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REHABILITATION OF BITTER ROOT IRRIGATION PROJECT An act to amend sections 3 and 4 of the act of July 3, 1930, entitled "An act for the rehabilitation of the Bitter Root irrigation project, Montana." (Act of Aug. 26, 1935, 49 Stat. 799)

SEC. 1. [Amendatory contract authorized.]-That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to negotiate and execute a contract with the Bitter Root Irrigation District, amending as provided herein articles 3 and 6 of the contract dated August 24, 1931, between the United States of America and said irrigation district. The amended contract shall segregate the district's obligation into two components: (1) All money advanced to the district under section 2, subsection (1) of the Act of July 3, 1930, for liquidating bonded and other outstanding indebtedness of said district; and (2) all money advanced or used under section 2, subsections (2) and (3) of said Act for construction, betterment, and repair work. All money advanced under component (1) shall be repaid to the United States within the period fixed in said contract, with interest at 4 per centum per annum until paid: Provided, That all interest now due and unpaid on component (1) shall be added to and merged with the principal sum advanced under that component. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as authorizing a modification in said amendatory contract of the interest charges heretofore paid by the district under the contract of August 24, 1931.

SEC. 2. [Penalty if default in payment.]-The amended contract shall provide also that all money advanced or used under section 2, subsections (2) and (3) of the Act of July 3, 1930, shall be repaid to the United States without interest within the period fixed in said contract, and in the case of default in the payment when due of any installment fixed by the Secretary for repayment of money advanced or used under said section 2, subsections (2) and (3), there shall be added to the payment unpaid a penalty of one-half of 1 per centum of the amount unpaid on the 1st day of each month thereafter so long as such default shall continue.

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LEASE OR ACQUISITION OF LANDS

An act to authorize the Secretary of State to lease to citizens of the United States any land heretofore or hereafter acquired under any act, Executive order, or treaty in connection with projects, in whole or in part constructed or administered by the Secretary of State through the International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, American section. (Act of Aug. 27, 1935, 49 Stat. 906)

SEC. 1. [Lease or disposal of lands; subject to reservation of rightsof-way for irrigation; lands not needed by United States may be conveyed to State.]-That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby authorized to lease to citizens of the United States any land heretofore or hereafter acquired under any Act, Executive order, or treaty in connection with projects, in whole or in part, constructed or administered by the Secretary of State through the said American Commissioner, or to dispose of such lands to American citizens when no longer needed, by sale at public auction, after thirty days advertisement, at a price not less than that which may be fixed by three disinterested appraisers, to be designated by the Secretary of State, or by private sale, or otherwise, at not less than such appraised value: Provided, That any of such land as shall have been donated to the United States and which is no longer needed may be reconveyed, without cost, to the grantor or his heirs: Provided further, That the lease or disposal of any land pursuant hereto may, in the discretion of the Secretary of State, be subject to reservations in favor of the United States for rights-of-way for irrigation, drainage, river work, and other purposes, and any such disposal may be conditioned upon and made subject to inclusion of such lands in any existing irrigation district in the vicinity of such lands, the proceeds of any such lease or sale to be covered into the Treasury of the United States: And provided further, That, in the discretion of the Secretary of State, and subject to such conditions as he may deem appropriate, conveyances of any other of such lands not needed by the United States may be made to the State to which they lie adjacent or to any similarly situated county, city, or other governmental subdivision of such State, without cost, for use for public purposes.

[Licences to be issued for irrigation, etc.]-The Secretary of State is further authorized to issue revokable licenses for public or private use for irrigation or other structures or uses not inconsistent with the use of such lands made, or to be made, by the United States, across any lands retained by the United States, and to execute all necessary leases, title instruments, and conveyances, in order to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Whenever the construction of any project or works undertaken or administered by the Secretary of State through the International Boundary Commission, United States, and Mexico, results in the

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interference with or necessitates the alteration or restoration of constructed and existing irrigation or water-supply structures, sanitary or sewage disposal works, or other structures or physical property belonging to any municipal or private corporation, company, association, or individual, the Secretary of State may cause the restoration or reconstruction of such works, structures, or physical property or the construction of others in lieu thereof or he may compensate the owners thereof to the extent of the reasonable value thereof as the same may be agreed upon by the American Commissioner with such owner.

