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 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH.39. 1928 . 1051 To enable the Postmaster General to pay claims for damages to persons or property in accordance with the provisions of the Defi- ciency Appropriation Act approved June 16, 1921 (U . S . C ., p . 50, sec . 392), $10,000. OFFICE OF CHIEF INSPECTOR : For salaries of fifteen inspectors in charge of divis ions, at $4,500 ea ch ; and five hundre d and twenty -five inspectors, $1,973, 750 : in all, $2,041,250. Traveling expenses, For traveling expenses of inspectors, inspectors in charge, the investigations etc. chief post-office inspector, and the assistant chief post-office inspector, and for the traveling expenses of four clerks performing steno- graphic and clerical assistance to post-office inspectors in the investi- gatio n of i mporta nt fra ud cas es, an d for t ests, exhibi ts, do cument s, photographs, office and other necessary expenses incurred by post- office inspectors in connection with their official investigations, $500,0 00 : Provi ded, That the Postmaster General may transfer to the Department of Agriculture not exceeding $26,440 of this sum for chemical investigations. For n ecess ary m isce llane ous e xpen ses o f div ision hea dquar ters, $14,000. For compensation of one hundred and thirty clerks at division headqu arters, $323 ,900. For payment of rewards for the detection, arrest, and conviction of post-office burglars, robbers, and highway mail robbers, $45,000 : Provided, That rewards may be paid, in the discretion of the Post- master General, when an offender of the class mentioned was killed in the act of committing the crime or in resisting lawful arrest : Provided further, That no part of this sum shall be used to pay any reward s at r ates i n exce ss of those specifi ed in Post O ffice Depart - ment Order 7708, dated July 1, 1922, except that not more than $2,000 may be paid, in the discretion of the Postmaster General, for the arres t and convic tion o f any person on the charg e of r obbing a pos t- master or any employee of a post office of money or property of the United States : Provided further, That of the amount herein appro- priated not to exceed $20,000 may be expended, in the discretion of the Po stmast er Gen eral, for th e purp ose of securi ng inf ormati on con - cerning violations of the postal laws and for services and informa- tion looking toward the apprehension of criminals. OtriCE OF THE FIRST ASSISTA NT POST MASTER GENERA L For compensation to postmasters and for allowances for rent, light, fuel, and equipment to postmasters of the fourth class, $54,200,000. For compensation to assistant postmasters at first and second class post offices, $7,300,000. For compensation to clerks and employees at first a and second class post offices, including auxiliary clerk hire at summer and winter post offices, printers, mechanics, skilled laborers, watchmen, messengers, laborers, and substitutes, $186,000,000. Fo r compens ation to clerks in charge o f contra ct statio ns, $1 ,90 0,00 0. Fo r separat ing mails at third and four th class post off ices, $50 0,000. For unusu al condit ions at p ost offic es, $125, 000. For allowances to third-class post offices to cover the cost of clerical services, $9,000,000. For rent, light, and fuel for first, second, and third class post offices, $18,600,000. For miscellaneous items necessary and incidental to the operation and pr otection of port o ffices of the firs t and sec ond class es, and t he business conducted in connection therewith, not provided for in other appropriations, $2,226,400. 54835'-29-1-r 1-70 Damage s claim s. Vol. 42, p.53. U.S. Code, p.50. Inspectors. Proviso. Sum for chemical in- vestigations. Miscellaneous. Clerks at division headquarters. Rewards, etc. Provisos. Deat h of offe nder. Rates limited. Robbing postal em- ployees. Securing tion. Firs t Ass ista nt Po st- master General. Postmasters. Assistant po stm as- ters. Clerks, etc ., fi rst and second class offices. Contract station clerks. Separating mails. Unus ual co nditio ns. Clerks, third cl ass of- f] M. Rent, light, and fuel. Miscellaneous, fi rst and second class offices. informa-

