§598 Salt River project, Arizona; sale of water power

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior can sell extra power produced for irrigating land under the Salt River Project by making contracts up to 50 years long, and should give cities first priority. Money from those sales must go into the project’s account under the contract with the Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association approved September 6, 1917. No sale may hurt the project’s operation, and the water‑users’ association or irrigation district that agreed to repay the project must approve any contract. The price for power can be changed after 5, 10, or 20 years as the contract says.