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Provided, That the cost of water storage to meet 

 future demands may not exceed 30 per centum of 

 the total estimated cost of such reservoir structure 

 and the public agency or local nonprofit organization 

 shall give reasonable assurances, and there is evi- 

 dence, that such demands for the use of such storage 

 will be made within a period of time which will per- 

 mit repayment of the cost of such water supply 

 storage within the life of the reservoir structure: 

 Provided further. That the public agency or local 

 nonprofit organization prior to initiation or con- 

 struction or modification of any reservoir structure 

 including water supply storage, make provision satis- 

 factory to the Secretary to pay for not less than 50 

 per centum of the cost of storage for present water 

 supply demands, and all of the cost of storage for 

 anticipated future demands: And provided further. 

 That the cost to be borne by the public agency or 

 local nonprofit organization for anticipated future 

 demands may be repwid within the life of the reser- 

 voir structure but in no event to exceed fifty years 

 after the reservoir structure is first used for the 

 storage of water for anticipated future water supply 

 demands except that (1) no payment on account of 

 such cost need be made until such supply Is first used, 

 and (2) no interest shall be charged on such cost 

 until such supply is first used, but in no case shall 

 the interest-free period exceed ten years. The inter- 

 est rate used for purposes of computing the Interest 

 on the unpaid balance shall be the average rate, as 

 determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, pay- 

 able by the Treasury upon Its marketable public 

 obligations outstanding at the beginning of the fiscal 

 year In which the advancement for such water sup- 

 ply is first made, which are neither due nor callable 

 for redemption for fifteen years from date of issue; 



(2) To provide, for the benefit of rural commu- 

 nities, technical and other assistance and such 

 proportionate share of the costs of Installing 

 measures and facilities for water quality manage- 

 ment, for the control and abatement of agriculture- 

 related pollution, for the disposal of solid wastes, and 

 for the storage of water in reservoirs, farm ponds, or 

 other impoundments, together with necessary water 

 withdrawal appurtenances, for rural fire protection, 

 as Is determined by the Secretary to be equitable in 

 consideration of national needs and assistance au- 

 thorized for similar purposes under other Federal 

 programs. 



(f) To make such rules and regulations as he 

 deems necessary to prevent trespasses and otherwise 

 regulate the use and occupancy of property acquired 

 by. or transferred to. the Secretary for the purposes 

 of sections 1010 to 1013 of this title, in order to con- 

 serve and utilize it or advance the purposes of said 

 sections. Any violation of such rules and regula- 

 tions shall be punished by a fine of not more than 

 $500 or imprisonment for not more than six months, 

 or both. Any person charged with the violation of 

 such rules and regulations may be tried and sen- 

 tenced by any United States commissioner specially 

 designated for that purpose by the court by which 

 he was appointed, in the same manner and subject 

 to the same conditions as provided for in section 

 3401 (b)— (e) of Title 18. (July 22. 1937. ch. 517, 

 title III, § 32. 50 Stat. 525: July 28. 1942. ch. 531. 56 



Stat. 725; Sept. 27. 1962. Pub. L. 87-703. title I, 

 § 102 (b). (c). 76 Stat. 607: Oct. 23. 1962. Pub. L. 87- 

 869. § 7. 76 Stat. 1157; Aug. 31. 1964. Pub. L. 88-537. 

 78 Stat. 745; Nov. 8, 1966. Pub. L. 89-796. § Kb). 80 

 Stat. 1478; July 16, 1970. Pub. L. 91-343. 84 Stat. 

 439.) 



(As amended Aug. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 92-419, title HI, 

 § 301, 86 Stat. 669.) 



Amendments 

 1972— Subsec. (e) . Pub. L. 92-419 added par. (1) and (2) 

 provisions which authorized Secretary of Agriculture to 

 provide Federal assistance for water storage and for water 

 quality management, for control and abatement of agri- 

 culture-related pollution, for disposal of solid wastes, 

 and for storage of water In reservoirs, farm ponds, or 

 other Impoundments, together with necessary water with- 

 drawal appurtenances, for rxiral fire protection. 



1970 — Subsec (e). Pub. L 91-343 added provisions au- 

 thorizing the Secretiry to ^ear an equtable share of the 

 costs of installing works of improvement, to bear all 

 engineering and other technical assistance costs, and to 

 bear up to one half of the costs of land, easements or 

 rights of way and minimum basic public facilities, and 

 limited the federal contribution to one work of improve- 

 ment for each seventy five thousand acres In any project 

 where such assistance is not provided under any other 

 authority. • 



1966 — Pub L. 89-796 added •local nonprofit organiza- 

 tions" to the enumerated public agencies to which this 

 section is applicable. 



1964 — Subsec (f) Pub L. 88-537 provided that per- 

 sons charged with violation of such rules and regulations 

 may be tried and sentenced by any United States com- 

 missioner specially designated for that purpose by the 

 court by which he was appointed, in the same manner 

 as In sectlon^3401 (b) — (e) of Title 18. Crimes and Crimi- 

 nal Procedure. 



1962— Subsec. (a). Pub L. 87-703 § 102(b). repealed 

 the authority of the Secretary to acquire submarginal 

 land and land not primarily suitable for cultivation, and 

 interests in and options on such land 



Subsec (e). Pub. L. 87-703. § 102(c). authorized 

 the Secretary to assist in carrying out the plans by 

 means of loans to State and local public agencies, condi- 

 tioned loans on absence of disapproval of plans within 

 45 days, prescribed a $250,000 limitation on appropriation 

 for a single loan without prior committee approval and 

 provided for loan contracts and interest and repayment 

 of principal and Interest. 



Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 87-869 substituted "by a fine of 

 not more than $500 or Imprisonment for not more than 

 six months, or both" for "as prescribed in section 104 of 

 Title 18 " 



1942 — Subsec. (c). Act July 28. 1942. added proviso. 



§ 1012. Payments to counties. 



As soon as pract. cable after the end of each cal- 

 endar year, the Secretary shall pay to the county 

 in which any land is held bv the Secretary under 

 sections 1010 to 1013 of this title. 25 per centum of the 

 net revenues received by the Secretary from the use 

 of the land during such year. In case the land is 

 situated in more than one county, the amount to be 

 paid shall be divided equitably among the respective 

 counties. Payments to counties under this section 

 shall be made on the condition that they are used 

 tor school or road purposes, or both. This section 

 shall not be construed to apply to amounts received 

 from the sale of land (July 22. 1937. ch. 517. title III. 

 5 33 50 Stat 526.) 



§ 1012a. Townsites. 



When the Secretary of Agriculture determines 

 that a tract of National Forest System land in 



