1168 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 462. 1925. °¤¤¤¤¤<=* with Nr this section which shall be a plicable thereto: Provided further, §iiiiieiii),°;'ii:1ii]°¤ii°ii¤?<i; That the Secretary of the Intgior is authorized to enter into such l°°'· contract or contracts as may be possible whereby the State of Nevada, or local interests, shall aid in promoting the development and settlemen of the project after completion by the securing and selection of settlers and the financing of them to enable the purchase of the required livestock, equipment and supplies and the improvement of m,‘§l;:g°° ¥’°Y***’*° *” the lands to render them habitable and productive: Provided fur- ' ther, That the operation and maintenance charges on account of land in this division shall be paid annually in advance not later than March 1, no charge being made for operation and maintenance for the iirst year after said public notice. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to give such public notice when water is ¤s,P,'§,§*,Q¥,,f,f,¤§Q°,§§,§gE actually available for such lands: Provided further, That the existwt- ing water rights of the present water users of the Newlandssproject shall have priority over the water rights of the proposed panish c,,},‘s",’;§f,,‘§,’§,‘§°%"°"’ Springs division: Provided further, That the lands on the existing project below the Lahontan Reservoir shall not be liable for any part of the construction costs of the Spanish Springs division: ,,u1;§w§{,,,,{§§“§0 "§§§j Provided further That all net revenues from any power plant con- ¤¤¤w=i¤¤ wm- nected with the Spanish Springs division of the Newlands project shall be applied to the repayment of the construction costs incurred by the Government on said division until such obligations are fully repaid and all net revenues from any power plant connected wit the Lahontan Reservoir of the Newlands project shall be applied to the repayment of the construction costs incurred by the Government on the existing project until such obligations are fully repaid; C°'l’b°"·N·M°‘· Carlsbad project, New Mexico: For operation, maintenance, con- _ tinuation of construction, and incidental operations, $7 0,000; .,._§{°Gf““"°·i‘·M°’·' Rio Grande project, New Mexico—Texas: For operation and maingenance, continuation of construction, and incidental operations, _ _ _ 650,000; “i‘“"‘°“·"· mk: Williston projgct (formerly North Dakota pumping project), North Dakota: or operation, maintenance, and incidental opera- ,,,§;‘g’,,Q.',{;‘;,°§,,;’§df"‘ tions, $25,000, to remain available until December 31, 1925. The Director of Reclamation is authorized, during the fiscal year 1925, or thereafter, to appraise the buildings, machinery, equipment, and all other property of whatever nature or kind appertaining to this project and to lease or to sell the same at public or private sale, on such terms and in such manner as he may deem for the best interests of the Government, reserving the right to reject any and all bids. The proceeds from such lease or sale shall be paid into the Reclamation und; B°"°'·°'°" Baker project, Oregon: For investigation, commencement of construction, and incidental operations, the unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose for the fiscal year 1925 is reappro- 0 h 0 priated and xnadeavailable for the iiscargyear 1926; B§$§,,§§·,v§§§a,i,_ Owyhee 1rr1gation project Oregon: e unex ended balance, if Amo ·>—*¤5· any, remaining at the close of the iiscal year 1925 iirom the appropriation of $315,000 made by the Act referred to as the “Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1924," approved December 5, 1924 (Public, Numbered 292), for continued investigations, commencement of construction, and incidental operations, Owyhee irrigation project, Oregon, is hereby reappropriated, to be available and to continue available for use during the fiscal year 1926; V*¤¤¤“¤·°¤=¤· _ Umatilla project, Oregon: For operation and maintenance, con- _ tmuatmn of construction, and incidental operations, $840,000; "°*°·°’°¤· Wale project, Oregon: For continued investi ations, commence·
- "°•’*·*°•- ment of construction, and incidental operations, $500,000: Provided,