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ACCEPTANCE OF BIDS BASED ON CODE COMPLIANCE

Joint resolution to authorize the acceptance of bids for Government contracts made subject to codes of fair competition. (Act of Aug. 29, 1935, 49 Stat. 990)

[SEC. 1. Bids based on code compliance-Accepted if bidder and surety agree contract to be subject to subsequent Acts of Congress.]That no bid submitted prior to the enactment of this joint resolution in response to the invitation of any executive department, independent establishment, or other agency or instrumentality of the United States, the District of Columbia, or any corporation all the stock of which is owned by the United States (all of the foregoing being hereinafter designated as "agencies of the United States"), if otherwise valid and acceptable, shall be rejected because made subject to the provisions of any code or codes of fair competition, or any related requirements (as provided in Executive Order Numbered 6646 of March 14, 1934), if the bidder, with the assent of his surety, shall agree in writing that the contract, if entered into, shall, in lieu of such code provisions or other related requirements, be subject to all Acts of Congress, enacted after the date of enactment of this joint resolution, requiring the observance of minimum wages, maximum hours, or limitations as to age of employees in the performance of contracts with agencies of the United States. In such cases the compensation provided for in the contract shall be reduced from that stated in the bid by the amount that the contracting officer, subject to the approval of the Comptroller General, shall find the cost of performing the contract is reduced solely by reason of the contractor not complying with the provisions of such code or codes or related requirements; and the compensation for the performance of the contract shall be increased from that fixed in the contract by the amount that the contracting officer, subject to the approval of the Comptroller General, shall find the cost of performing the contract has been increased solely by reason of compliance with such subsequent Acts of Congress, if any, relating to the performance of contracts with agencies of the United States.

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CONSTRUCTION OF RIO GRANDE CANALIZATION PROJECT An act authorizing construction, operation, and maintenance of Rio Grande canalization project and authorizing appropriation for that purpose. (Act of Aug. 29, 1935, 49 Stat. 961)

[SEC. 1. Construction of diversion dam in Rio Grande.]—That upon the completion of the engineering investigation, study, and report to the Secretary of State, as heretofore authorized by Public Resolution Numbered 4, Seventy-fourth Congress, approved February 13, 1935, the Secretary of State, acting through the American Section, International Boundary Commission, United States and Mexico, in order to facilitate compliance with the convention between the United States and Mexico concluded May 21, 1906, providing for the equitable division of the waters of the Rio Grande, and to properly regulate and control, to the fullest extent possible, the water supply for use in the two countries as provided by treaty, is authorized to construct, operate, and maintain, in substantial accordance with the engineering plan contained in said report, a diversion dam in the Rio Grande wholly in the United States, with appurtenant connections to existing irrigation systems, and to acquire by donation, condemnation, or purchase such real and personal property as may be necessary therefor.

SEC. 2. [Appropriation of $1,000,000 Any portion may be transferred for direct expenditure to Department of Interior.]-There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $1,000,000 for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of section 1 hereof, other than for operation and maintenance, including salaries and wages, fees for professional services; rents, travel expenses; per diem in lieu of actual subsistence; printing and binding, law books and books of reference: Provided, That the provisions of section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 41, sec. 5) shall not apply to any purchase made or service procured when the aggregate amount involved is $100 or less; purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of motor-propelled passenger- and freight-carrying vehicles; hire with or without personal services, of work animals and animal-drawn and motor-propelled vehicles and equipment; acquisition by donation, condemnation, or purchase of real and personal property; transportation (including drayage) of personal effects of employees upon change of station; telephone, telegraphic, and air-mail communications; rubber boots for official use by employees; ice; equipment, services, supplies, and materials and other such miscellaneous expenses as the Secretary of State may deem necessary properly to carry out the provisions of the Act: Provided, That any part of any appropriation made hereunder may be transferred to, for direct expenditure, by the Department of the Interior pursuant to such arrangements therefor as may be from time to time effected between the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Interior, or as directed by the President of the United States.