1497

CONVEYANCE OF LANDS, HUNTLEY PROJECT

An act to amend the Acts approved April 16 and June 27, 1906 (34 Stat. 116 and 519), so as to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands on the Huntley reclamation project, Yellowstone County, Montana, to school district numbered 24, Huntley Project Schools, Yellowstone County, Montana. (Act of September 14, 1959, Public Law 86-261, 73 Stat. 548)

[Sec. 1. Conveyance of lands to Huntley Project Schools-Rights of way and mineral estate reserved.]-Notwithstanding the provisions, terms, and conditions of any other Act of Congress, the Secretary of the Interior shall, upon payment of $115 to the United States, cause to be conveyed without restriction, save as hereinafter set forth, to school district numbered 24, Huntley Project Schools, Yellowstone County, Montana, its successors and assigns, the following described land and premises located and situated in Yellowstone County, Montana: Lot 3 of block 3 of the original townsite of Ballantine, Montana, block 14 of the original townsite of Pompeys Pillar, Montana, and block 15 of the original townsite of Huntley, Montana, subject to reservation from said land of a right-of-way thereon for ditches and canals constructed by the authority of the United States in accordance with the provisions of the Act of August 30 1890 (26 Stat. 391), and any and all existing easements on said lands; reserving to the United States, and its assigns, all coal, oil, gas, and other minerals, including, without being limited by enumeration, sand, gravel, stone, clay and similar materials, together with the usual mining rights, powers, and privileges, including the right at any and all times to enter upon said land and use such part of the surface thereof as may be necessary in prospecting for, mining, saving, and removing said minerals and materials, upon payment of damages caused by said surface use to the owner thereof, or upon giving a good and sufficient bond or undertaking in an action instituted in any competent court to ascertain and fix said damages. (73 Stat. 548)

Sec. 2. [Secretary of the Interior authorized to deliver documentary evidence of the conveyance to the school district.]-The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver to school district numbered 24, Huntley Project Schools, Yellowstone County, Montana, and documentary evidence which he may determine to be necessary to carry out the intent of this Act. (73 Stat. 548)

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Not Codified. This Act is not codified in the U.S. Code.

Authorization. The Huntley project, Montana, was authorized by the Secretary of the Interior on April 18, 1905, pursuant to the Reclamation Act of 1902.

Reference in the Text. The Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 391), referred to in section 1 of the text, deals with rightsof-way reserved to the United States for

canals and ditches in all patents for land taken up under any of the land laws of the United States. Extracts of the Act appear herein in chronological order.

References in the Text. The Acts approved April 16 and June 27, 1906 (34 Stat. 116 and 519), referred to in the statute's title, deal, respectively, with (1) the withdrawal from public entry of lands needed for townsites, and (2) farm unit

CONVEYANCE OF LANDS, HUNTLEY PROJECT

1499

THEODORE ROOSEVELT DAM

An act to change the name of Roosevelt Dam, Reservoir, and Power Plant in Arizona to Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Lake, and Power Plant. (Act of September 14, 1959, Public Law 86-266, 73 Stat. 552)

[Designation of Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Lake and Power Plant.]-The dam, reservoir, and power plant in Arizona, known as Roosevelt Dam, Reservoir, and Power Plant, shall hereafter be known as Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Lake, and Power Plant, and any law, regulation, document, or record of the United States in which such dam, reservoir, and power plant are designated or referred to under the name Roosevelt Dam, Reservoir, and Power Plant shall be held to refer to such dam, reservoir, and power plant under and by the name of Theodore Roosevelt Dam, Lake, and Power Plant. (73 Stat. 552)

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Not Codified. This Act is not codified in the U.S. Code.

Legislative History. S.J. Res. 25, Public Law 86-266 in the 86th Congress. Reported in Senate from Interior and Insular

Affairs Aug. 6, 1959; S. Rept. No. 623.
Passed Senate Aug. 19, 1959. Reported in
House from Interior and Insular Affairs
Aug. 31, 1959; H.R. Rept. No. 1084. Passed
House Sept. 7, 1959.

