THE IRRIGATION AGE 



Sec. 6. That after construction the Secretary of the Interior shall 

 cause the said reservoir or other irrigation works to be operated at 

 the expense of said reclamation fund until the major part of the land 

 intended to be irrigated from each reservoir has been duly located 

 upon as aforesaid, when the management and operation of the same 

 shall be turned over to the said homesteaders and their heir, who, to- 

 gether with the homesteaders afterwards locating upon the lands to 

 be irrigated by such project, and their heir, shall manage, operate 

 and maintain the same, either as a body or through a corporation to 

 be formed by them, as may be formed by them, as may be required by 

 the Secretary of the Interior. 



Sec. 7. That nothing in this Act shall be construed as interfering 

 with the laws of any state or territory concerning irrigation or the 

 distribution of water. 



Sec. 8. That the Secretary of the Interior is also authorized to 

 cause to be dug artesian wells to be used for irrigation purposes on 

 public arid lands, which shall be open to settlement as above pre- 

 scribed, or to do any other thing necessary for the reclamation of said 

 arid lands, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of said reclamation 

 fund. 



Sec. 9. That in case the water thus provided shall be more than 

 sufficient for the reclamation of the irrigable public lands proposed to 

 be irrigated, or if the Secretary of the Interior determines that land 

 in private ownership is better suited for the utilization of the waters, 

 or if there is a sufficiency for both, then rights to the use of water 

 may be sold at a price to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior, 

 but no water right shall be granted for an amount exceeding eighty 

 acres to any one landowner, and the price and terms of use of same 

 shall be such as the Secretary of the Interior may deem just and fair, 

 such amounts so obtained to be paid into said reclamation fund. 



Sec. 10. That when it becomes necessary for the construction, 

 operation, or maintenance of any reservoir or irrigation works pro- 

 posed or consructed under this Act, to acquire any right or property, 

 the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to acquire the same 

 for the United States, either by purchase or condemnation under ju- 

 dicial process, and to cause to be paid from the reclamation fund the 

 sums which may be needed for that purpose. 



Sec. 11. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized 

 to make such rules and regulations for the purpose of enforcing the 

 provisions hereof as may be just and proper. 