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 1052 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 39. 1928 . For villa ge de liver y se rvice in t owns and villa ges havin g pos t offi ces of the s econd or thi rd cla ss, and in co mmunit ies ad jacent to cities having city delivery, $1,550,000. For Detroit River postal service, $16,900. Car fare and bicycles. For car fare and bicycle allowance, including special-delivery car fare, $1,325,000. City delivery car- tiers. For pay of letter carriers, City Delivery Service, $127,500,000. Special delivery fees. For fees to special-delivery messengers, $9,000,000. Pneumatic tubes' Ne w York and For the transmission of mail by pneumatic tubes or other similar Brooklyn. devices in the city of New York, including the Borough of Brooklyn of the city of New York, including power, labor, and all other operat- ing expenses, $530,000. For the rental of not exceeding two miles of pneumatic tubes, not including labor and power in operating the same, for the transmis- sion of mail in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, $24,000 : Provided, That the provisions not inconsistent herewith of the Acts of April 21, 1260. 1902 (U. S. C., pp. 1260-1261, sec. 423), and May 27, 1908 (U . S. C., pp . 1260-1261, sec . 423), relating to the transmission of mail by pneu- matic tubes or other similar devices shall be applicable hereto. Vehicle allowance t delivery For vehicle allowance, the hiring of drivers, the rental of vehi cle s, and the purchase and exchange and maintenance, including stable and garage facilities, of wagons or automobiles for, and the operation of, screen-wagon All on and c ity deliv ery and c ollection service, $19,400 ,000 : Provisos Provided 3 That the Postmaster General may, in his disbursement once for ga- rages. of this appropriation, apply a part thereof to the leasing of quarters for the housing of Government-owned automobiles at a reasonable annual rental for a term not exceeding ten years : Provided further, tonariC .at washing That this a ppropr iation is av ailabl e for t he mai ntenan ce of the Go v- ernment-owned post-office garage at Washington, District of Colum- bia, including such changes and additions to the mechanical equip- Purchase of tractors ment as, in the o pinion of th e Post master Genera l, may be ne cessar y and trailer trucks. Prov ided furth er, That the Postm aster Gen eral, duri ng t he fi scal year 1930, may purchase and mainta in from the appropri ation " Vehicle service " such tractors and trailer trucks as may be required in the operation of the screen-wagon and city delivery and collection service. For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, office of the First Assistant Postmaster General, $1,000. Villag e deliv ery. Detroit River. Boston, Mass. Rental. Proviso. Con tra cts. Vol. 32, p. 114; 35, p. 412. U. S. Code, p. Travel, etc. Vol. Second Assistant Postmaster General. Star routes, Alaska. Steamboat, etc ., routes. Railroad routes, and messenger service. Provisos. Freight train convey- ance. Messenger service ac- counting. Services in the Dis- trict. Vol. 39, p. 429; Vol. 43, p.1069. U .S. Code, pp . 1269, 128 6 . Railway Mail Serv- ice. Division superinten- dents, etc. OFFICE OF THE SE COND ASS ISTA NT P OST MAST ER G ENER AL For inl and tr anspor tation by st ar rou tes in Alaska, $165, 000. For inland transportation by steamboat or other power-boat routes, including ship, steamboat, and way letters, $1 .415,000. For i nland tran spor tatio n by rail road route s and for mail -mes- senger service, $126,000,000 : Provided, That not to exceed $1,500,000 of this appropriation may be expended for pay of freight and inci- dental charges for the transportation of mails conveyed under special arrangement in freight trains or otherwise : Provided further, That separate accounts be kept of the amount expended for mail-messenger service : Provided further, That there may be expended from this appropriation for clerical and other assistance in the District of Columbia not exceeding the sum of $82,000 to carry out the pro- visions of section 5 of the Act of July 28, 1916 (U . S. C., p. 1269, sec . 562) (the space basis Act), and not exceeding the sum of $33,000 to carry out the provisions of section 214 of the Act of February 28, 1925 (U. S . C ., p . 1286, sec . 826) (cost ascertainment). Railway Mail Service : For fifteen division superintendents, fifteen assist ant di vision super intend ents, two ass istant super intend ents a t large, one assistant superintendent in charge of car construction, one

