63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , 1STSESS.-CH. 680-OCT. 12 , 1949 Tracy (westside) transmission lines numbered 1 and 2, and of which $784,699.93 is for payment to the following-named contractors in the following designated amounts in full settlement of their claims, legal or equitable, of any nature whatsoever arising out of or connected with the notice by the Bureau of Reclamation of the exhaustion of funds for payment of contractors earnings in connection with the construc- tion of the Friant-Kern Canal, California, Peter Kiewit Son's Com- pany, $186,195.33; Arizona-Nevada Constructors, $348,867.62; Mor- rison-Knudsen, Incorporated, and M. H. Hassler, $217,618.47; Bechtel Bros.- McCone Company, $32,018.51: Provided, That the unexpended balance on June 30, 1949, of funds heretofore appropriated for this project shall be classified under and combined with the amount appropriated herein; Colorado-Big Thompson project, Colorado, $20,172,750, including funds for construction of the Brighton to Flatiron transmission line; Fort Peck project, Montana: For construction of transmission lines, substations, and other facilities as may be required by the Bureau of Reclamation, as authorized by the Act of May 18,1938 (16 U. S. C. 833), $2,815,200, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended; Hungry Horse project, Montana, $22,093,125; Tucumcari project, New Mexico, $582,250; Fort Sumner project, New Mexico, $750,000, and in addition thereto the Commissioner of Reclamation is authorized to enter into contracts in an amount not in excess of $1,000,000; Columbia Basin project, Washington: For continuation of con- struction and for other purposes authorized by the Columbia Basin Project Act of March 10, 1943 (57 Stat. 14), $68,000,000; Colorado River front work and levee system: For operating and maintaining the Colorado River front work and levee system in Arizona, Nevada, and California; constructing, improving, extending, operating, and maintaining protection and drainage works and systems along the Colorado River; controlling said river and improving, modi- fying, straightening, and rectifying the channel thereof; and conduct- ing investigations and studies in connection therewith; as authorized by Public Law 469, approved June 28, 1946; $897,250, to remain available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed $25,000 of the foregoing appropriation shall be available for maintenance work on the temporary weir in the Colorado River below the heading of the diversion canal for the Palo Verde Irrigation District of California. Missouri River Basin (reimbursable to the extent and as provided in the Act of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 534)) : For the partial accomplishment of the works to be undertaken by the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to section 9 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (Public Law 534) and section 18 of the Flood Control Act of 1946 (Public Law 526) (including the construction of transmission lines and the purchase of power and emergency reconstruction of the La Prele unit, Wyoming) and for continuing investigations on the gen- eral plan of development, $81,668,560, to be immediately available and to remain available until expended, and in addition thereto the Commissioner of Reclamation is hereby authorized to incur obliga- tions and enter into contracts for additional work, materials, and equipment in an amount not exceeding $6,364,000, including not to exceed $2,000,000 for power transmission lines: Provided, That this appropriation shall be expended, either independently or through or in cooperation with existing Federal and State agencies: Provided further, That in order to promote agreement among the States of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado and to avoid any possible alteration of existing vested water rights, no part of this or of any prior appro- priation shall be used for construction or for further commitment for 783 52 Stat. 403. 16 U. S. C. §833- 833k; Supp. II, § 833a note. 16U.8.0.I 835- 8351. 60 Stat. 338 58 Stat. 887. 16 U. S. C. to60d, 826s; 33 U. 8. C. ii 701a-1, 701c and note, 7011, 701] notes, 708, 709; 43 U. S. C. §390. 60 Stat. 653. Glendo unit.
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