FORESTRY AND IRRIGATION April 



the maps filed. "and as vides, "That any existing right of 



may be necessary to impound the way, license, permit, or privilege for 



water in such reservoirs." Bill E any of the purposes provided for in 



contains the same provision. this act shall, provided application 



therefor be made by the grantee or 



^ , , . , grantees, their successors or assigns, 



Competing Bill F forbids * d { ifl that eyen be , VC( j bv 



Government tenor f De P artment to thc Secretary of the Interior". Bill 



prevent any corporation, ^^.^ ^ ^ provisions. Bill 



person, association ot persons or set- D ^ {] ^ , )eneficiarv - tlK , ri rht to 



tjement or aggregation ot people of - ffom the bHc ^^ adjacent to 



the I mted States from competing for ^ ^ m erial carlh all(1 stone 



priority of right to use of aters nece fi>r the construction ami 



of any natural stream maintenance thereof:" Bills E, F, 



the States and Territories of the arid Q contain the same ovision . 



region with the , ., Bm B apparently> b y typo- 



United States or with any other hical error> gnmts only "the right 



claimant. Bill G contains the same ^ ^ ^ the * ublic lai j s and stone 



Provision necessary," and so forth. 



Both these bills graciously permit 

 "that thc Government of the United 



States shall have right to compete for It is true, h\\ever. that 

 priority of right to the use of thc pay ments the bills contain provis- 

 \vater for reclamation purposes in the ions for partial pay- 

 arid States and Territories," with this ment for values received. Bill B, for 

 proviso: "But shall not, either di- example, provides, "That the grantee 

 rectly or indirectly, prevent the citi- O r grantees of any such right of way 

 zens of the United States from com- under this act shall pay to the United 

 peting for prior rights to the use of States the full value of all timber and 

 waters in the arid region, nor retard wood cut, used, or destroyed within 

 them therein." the right of way. in constructing and 

 As against the provision of exiting maintaining said works, including 

 law "that any permission given by the damages for injuries to the adjacent 

 Secretary of the Interior under the l an ds of the United States". Bill D 

 provisions of this Act may be revoked contains a similar provision, as does 

 by him or his successor in his discre- Rill E. 



tion," the following interesting pro- Other modest payments are pro- 

 vision appears in some of these new vided for, Bill B prescribing that 

 bills : "lands covered by structures, dams and 



reservoirs or the sites therefor," may 



"And any existing right be purchased by the grantee or grant- 



tary ""hall" ot wa y- ncense permit e es hereunder by the legal land subdi- 



or privilege for any of visions covering same, after the com- 



the purposes provided for in section pletion of such structures, dams and 



i of this Act shall, upon application, reservoirs, at the price of two dollars 



be confirmed and approved by the Sec- and fifty cents per acre." The same prp- 



retary of the Interior" (Bill B). Bill vision is found in bills D ?.nd E. Bill 



D, in prescribing that "any person, D further provides that the Secretary 



-ociation or corporation desirous of of the Interior may levy charges as 



-ecuring the benefits of this act shall follows: "for areas and sites for 



file * a map", adds "And if buildings and other structures, includ- 



the application be in accordance with ing reservoir sites, per acre of frac- 



the terms of this act such map shall tion thereof, one dollar; for rights of 



be approved by the Secretary of the way," per mile of fraction thereof. 



Interior." The same Act also pro- one dollar." Bill E makes these fig- 