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 1054 Travel, etc. Fou rth Ass ista nt Postmaster General. Stationery. Postal Savings Sys- tem supplies. Bond expenses. Vol.36,p.817. U.S. Code, p.1282. Miscellaneous equip- ment and s upplie s. Letter boxes, etc. Postma rking, etc ., stamps. Pos t route, etc ., maps Sale of maps. Proviso. Amount for equip- ment and furniture. Twine, etc. Shipping supplies. Canceling and labor- saving machines, etc. Traveling mechani- cians. Mail ba gs, locks, etc. Equipment shop s, materials, etc. Labor. Services in the Dis- trict. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CII. 39. 1928 . For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, office of the Th ird As sistan t Post master Gener al, $1, 000. OFFICE OF THE FOURTH ASSISTANT PO STM AST ER GEN ERA L For stationery for the Postal Service, including the money-order and registry systems ; and also for the purchase of supplies for the Postal Savings System, including rubber stamps, canceling devices, certificates, envelopes and stamps for use in evidencing deposits, and free penalty envelopes ; and for the reimbursement of the Secretary of t he Tre asury for ex penses incid ent to the pr eparat ion, i ssue, and reg istra tion of t he bo nds autho rized by the A ct of June 25, 1910 (U. S. C., p. 1282, sec. 760), $750,000. For miscellaneous equipment and supplies, including the purchase and repair of furniture, package boxes, posts, trucks, baskets, satchels, str aps, lett er-bo x pai nt, balin g mac hine s, pe rfora ting mach ines, duplicating machines, printing presses, directories, cleaning supplies, and the ma nufact ure, r epair, and e xchange of eq uipmen t, the erect ion and painting of letter-box equipment, and for the purchase and repair of presses and dies for use in the manufacture of letter boxes ; for postmarking, rating, money-order stamps, and electrotype plates and repairs to same ; metal, rubber, and combination type, dates and figu res, t ype ho lders, ink p ads fo r cance ling a nd sta mping purpos es, and for the purchase, exchange, and repair of typewriting machines, envelope-opening machines, and computing machines, copying presses, numbering machines, time recorders, letter balances, scales, tes t wei ghts, and misc ella neous arti cles purc hased and furn ished directly to the Postal Service ; for miscellaneous expenses in the preparation and publication of post-route maps and rural-delivery maps or blue prints, including tracing for photolithographic repro- duction ; for other expenditures necessary and incidental to post offices of the first, second, and third classes, and offices of the fourth class having or to have rural delivery service, and for letter boxes, $1,550,000 ; and the Postmaster General may authorize the sale to the public of post-route maps and rural-delivery maps or blue prints at the cost of printing and 10 per centum thereof added ; of this amount $1,500 may be expended in the purchase of atlases and geographical and technical works : Provided, That $200,000 of this appropriation may be used fo r the purchase of eq uipment and furnitur e for post-office quarters and for no other purposes. For wrapping twine and tying devices, $475,000. For ex penses incid ent to the s hipmen t of su pplies, incl uding hard- ware, boxing, packing, and not exceeding $49,750 for the pay of em- ployees in connection therewith in the. District of Columbia, $70,000. For rental, purchase, exchange, and repair of canceling machines and moto rs, m echan ical mail -hand ling appa ratus, and oth er la bor- savin g devi ces, i ncludi ng cos t of p ower in rente d buil dings and mi s- cella neous expens es of instal lation and op eratio n of s ame, i ncludi ng salar ies of seven trave ling m echani cians a nd for trave ling e xpense s, $700, 000. For the purchase, manufacture, and repair of mail bags and other mail containers and attachments, mail locks, keys, chains, tools, ma- chinery, and material necessary for same, and for incidental expenses pertaining thereto ; also material, machinery, and tools necessary for the manufacture and repair in the equipment shops at Washington, Distr ict of Colum bia, o f such other equipm ent fo r the Postal Servi ce as may be deemed expedient ; for compensation to labor employed in the equipme nt shops at Washingt on, District of Colu mbia, $2,60 0,000, of wh ich no t to e xceed $660,00 0 may be exp ended for pe r-

