725 USE OF MILLERTON RANCHERIA An act to authorize the use of a tract of land in California known as the Millerton Rancheria in connection with the Central Valley project, and for other purposes. (Act of July 8, 1942, ch. 494, 56 Stat. 650) [Sec. 1. Authority to use.]—There is hereby authorized to be used for any and all purposes in connection with the Central Valley project in California, as authorized by the Acts of April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115) and August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 850), the following-described land situated in the county of Madera, State of California. The north half of the southeast quarter and lots 2 and 3 of section 33, township 10 south, range 21 east, Mount Diablo meridian, containing one hundred and forty and eighty-six one-hundredths acres. (56 Stat. 650) EXPLANATORY NOTE References in the Text. The extracts from the Act of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 850), referred to in the text as authorizing the Central Valley project, California, ap pears herein in chronological order, and explanatory notes following it discuss the Act of April 8, 1935. Sec. 2. [Indian right terminated.]—All right, title, and interest of the Indians, or any of them, to such land is hereby terminated. (56 Stat. 650) Sec. 3. [$2,800 authorized to purchase other lands.]-Since said land was originally acquired by the United States for the use of Indians in California in accordance with the Act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. 325, 333), there is hereby made available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Interior, from moneys now or hereafter available for the construction of the Central Valley project, the sum of $2,800 for the purchase of other lands or interests in lands for the same uses and purposes as authorized by said Act of June 21, 1906. (56 Stat. 650) EXPLANATORY Reference in the Text. The Act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. 325, 333), referred to in the text, is an act making appropriations for the "Indian Department." The provision referred to authorized NOTE the Secretary of the Interior to purchase lands suitable for cultivation for those California Indians living on reservations whose land was not suitable for cultivation. Sec. 4. [Authority of the Secretary.]-The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to perform any and all acts and to prescribe such regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. (56 Stat. 650) EXPLANATORY NOTES Not Codified. This Act is not codified in the U.S. Code. Legislative History. H.R. 2989, Public Law 659 in the 77th Congress. H.R. Rept. 726 RELIEF OF BRIDGEPORT IRRIGATION DISTRICT An act for the relief of the Bridgeport irrigation district. (Act of August 1, 1942, ch. 541, 56 Stat. 732.) [Contract canceled—judgment released.]—The contract of June 14, 1915, between the United States and the Bridgeport irrigation district, North Platte reclamation project, and the indebtedness of the district thereunder for operation and maintenance charges delinquent under said contract for the years 1926 to 1942, both inclusive, are hereby canceled and released, and the judgment entered on July 30, 1929, in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska against the district and in favor of the United States is hereby released and discharged: Provided, That the $23,286 heretofore paid under the contract of June 14, 1915, shall be retained by the United States for the benefits heretofore received by the district under said contract: And provided further, That the water right of the district under its Nebraska appropriation, upon the approval of this Act, shall be the same legal status under the laws of Nebraska as if said contract of June 14, 1915, had never been executed. (56 Stat. 732) EXPLANATORY NOTES Not Codified. This act is not codified in the U.S. Code. Cross Reference, Amendatory Repayment Contract Authorized. The Act of June 24, 1936, 49 Stat. 1897, authorized the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an amendatory repayment contract with the Bridgeport Irrigation District. However, no contract was ever entered into pursuant to the authorization. The 1936 Act appears herein in chronological order. Legislative History. S. 2440, Public Law 692 in the 77th Congress. S. Rept. No. 1520. 727 ACQUISITION OF INDIAN LANDS FOR PARKER DAM POWER PROJECT An act for the acquisition of Indian lands required in connection with the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines and other works, Parker Dam power project, Arizona-California. (Act of October 28, 1942, ch. 630, 56 Stat. 1011.) [Sec. 1. Granting rights for transmission lines-Relocation of properties.]— In aid of the construction of the Parker Dam power project, there is hereby granted to the United States, subject to the provisions of this Act, such right, title, and interest of the Indians as may be required in and to such tribal and allotted lands as may be designated by the Secretary of the Interior from time to time for the construction, operation, and maintenance of electric transmission lines and other works of the project or for the relocation or reconstruction of properties made necessary by the construction of the project. (56 Stat. 1011) Sec. 2. [Secretary to determine moneys to be paid.]—As lands or interests in lands are designated from time to time under this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall determine the amount of money to be paid to the Indians as just and equitable compensation therefor. The amounts due the tribe and the individual allottees or their heirs or devisees shall be paid from funds now or hereafter made available for the Parker Dam power project to the superintendent. of the appropriate Indian agency, or such other officer as may be designated by the Secretry of the Interior, for credit on the books of such agency to the accounts of the tribe and the individuals concerned. (56 Stat. 1011) Sec. 3. [Funds may be used for acquisition of other land-Lands to have same status and be nontaxable.]-Funds deposited to the credit of allottees, their heirs, or devisees, may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, for the acquisition of other lands and improvements, or the relocation of existing improvements or construction of new improvements on the lands so acquired for the allottees or heirs whose lands and improvements are acquired under the provisions of this Act. Lands so acquired shall be held in the same status as those from which the funds were derived, and shall be nontaxable until otherwise provided by Congress. (56 Stat. 1011) Sec. 4. [Authority of the Secretary.]-The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to perform any and all acts and to prescribe such regulations as he may deem appropriate to carry out the provisions of this Act. (56 Stat. 1011) EXPLANATORY NOTES Not Codified. This act is not codified in the U.S. Code. Cross Reference, Acquisition of Indian Lands for Parker Dam. The Act of July 8, 1940, 54 Stat. 744, authorized the acquisition of tribal and allotted lands of the Fort Mohave Indian Reservation in Ari zona and the Chemehuevi Reservation in California in aid of the construction of the Parker Dam project. The 1940 Act appears herein in chronological order. Legislative History. S. 2369, Public Law 764 in the 77th Congress. S. Rept. No. 1354. H.R. Rept. No. 2532 (on H.R. 6813). |