 21, 1906, providing for the equitable division of the waters of the Rio Grande, and to properly regulate and control, to the fullest extent possible, the water supply for use in the two countries as provided by treaty, is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain, in substantial accordance with the engineering plan contained in said report, works for the canalization of the Rio Grande from the Caballo Reservoir site in New Mexico to the international dam near El Paso, Texas, and to acquire by donation, condemnation, or purchase such real and personal property as may be necessary therefor.

SEC. 2. [$3,000,000 authorized to be appropriated-Provisions of section 3709, R. S., not to apply on purchases of $100 or less-Appropriation may be transferred for direct expenditure to Department of Interior.]— There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $3,000,000 for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of section 1 hereof, other than for operation and maintenance, including salaries and wages, fees for professional services; rents; travel expenses; per diem in lieu of actual subsistence; printing and binding, law books, and books of reference: Provided, That the amount herein authorized to be appropriated shall include so much as may be necessary for completion of construction of the diversion dam in the Rio Grande wholly in the United States, in addition to the $1,000,000 authorized to be appropriated for this purpose by the Act of August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 961): Provided further, That the total cost of construction of said diversion dam and canalization works shall not exceed $4,000.000: Provided further, That the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) shall not apply to any purchase made or service procured when the aggregate amount involved is $100 or less; purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of motor-propelled passenger- and freight-carrying vehicles; hire with or without personal services, of work animals and animal-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment; acquisition by donation, condemnation, or purchase of real and personal

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620 AUTHORIZATION FOR RIO GRANDE CANALIZATION PROJECT

property; transportation (including drayage) of personal effects of employees upon change of station; telephone, telegraphic, and airmail communication; rubber boots for official use by employees; ice; equipment, services, supplies, and materials and other such miscellaneous expenses as the Secretary of State may deem necessary properly to carry out the provisions of the Act: And provided further, That any part of any appropriation made hereunder may be transferred to, for direct expenditure by, the Department of the Interior pursuant to such arrangements therefor as may be from time to time effected between the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior, or as directed by the President of the United States.

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