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Ciis. 39, 40 . 1928 . 1055 sonal services in the District of Columbia : Provided That out of this appropriation the Postmaster General is authorized to use as much of the sum, not exceeding $15,000, as may be deemed necessary for the purchase of material and the manufacture in the equipment shops of such small quantities of distinctive equipments as may be required by other executive departments ; and for service in Alaska, Porto Rico, Philippine Islands, Hawaii, or other island possessions. For inla nd tr anspo rtat ion b y sta r rou tes (exce pting ser vice in Alaska), including temporary service to newly established offices, and not to exceed $200,000 for Government-operated star-route serv- ice, $14,500,000. For pay of rural carriers, auxiliary carriers, substitutes for rural ice. Rural Delivery Serv- carriers on annual and sick leave, clerks in charge of rural stations, and tolls and ferriage, Rural Delivery Service, and for the incidental expenses thereof, $107,000,000. For travel and miscellaneous expenses in the Postal Service, office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, $1,000. If the revenues of the Post Office Department shall be insufficient to meet the appropriations made under Title II of this Act, a sum equal to such deficiency in the revenues of such department is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, to supply such deficiency in the revenues of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, and the sum needed may be advanced to the Post Office Department upon requisition of the Postmaster General. SEC. 2 . Appr opriat ions f or the fisca l year 1930 a vailab le for ex- pen ses of trave l of c ivilia n offi cers a nd empl oyees of the execu tive departments and establishments shall be available also for expenses of travel perfo rmed b y them on tr ansfer from o ne off icial statio n to another when authorized by the head of the department or establish- ment concerned in the order directing such transfer : Provided, That such expenses shall not be allowed for any transfer effected for the convenience of any officer or employee. SEC. 3 . Expenditures from appropriations made herein for the maintenance, upkeep, and repair, exclusive of garage rent, pay of ope rator, fuel and lu brican ts, on any o ne pass enger- carryi ng veh icle used by the Treasury or Post Office Departments shall not exceed one-third of the market price of a new vehicle of the same make or class and in any case more than $500. Appr ove d, D ecem ber 20, 1928. CHAP. 40 .-An Act Amending the fraternal beneficial association law for the District of Columbia as to payment of death benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 749 of Subchapter XII of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia is hereby amend ed so as to read a s foll ows u SEC. 749. FRATERNAL BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATIONS DEFINED.-A fra- ternal beneficial association is hereby declared to be a corporation, society, order, or voluntary association, formed or organized and car ried on f or the so le benefi t of its members a nd their beneficia ries, and not for profit, having a lodge system with ritualistic form of work and representative form of government, making provision for the payment of benefits in case of death. Each such association may make provi sion f or the payme nt of benefit s in c ase of sickn ess, t em- porary or permanent physical disability, either as a result of disease, accident, or old age : Provided, That the period in life at which physical disability benefits on account of old age commences shall Proviso. Distinctive equip- ment, for departments, Alaska, and island pos- sessions. St ar rou tes, Alaska. Travel, etc. Appropriations from the Treasury for field se rvice to s upply defi - ciencies. Travel expenses of civilians, authorized when transferred from official stations. Proviso. Restriction. Limit on motor ve- hicle expenditures. except De cember 20, 1 928. [S.3844.] [Public No. 640.] District of Columbia Code. Fraternal beneficial associations. Vol. 31, p, 1310, amended. Description. Disability benefits. Provisos. Age limit.

