COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS SEC. 6. The Secretary is authorized in cooperation with other Federal and with States and local agencies to make investigations and surveys of the watersheds of rivers and other waterways as a basis for the development of coordinated programs. In areas where the programs of the Secretary of Agriculture may affect public or other lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in the planning and development of works or programs for such lands. (Aug. 4, 1954, c. 656, § 6, 68 Stat. 668.) SEC. 8. The Secretary is authorized to make loans or advancements (a) to local organizations to finance the local share of costs of carrying out works of improvement provided for in this Act, and (b) to State and local agencies to finance the local share of costs of carrying out works of improvement (as defined in section 2 of this Act) in connection with the eleven watershed improvement programs authorized by section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended and supplemented: Provided, That the works of improvement in connection with said eleven watershed improvement programs shall be integral parts of watershed or subwatershed work plans agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the concerned State and local agencies. Such loans or advancements shall be made under contracts or agreements which will provide, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate, for the repayment thereof in not more than fifty years from the date when the principal benefits of the works of improvement first become available, with interest at the average rate, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, payable by the Treasury upon its marketable public obligations outstanding at the beginning of the fiscal year in which the loan or advancement is made, which are neither due nor callable for redemption for fifteen years from date of issue. With respect to any single plan for works of improvement, the amount of any such loan or advancement shall not exceed five million dollars. (As amended May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 36-468, § 1, 74 Stat. 131.) TERRITORIAL APPLICATION SEC. 9. The provisions of this Act shall be applicable to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. (Aug. 4, 1954, c. 656, § 9, as added Aug. 7, 1956, c. 1027, § 1(g) 70 Stat. 1090.) APPROPRIATIONS SEC. 10. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, such sums to remain available until expended. No appropriation hereafter available for assisting local organizations in preparing and carrying out plans for works of improvement under the provisions of section 3 of this Act or clause (a) of section 8 of this Act shall be available for any works of improvement pursuant to this Act or otherwise in connection with the eleven watershed improvement programs authorized by section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended and supplemented, or for making loans or advancements to State and local agencies as authorized by clause (b) of section 8 of this Act. (As amended May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86-468, § 3, 74 Stat. 132.) NOTIFICATION TO SECRETARY OF INTERIOR OF APPROVAL OF ASSISTANCE SEC. 12. When the Secretary approves the furnishing of assistance to a local organization in preparing a plan for works of improvement as provided for in section 3 of this Act: (1) The Secretary shall so notify the Secretary of the Interior in order that the latter, as he desires, may make surveys and investigations and prepare a report with recommendations concerning the conservation and development of wildlife resources and participate, under arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture, in the preparation of a plan for works of improvement that is acceptable to the local organization and the Secretary of Agriculture. (2) Full consideration shall be given to the recommendations contained in any such report of the Secretary of the Interior as he may submit to the Secretary of Agriculture prior to the time the local organization and the Secretary of Agriculture have agreed on a plan for works of improvement. The plan shall include such of the technically and economically feasible works of improvement for wildlife purposes recommended in the report by the Secretary of the Interior as are acceptable to, and agreed to by, the local organization and the Secretary of Agriculture, and such report of the Secretary of the Interior shall, if requested by the Secretary of the Interior, accompany the plan for works of improvement when it is submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval or transmitted to the Congress through the President. (3) The cost of making surveys and investigations and of preparing reports concerning the conservation and development of wildlife resources shall be borne by the Secretary of the Interior out of funds appropriated to his Department. (Aug. 4, 1954, c. 656, § 12, as added Aug. 12, 1958, Pub. L. 85-624, § 3, 72 Stat. 567.) Executive Order No. 10654 (Jan. 23, 1956, 21 F.R. 511) DELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS TO DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF THE BUDGET The functions vested in the President by the third