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FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION 



May 



nominal fee of the stock subscriptions 

 of water users associations under rec- 

 lamation projects. Although the office 

 of State Engineer is established, it 

 is provided that until an appointment 

 is made, the Secretary of the Board 

 of Agriculture shall perform the duties 

 of that office. 



OREGON. 



By the act approved January 20, 

 1905, the Reclamation Service was au- 

 thorized to utilize Upper and Lower, 

 or Little, Klamath Lakes, Tule, or 

 Rhett Lake, and Goose Lake, in con- 

 nection with the irrigation operations 

 of the government ; and the State 

 ceded to the government all its right, 

 title, interest and claim to the lands 

 uncovered by the lowering of said 

 lakes. 



The Legislature passed an act reg- 

 uating appropriation of water by pri- 

 vate parties, providing for approprio- 

 tions by the United States, and allow- 

 ing four years for the beginning of con- 

 struction. Provision is also made for 

 the adjudication of water rights. The 

 office of State Engineer is established. 

 An appropriation of $2,500 annually 

 for two years is made for cooperation 

 with the United States for hydro- 

 graphic surveys, and an appropriation 

 of $2,500 for cooperation in topo- 

 graphic surveys, upon condition that 

 the United States shall make a like 

 apportionment for such purposes. The 

 act provides that State lands within 

 reclamation projects shall be disposed 

 of in conformity with the provisions 

 of the government for the disposition 

 of its lands. The act also provides for 

 right of way for irrigation works con- 

 structed by authority of the United 

 States over State lands. 



The Legislature also passed a bill 

 providing for the organization of an 

 irrigation district in connection with 

 the Malheur Project of the Reclama- 

 , tion Service. This bill authorizes the 

 issuance of bonds for the purchase of 

 water rights which might be found 

 necessary in connection with said pro- 

 ject. 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 



On March 3, 1905, the Legislature 

 passed a general State irrigation code, 

 providing for a State Engineer and 

 similar, and general, to the provisions 

 of the North Dakota irrigation code. 



TEXAS. 



In recognition of the fact that Con- 

 gress had extended the provisions of 

 the reclamation act to this State, so 

 far as may be necessary in connection 

 with the Rio Grande Project, the Leg- 

 islature passed an act providing that 

 the United States might exercise with- 

 in the State all necessary powers for 

 carrying out the provisions of the re- 

 clamation act. 



UTAH. 



The irrigation code of 1903 was re- 

 enacted with certain amendments, in 

 order to avoid the possibility of the 

 form of the previous act being declared 

 unconstitutional. There are very few 

 changes of importance in this code. 

 A provision has been inserted exempt- 

 ing the United States in its irrigation 

 construction from the operation of 

 certain sections relating to the ex- 

 amination and inspection of irrigation 

 works by the State Engineer while in 

 process of construction. 



WASHINGTON. 



An act was passed authorizing the 

 Commissioner of Public Lands to re- 

 serve from appropriation the waters 

 required by the United States for re- 

 clamation projects, and allowing four 

 years for beginning construction to 

 utilize the same. It provides, also, for 

 right of way over lands belonging to 

 the State for irrigation works con- 

 structed by the United States. Said 

 act also provides that State lands with- 

 in irrigation projects shall be sold in 

 conformity with the provisions for the 

 disposition of the public lands of the 

 United States. 



WYOMING. 



I'.y the acts of February 8 and 15. 

 1905, certain minor amendments of 