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 1056 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cas. 40, 41 . 1928. not be under seventy years, or the age of expectancy from the time of entering, subject to their compliance with its laws. Any such Funds authorized. assoc iation may c reate and ma intain a rese rve, e mergen cy, or benef it fund in accor dance wit h its laws. Any such association having a reser ve, em ergenc y, or benefi t fund may, i n addi tion t o the benefi ts hereinbefore named, pay withdrawal benefits, not exceeding the con- tributions of such member, to a member unable or unwilling to continue membership, provided such membership shall continue not less than three successive years. Such association may also, after ten years of membership, apply its funds and accumulations as its laws provide or the association and members agree. The fund from which the payments of such benefits shall be made and the fund from which the expenses of such association shall be defrayed shall be derived from assessments, dues, and other payments collected Beneficiaries of death from its members or otherwise. The payment of death benefits shall benefits extended. b e to th e familie s, heirs, blood re latives, affiance d husband, affianc ed wife , fat her-i n-law , mo ther- in-la w, s on-in -law, dau ghter -in-l aw, brothe r-in-l aw, si ster-i n-law, stepf ather, stepmo ther, stepch ildren , stepbr other, steps ister, child ren or parent s by l egal a doptio n, mem - ber's estate, a ch aritab le, be nevole nt, edu cation al, or eleem osynar y institution, or to persons dependent upon the member or upon whom Exemp tion fro m in- the member is dependent. Such association shall be governed by this sur ance laws. subchapter, and shall be exempt from the provisions of insurance laws of the United States relating to the District of Columbia, and no law herea fter p assed shall apply to them unles s they be ex pressl y outstanding agree- designated therein : Provided, however, That the fact that any such moats not excluded. association has outstanding agreements with its members for the payment of benefits other than those hereinbefore specified, if it is making no new contracts of that character and is retiring those already existing, shall no t exclude such as sociation from the operatio n of this subchapter." Inconsistent laws re- SEc. 2 . All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions pea led . of this Act are hereby repealed . Approved, December 20, 1928 . December 20 1928 . CHAP 41 .-An Act To provide for the appointment of an additional us- [s .4127 .1	[Pu blic, No, 641 .] tice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia > and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives o f the District of Columbia . United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the President, Additional justice of su preme Court, to be with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint an addi- appointed . tional justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, who shall have the same tenure of office, pay and emoluments, powers, and duties as the present justices of that court. It shall be a duty of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, to appoint from time to time, and for such period or periods as he may determine, one of the judges of the said Supreme Court of the Dis- jAudge ss ig for nme duty nt in of con - a trict of Columbia to hear cases involving the condemnation of land demnation of l and in the District of Columbia, and it shall be the primary duty of such cases. judge so appointed to preside at the hearing of such cases involving the condemnation of land in the District of Columbia, and that only when not engaged in such cases shall he be subject to assignment to Temporary substitu- the other business of the court. The Chief Justice may assign for tion. service in condemnation cases any justice of said court in case of disability of the justice so serving or for any other reason. Approved, December 20, 1928.

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 1058 SEV ENTIETH C ONGRESS. Suss. II. CH. 42. 1928 . (c) Moneys in the fund advanced under subdivision (b) shall be available only for expenditures for construction and the payment of interest, during construction, upon the amounts so advanced. No expenditures out of the fund shall be made for operation and main- tenance except from appropriations therefor. (d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall charge the fund as of June 30 in each year with such amount as may be necessary for the payment of interest on advances made under subdivision (b) at the rate of 4 per centum per annum accrued during the year upon the amounts s o advanced and remaining un paid, except that if the fu nd is insufficient to meet the payment of interest the Secretary of the Treasury may, in his discretion, defer any part of such payment, and the amount so deferred shall bear interest at the rate of 4 per centum per annum until paid. Amount in excess of (e) The Secretary of the Interior shall certify to the Secretary construction, etc ., re- quirements, to be cer- of the Treasury, at the close of each fiscal year, the amount of money tif ied as repay ment and covered into the in the fund in excess of the amount necessary for construction, oper- Treasury. ation, and maintenance, and payment of interest. Upon receipt of each such certificate the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized and directed to charge the fund with the amount so certified as repayment of the advances made under subdivision (b ), which amount shall be covered into the Treasury to the credit of miscellaneous receipts. Suc. 3 . There is hereby authorized to be appropriated from time to time, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums of money as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, not exceeding in the aggregate $165,000,000. Suc. 4 (a). This Act shall not take effect and no authority shall be exercised hereunder and no work shall be begun and no moneys expended on or in connection with the works or structures provided for in this Act, and no water rights shall be claimed or initiated hereunder, a nd no steps s hall be taken by the United States or by others to initiate or perfect any claims to the use of water pertinent to such works or structures unless and until (1) the States of Ari- zona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyo- ming shall h ave ratified the Colorado River compact, mentioned in section 13 hereof, and the President by public proclamation