All appropriations by the Legislature of Puerto Rico, whether by act or by joint resolution, to or for the benefit of the Utilization of the Water Resources or for the purpose of the development of the water resources of Puerto Rico, are hereby approved, confirmed, and ratified, and all sums so appropriated and all sums set aside or required to be set aside to or for the Utilization of the Water Resources or for the development of the water resources of Puerto Rico, except only appropriations to or for the benefit of public irrigation systems built and operated by the Commonwealth Government pursuant to special laws and all sums set aside or acquired to be set aside for said systems, shall be available to the Authority for the purposes for which they were so appropriated and set aside.
History —May 2, 1941, No. 83, p. 684, § 11; Apr. 8, 1942, No. 19, p. 330, § 1, eff. 90 days after Apr. 8, 1942.