1905 



FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



207 



the Klamath Project, lying both in 

 Oregon and California, by authoriz- 

 ing the United States to change the 

 level of certain lakes lying partly in 

 California and Oregon, and also to 

 cede to the United States any claims 

 which the State may have to lands 

 uncovered by the lowering of the 

 water levels of said lakes. Approved 

 February 3, 1905. 



2. An act approved March 20, 1905, 

 appropriating for the period of two 

 years the following sums for coopera- 

 tion ; with the United States Geologi- 

 cal Survey for topographic maps, 

 $30,000; gaging streams, determining 

 underground water supplies survey- 

 ing reservoir sites, etc., $20,000; in- 

 vestigating the economic quality and 

 purity of water, $1,000. For coopera- 

 tion with the Bureau of Forestry : for 

 studying forest resources and the pro- 

 per conservation of forests, especially 

 with a view to formulating a proper 

 State policy, $10,000. With the Of- 

 fice of Experiment Stations of the 

 United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture, for ascertaining the best method 

 of distributing and using water, $15,- 

 ooo. These appropriations are made 

 upon the condition that the proper au- 

 thorities of the United States shall 

 expend at least an equal amount for 

 the same purposes. 



3. A general Forestry Act approved 

 March 20, 1905, providing for the ap- 

 pointment of a State Board of Fores- 

 try, also of a State Forester, specify- 

 ing his duties, authorizing him to ap- 

 point subordinate officers, and pro- 

 viding, in general, for an appropria- 

 tion of $8,800 per annum for the next 

 two years. 



4. On March 21, 1905, an act was 

 approved to create a drainage dis- 

 trict to be called the Sacramento 

 Drainage District, and to provide, in 

 general for the reclamation by drain- 

 age of a certain described dis- 

 trict in the valley of the Sacramento 

 River and its protection from floods. 



COLORADO. 



Definite returns have not been re- 



ceived. It is understood, however, 

 that a bill has been passed providing 

 for a State Board of Land Commis- 

 sioners for the selection, sale, leasing, 

 and management of State and school 

 lands. 



This bill as under consideration pro- 

 vides for the sale to the United States, 

 at a price not to exceed $3.50 per acre, 

 of right of way over State lands for 

 irrigation works, other than canals, 

 tunnels, pipe lines, transmission lines, 

 etc. It also authorizes the State Board 

 of Land Commissioners to sell State 

 lands in conformity with the plans 

 for the disposition of the lands of the 

 United States under reclamation pro- 

 jects. 



It provides, further, for a right of 

 way for canals, tunnels, pipe lines, 

 transmission lines, etc., over State 

 lands without charge. An act was 

 passed amending the irrigation dis- 

 trict law in regard to the method of 

 taxing the lands in the district, known 

 as the Church Irrigation Bill. 



IDAHO. 



There have been some modifications 

 of the former very complete irriga- 

 tion law of the State among them, a 

 provision to diminish the time in 

 which it will be necessary to begin 

 work upon the structures required to 

 utilize water appropiated under the 

 law ; also in cases involving large en- 

 terprises, a bond must be filed with 

 the State Engineer for the comple- 

 tion of the works necessary to utilize 

 the water. Provision is also made to 

 increase the duty of water. 



A law was passed providing that the 

 State may contribute by annual pay- 

 ments toward the cost of constructing 

 works under irrigation districts where 

 the State lands are benefited. 



The former act in regard to the pro- 

 visions of the Carey Act by which 

 the State would undertake to give 

 deed to the irrigation corporations 

 for the lands not sold within a certain 

 time has been modified so that such 

 deed shall only be issued to actual 

 settlers and thus the State legislation 



