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87th Congress, H. R. 6676
April 21, 1962

An Act

To designate the Kettle Creek Dam on Kettle Creek, Pennsylvania, as the Alvin
R. Bush Dam.

76 STAT. 54.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the dam known Alvin R. Bush as the Kettle Creek Dam authorized to be constructed on Kettle Creek Dan.

in the Susquehanna River Basin in the State of Pennsylvania by the Designation. Flood Control Act of 1954 shall be known and designated hereafter 68 Stat. 1257. as the "Alvin R. Bush Dam". Any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States in which such dam is referred to shall be held to refer to such dam as the "Alvin R. Bush Dam".

Approved April 21, 1962.

(281)

87th Congress, S. J. Res. 151

June 8, 1962

Joint Resolution

Permitting the Secretary of the Interior to continue to deliver water to lands in the Third Division, Riverton Federal reclamation project, Wyoming.

76 STAT. 94.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That pending completion Interior Dept. of a repayment contract the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to Riverton Fedcontinue to deliver water to the lands in the Third Division, Riverton eral reclamation Federal reclamation project, Wyoming, during the calendar year project, Wyoming. 1962, as under the provisions of section 9, subsection (d) (1), of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 1195; 43 U.S.C. 485h (d)) but without regard to the time limitation therein specified. Water shall be furnished upon individual applications accompanied by payments of an amount per acre to be irrigated equal to the estimated average per irrigable acre cost of operation and maintenance of the Third Division, whether or not all of the irrigable area is irrigated. Rates of charge for water delivery shall be $4 per acre for the first three acre-feet per acre with water in excess of that amount at $2 per acre-foot. The portion of the operation and maintenance costs applicable to lands for which water service is not requested is hereby declared to be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable.

Approved June 8, 1962.

87th Congress, H. J. Res. 417
August 6, 1962

Joint Resolution

76 STAT. 264.

To designate the lake formed by Terminus Dam on the Kaweah River in
California as Lake Kaweah.

58 Stat. 901.

Resolved by the Senate and Ilouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congre×× assembled, That the reservoir formed California. by Terminus Dam across the Kaweah River in California, authorized Lake Kaweah, by the Flood Control Act of 1944, is hereby designated as Lake designation. Kaweah. Any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper 33 USC 701-1 of the United States in which such reservoir is referred to shall be held to refer to such reservoir by the name of Lake Kaweah. Approved August 6, 1962.

(283)

et seq.

87th Congress, S. 2179

August 28, 1962

An Act

To amend section 9(d)(1) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (33 Stat. 1187; 43 U.S.C. 485), to make additional provision for irrigation blocks, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That after the execution of a contract pursuant to the authority of section 9(d) (1) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (33 Stat. 1187; 43 U.S.C. 485), and prior to the commencement of the development period provided thereunder, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to amend such contract to provide for irrigation blocks, or if such are already provided, to add to or modify such irrigation blocks, as he shall deem desirable to carry out the purposes of that Act.

SEC. 2. Section 9 (d) (1) is amended by deleting the period at the end

of the first sentence of said section and by adding the following:

66

Reclamation Proj ect Act of 1939, amendment.

53 Stat. 1193.

43 USC 485h.

“: Provided further, That when the Secretary, by contract or by notice Development pegiven thereunder, shall have fixed a development period of less than riod, extersion. ten years, and at any time thereafter but before commencement of the repayment period conditions arise which in the judgment of the Secretary would have justified the fixing of a longer period. he may amend such contract or notice to extend such development period to a date not to exceed ten years from its commencement, and in a case where no development period was provided, he may amend such contract within the same limits: Provided further. That when the Secretary shall have deferred the payment of all or any part of any installments of construction charges under any repayment contract pursuant to the authority of the Act of September 21, 1959 (73 Stat. 43 USC 485b-1. 384), he may, at any time prior to the due date prescribed for the first installment not reduced by such deferment, and by agreement with the contracting organization, terminate the supplemental contract by which such deferment was effected, credit the construction payments made, and exercise the authority granted in this section.”

76 STAT. 407.

SEC. 3. In any repayment contract which provides for payment of 76 STAT. 408. construction charges by single annual installments, the Secretary may by agreement with the contracting organization amend such contract to provide for the payment of such annual installments in two parts on such dates in the calendar year as may best enable the contracting organization to meet its payments.

Approved August 28, 1962.

87th Congress, S. 1606
September 7, 1962

An Act

76 STAT. 447.

o authorize the Federal Power Commission to exempt small hydroelectric projects from certain of the licensing provisions of the Federal Power Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
nited States of America in Congress assembled, That subsections
(b), (e), and (i) of section 10 of the Federal Power Act, as amended
16 U.S.C. 803 (b), 803 (e), 803 (i)), is amended by striking out the
Fords "one hundred horsepower" in each such subsection and inserting
n lieu thereof the words "two thousand horsepower".
Approved September 7, 1962.

(285)

Federal Power
Commission.
Hydroelectric
projects, 11-

censing.
49 Stat. 842.

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