1500

EXTRA CAPACITY, CROOKED RIVER PROJECT

An act to amend the Act authorizing the Crooked River Federal reclamation project, Oregon, in order to increase the capacity of certain project features for future irrigation of additional lands. (Act of September 14, 1959, Public Law 86–271, 73 Stat. 554)

[Sec. 1. Extra capacity authorized.]-Section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize construction by the Secretary of the Interior of the Crooked River Federal reclamation project, Oregon,” approved August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1058), is amended by adding to that section the following: "The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to construct extra capacity in the canal below said reservoir and pumping plants located on the canal for the future irrigation of approximately three thousand acres of land, in addition to the presently proposed development, and to recognize the cost of providing such extra capacity as a deferred obligation to be paid under arrangements to be made at such time as the additional area may be brought into the project." (73 Stat. 554; 43 U.S.C. § 615f)

Sec. 2. [Appropriations.]-There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums, in addition to the sum of $6,339,000 authorized to be appropriated for the Crooked River Federal reclamation project in section 5 of the Act of August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1058), as may be required to carry out the purposes of this Act. (73 Stat. 555; 43 U.S.C. § 615, note)

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Editor's Note, Annotations. Annotations of opinions, if any, are found under the Act authorizing construction of the Crooked River Federal reclamation project, Oregon, approved August 6, 1956.

Legislative History. S. 1221, Public Law 86-271 in the 86th Congress. Reported in

Senate from Interior and Insular Affairs Aug. 4, 1959; S. Rept. No. 609. Passed Senate Aug. 21, 1959. Passed House Aug. 31, 1959. Companion bill H.R. 4952 reported in House from Interior and Insular Affairs Aug. 24, 1959; H.R. Rept. No. 973.

1501

SPOKANE VALLEY PROJECT

An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, operate, and maintain the Spokane Valley project, Washington and Idaho, under Federal reclamation laws. (Act of September 16, 1959, Public Law 86–276, 73 Stat. 561)

[Sec. 1. Spokane Valley Federal reclamation project authorized.]—For the purpose of providing water for the irrigation of approximately seven thousand two hundred and fifty acres of land along and near the Spokane River in the eastern part of the State of Washington and the western part of the State of Idaho, and for domestic, municipal, and industrial uses the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain the Spokane Valley Federal reclamation project. The principal engineering features of said project shall consist of wells, pumps, storage facilities, and distribution systems. (73 Stat. 561; 43 U.S.C. § 615s; Act of Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 431)

Sec. 2. [Cost allocation-Interest rate-Repayment.]-In constructing, operating, and maintaining the Spokane Valley project, the Secretary shall be governed by the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), except that (1) interest on the unpaid balance of the allocation to domestic, municipal, and industrial water supply shall be at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which construction is initiated, on the basis of the computed average interest rate payable by the Treasury upon its outstanding marketable public obligations which are neither due nor callable for redemption for fifteen years from date of issue; and (2) the remaining cost of the project beyond the amount to be reimbursed or returned by the water users shall be accounted for in the same manner as provided in item (c) of section 2 of the Act of July 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 568), and power and energy required for irrigation pumping for the Spokane Valley project shall be made available in the same manner as provided for therein. The amount to be repaid by the irrigators shall be collected by the contracting entity through annual assessments based upon combination turnout and acreage charges and through the use of such other methods as it and the Secretary may agree upon. (43 U.S.C. § 615t; Act of Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 431)

Sec. 3. [Appropriations authorization.]—There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for construction of the Spokane Valley project the sum of $7,232,000 plus or minus such amounts, if any, as may be justified by reason of ordinary fluctuations in the costs of construction as indicated by engineering cost indexes applicable to the type of construction involved herein. There are also authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be required for the operation and maintenance of said works. (73 Stat. 562; 43 U.S.C. § 615u; Act of Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 431)