STATE LAND LAWS 

 PROPOSALS. SEC. 410 



the location of the canals or other irrigation works approved in 

 the contract with the Commissioner of Public Lands, and all land 

 filed upon shall be subject to the right of way of such canals, 

 distribution system and irrigation works. Such right of way to 

 embrace the entire width of the canal, distribution and irrigation 

 works and such additional width as may be required for their 

 proper operation and maintenance. (Laws '03, p. 308, sec. 17 ; 

 sec. 6722 Rem.-Bal. ; 477 sec. 335 Pierce.) 



Former Laws: See note to sec. 393. 



Rights of way for private irrigation ditches over state lands: sec. 

 205 et seq., ante. 



SEC. 410. RULES FOR FILING PROPOSALS. 



The Commissioner of Public Lands shall provide suitable rules 

 for the filing of proposals for constructing irrigation works, and 

 for the forfeiture of entry by settlers, upon failure to comply 

 with the provisions of this chapter. There shall be kept in the 

 office of the Commissioner of Public Lands for public inspection, 

 copies of all maps, plats, contracts for the construction of irriga- 

 tion works, and of the entries of the land by settlers. He shall 

 require from each person, company or association of persons, or 

 incorporated company engaged in the construction of irrigation 

 works under the provisions of this chapter, an annual report, to 

 be submitted to him on or before November 1st of each year. This 

 report shall show the number of water rights sold, the number 

 of users of water under said irrigation works, the legal sub- 

 divisions of land for which water is to be furnished, the names of 

 the officers of the company, the acreage of land which the said 

 irrigation works are prepared to supply with water, and such 

 other data as the Commissioner of Public Lands may see fit to 

 require. The rules required by this section may be waived in the 

 case of irrigation works being constructed by any person, colony 

 or association of persons to furnish water for land settled upon 

 and being reclaimed by themselves. (Laws '03, p. 308, sec. 18 ; 

 sec. 6723 Rem.-Bal.; 477 sec. 337 Pierce.) 

 Former Laws: See note to sec. 393, ante. 