proviso of section 5 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (68 Stat. 667), relating to the transmittal to the Congress of copies of plans for certain works of improvement and the justifications therefor, are hereby delegated to the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER. C. Small reclamation projects Act of August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1044), as amended (43 U.S.C. 422h) SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the "Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956". SEC. 8. The planning and construction of all projects undertaken pursuant to this Act shall be subject to all procedural requirements and other provisions of the Act of August 14, 1946 (60 Stat. 1080). (Aug. 6, 1956, ch. 972, § 8, 70 Stat. 1047.) CROSS REFERENCE Reference to Act of August 14, 1946 is to Fish and Wildlife 380 D. Certain reservoirs in Mississippi re migratory birds Act of August 31, 1957 (71 Stat. 563) ARKABUTLA AND OTHER RESERVOIRS SECTION 1. Whenever the Secretary of the Army determines that the exploration for or exploitation of any mineral interests underlying any lands within, or acquired for the purpose of, the Arkabutla, Sardis, Enid, and Grenada Reservoirs of the Yazoo Basin headwater project in the State of Mississippi will not be incompatible with the development, maintenance, and operation of the reservoir projects, he shall make such interests available for reconveyance to the former owners thereof or, in the case of any such owner who is deceased, to the legal heirs or devisees, if any. (Aug. 31, 1957, § 1, 71 Stat. 563.) APPLICATION BY SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SEC. 2. Upon application filed with the Secretary of the Interior within three years after the date of enactment of this Act and upon approval of that application by the Secretary of the Army, whose determination shall be final, the Secretary of the Interior shall, upon payment of the fair market value thereof as determined by him, reconvey the mineral interests made available in accordance with this Act, subject to the limitations contained in section 3 of this Act. (Aug. 31, 1957, § 2, 71 Stat. 563.) LIMITATIONS SEC. 3. Each proposed reconveyance of mineral interests under this Act shall be subject to the following limitations: (a) In the event all of the mineral interests of the United States in and to all of the mineral deposits that are subject to any one lease, permit, license, or contract issued under the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, approved August 7, 1947 (61 Stat. 913; 30 U.S.C. 1952 edition, secs. 351–359) as amended, are otherwise eligible for conveyance under section 1 of this Act to a single grantee, or to several grantees as tenants in common, then such conveyance shall contain an assignment of all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to such lease, permit, license, or contract, including the right to all rentals, royalties, and other payments accruing under such lease, permit, license, or contract after the effective date of such conveyance. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, mineral deposits that are subject to any such lease, permit, license, or contract shall not be eligible during its continuance for conveyance under this Act. Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the continued validity of any such lease, permit, license, or contract or any rights arising thereunder. (b) Where mineral interests in the same lands were acquired from more than one owner, no conveyance shall be made unless it is estab lished to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Interior that the proposed conveyance will operate in a manner which will be fair and just to each person from whom any mineral interest in such lands was acquired by the United States, and will not prejudice the proper conservation and development of the mineral deposits affected by the conveyance. For the purposes of this Act former mineral interests, whether or not in the same lands, may be combined or divided in such manner as may be requested by the applicants and approved by the Secretary of the Interior. (c) No reconveyance shall be made of mineral interests in any lands if it is determined by the Secretary of the Interior that such reconveyance would adversely affect facilities required for the protection and management of migratory birds and fishing resources as provided in the Act of August 14, 1946 (60 Stat. 1080), or if the lands are designated by the Secretary of the Army, after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, as needed for public park or recreation purposes. (d) The Secretary of the Army may include such reservations and restrictions as he determines to be necessary for the development, maintenance, and operation of the reservoir projects involved and as may otherwise be in the public interest. (Aug. 31, 1957, § 3, 71 Stat. 563.) PROCEEDS FROM MINERAL RECONVEYANCES SEC. 4. All proceeds from the reconveyance of mineral interests under this Act shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. (Aug. 31, 1957, § 4, 71 Stat. 563.) APPROPRIATION SEC. 5. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purpose of this Act. (Aug. 31, 1957, § 5, 71 Stat. 563.) |