CHAPTER 832, STATUTES OF 1929 



All (let making an appropriation for work of exploration, invest i<iatinn 

 and preliminary plans in furtherance of a coordinated plan for 

 the conservation, development, and utilization of the water 

 resources of California inctuding the Santa Ana river, Mojave 

 river and all water resources of southern California. 



[I object to tlie item of $450,000.00 in section 1 and reduce thie amount to $390,- 

 000. OO. With tliis reduction I approve tlie bill. Dated June 17, 1929. C C. Young, 

 Governor.] 



The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 



Seotiox 1. Out of any nionoy in tlie state treasury not otherwise 

 ajjprojiriated, the sum of four hundred fifty tliousand dollars, or so 

 much thereof as may he necessary, is hereby appropriated to be 

 expended by the state department of ])ublic works in accordance Avith 

 law in conductinor work of exjiloralion. investifration and jircliminary 

 plans in furtherance of a coordinatt'd ])lan for the conservation, 

 development and utilization of the water resources of California includ- 

 inp: the Santa Ana river and its tributaries, the ]\Iojave river and its 

 tributaries, and all other water resources of southern California. 



Sec. 2. The dej^artinent of ]nd)lic works, subject to the othei- pi-o- 

 visions of this act, is empowered to exi)eiid any portion of the aj^jiropri- 

 ation herein provided for the purposes of this act, in cooperation with 

 Ihe provernment of the Ignited States of America or in cooperation with 

 political subdivisions of the State of California ; and for the purpose 

 of such cooperation is hereby authorized to tlraw its claim ui)on said 

 a|)propriation in favor of the Un.ited States of America oi- the appro- 

 I>riate aprpncy thereof for the jiayment of the cost of sucli portion of 

 said cooperative woi-k as may be determined by the <lepartm(Mit of 

 |>ublic woi'ks. 



Se(". 8. \'])(m the sale of any bonds of this state hereafter author- 

 ized to be issued to he cxptMided for any one oi- more of the purpo^|»s 

 ■for which any part of the appropriation herein pi-ov.ided may have 

 been expended, the amount so expiMided from the appropi-iation herein 

 |>i-ovided shall be retni-nrd into the ^'eTiei-al fund of the state treasury 

 out ol' the proceeds first derived from tlic sale of said bonds. 



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