shall have so declared, or (2) if said States fail to ratify the said compact within six months from the date of the passage of this Act then, until six of said States, including the State of California, shall ratify said compact and shall consent to waive the provisions of the first para- graph of Art icle XI of sa id compact, w hich makes the same binding and obligatory only when approved by each of the seven States signa- tory thereto, and shall h ave approved said compact w ithout condi- tions, save that of such six-State app roval, and the President by public proclamation shall have so declared, and, further, until the State of California, by act of its legislature, shall agree irrevocably and uncondit ionally with the United St ates and for t he benefit of the States of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, as an express covenant and in consideration of the pas- sage of this Act, that the aggregate annual consumptive use (diver- sions less returns to the river) of water of and from the Colorado River for use in the State of California, including all uses under contracts made under the provisions of this Act and all water neces- sary for the supply of any rights which may now exist, shall not exceed four million four hundred thous and acre-feet of the waters apportioned to the lower basin States by paragraph (a) of Article III of the Color ado River com pact, plus no t more than on e-half of any excess or su rplus waters unapportioned by said compa ct, such uses always to be subject to the terms of said compact. Advances available for construction and interest only. Operation, etc. Interest to be charged on advances each year. Rate. Su ms not to exceed $165,000,000, authorized to be expende d. Act not effective until proclamation made of ratification of Colorado Ri ver com- pact by the seven desig- nated States. Post.p.1064 . Or by six States, in- clud ing California, waiving ratification by eac h of the seven Sta tes. Irr evo cab le agree- me nt by Ca lif or nia required as to appor- tionment for its use of waters to the lower basin States.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 42. 1928 . 1059 The States of Arizona, California, and Nevada are authorized to Ag reement author- ized by Arizona, Cali- enter into an agreement which shall provide (1) that of the 7,500,000 fornia, and Nevada. acre-feet annually apportioned to the lower basin by paragraph (a) o f Article III of the Colora do River comp act, there sh all be apportioned to the State of Nevada 300,000 acre-feet and to the State of Arizona 2,800,000 acre-feet for exclusive beneficial con- sumptive use in perpetuity, and (2) that the State of Arizona may annually use one-half of the excess or surplus waters unapportioned by the Colorado River compact, and (3) that the State of Arizona shall have the exclusive beneficial consumptive use of the Gila Rivet and its tributaries within the boundaries of said State, and (4) that the waters o .f the Gila River and its tributaries, except return flow after the same enters the Colorado River, shall never be subject to any diminution whatever by any allowance of water which may be made by treaty or otherwise to the United States of Mexico but if, as provided in paragraph (c) of Article III of the Colorado River compact, it shall be come necessary to supply wa ter to the Un ited States of Mexico fro m waters over and above the quantities w hich are surplus as defined by said compact, then the State of California shall and will mutually agree with the State of Arizona to supply, out of th e main strea m of the Co lorado Rive r, one -half of any deficiency which must be supplied to Mexico by the lower basin, and (5) that the State of California shall and will further mutually agree with the States of Arizona and Nevada that none of said three States shall withhold water and none shall require the delivery of water, which can n ot re asonab ly be appli ed to domest ic and agri cultura l uses, and ( 6) that all of the p rovisio ns of said tr i-State agreement shall be subject in all particulars to the provisions of the Colorado River compact, and (7) said agreement to take effect upon the ratification of the Colorado River compact by Arizona, California, and Nev ada. (b) Before any money is appropriated for the construction of said dam or power plant, or any construction work done or contracted for, the Secretary of the Interior shall make provision for revenues by contract, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, adequate in his judgment to insure payment of all expenses of operation and maintenance of said works incurred by the United States and 'the repayment, within fifty years from the date of the completion of said works, of all amount s advanced to the fund unde r subdivision (b) of section 2 for such works, together with interest thereon made reimbursable under this Act. Before any money is appropriated for the construction of said main canal and appurtenant structures to connect the Laguna Dam with the Imperial and Coachella Valleys in California, or any con- struction work is done upon said canal or contracted for, the Secre- tary of the Interior shall make provision for revenues, by contract or otherwise, adequate in his judgment to insure payment of all expenses of construction, operation, and maintenance of said main canal and appurtenant structures in the manner provided in the reclamation law. If during the period of amortization the Secretary of the Interior shall receive revenues in excess of the amount necessary to meet the periodical payments to the United States as provided in the contract, or contracts, executed under this Act, then, immediately after the settlement of such periodical payments, he shall pay to the State of Arizona 183/4 per centum of such excess revenues and to the State of Nevada 183/4 per centum of such excess revenues. Water apportioned to Nevada and Ari- zona. Excess wat ers al- lowed Arizona. Con sumpt ive use of Gila Rive r by Arizona. No diminution of Gila Riv er waters by allowance to Mexico. California and Ar i- zona to agree to furnish deficien cy from main stream of the Colorado. Water for domestic and agricultural use. Subject to Colorado River co mpact. Effective on rati- fication thereof . Contracts required for revenues to insure payment of expenses of construction, main- tenance, etc ., before any money be appro- priated. Laguna Dam and Imperial and Coachella Valleys, Calif. Contracts required for revenues to insure exp enses of cana l to connect. Arizona and Nevada. Payments to, of per- centage of excess rev- enues.

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 1060 Operation of reser voir and dam. Water for irr igation and domestic use from canal, electricity from dam, etc ., by contract . Charges to co ver ex- penses . Irrig ation and dome s- tic permanent service. Ante, p. 1058. Contracts required. After rep ayin g all money advanc ed, rev- enues to be expended in Colorado River Basin. Contracts for electri- cal energy. Time limit. Readjustments. Renewals. Contrac ts for use o f water, etc., for hydro- electric energy to be made upon application, Determ ination of confli cting applic a- tions. Preference to States for use in the State . SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cu. 42. 1928 . Sec. 5. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, under such general regulations as he may prescribe, to contract for the sto rage of wate r in sai d re serv oir and for the deli very the reof at such points on the river and on said canal as may be agreed upon, for irrigation and domestic uses, and generation of electrical energy and delivery at the switchboard to States, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, and private corporations of electrical energy generated at said dam, upon charges that will provide revenue which, in addition to other revenue accruing under the reclamation law and under this Act, will in his judgment cover all expenses of opera- tion and maintenance incurred by the United States on account of works constructed under this Act and the payments to the United States under subdivision (b) of section 4. Contracts respecting water for irrigation and domestic uses shall be for permanent serv- ice and shall conform to paragraph (a) of section 4 of this Act. No person shall have or be entitled to have the use for any purpose of the water stored as aforesaid except by contract made as herein stated. After the repayments to the United States of all money advanced with interest, charges shall be on such basis and the revenues derived therefrom shall be kept in a separate fund to be expended within the Colorado River Basin as may hereafter be prescribed by the Congress. General and uniform regulations shall be prescribed by the said Secretary for the awarding of contracts for the sale and delivery of electrical energy, and for renewals under subdivision (b) of this section, and in making such contracts the following shall govern (a) No contrac t for e lectri cal ene rgy or for ge neratio n of el ectric al energy shall be of longer duration than fifty years from the date at which such energy is ready for delivery. Contracts made pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section shall be made with a view to obtaining reasonable returns and shall contain provisions whereby at the end of fifteen years from the date of their execution and every ten years thereafter, there shall be readjustment of the contract, upon the demand of either party thereto, either up- ward or downward as to price, as the Secretary of the Interior may find to be justified by competitive conditions at distributing points or competitive centers, and with provisions under which disputes or dis- agreements as to interpretation or performance of such contract shall be determined either by arbitration or court proceedings, the Secre- tary of the Interior being authorized to act for the United States in suc h readjustmen ts or proceed ings. (b) The holder of any contract for electrical energy not in default thereunder shall be entitled to a renewal thereof upon such terms and conditions as may be authorized or required under the then existing laws and regulations, unless the property of such holder dependent for its usefulness on a continuation of the contract be purchased or acquired and such holder be compensated for damages to its property, us ed and useful in the trans mission and di stribu tion of such e lectri cal energy and not taken, resulting from the termination of the supply. (c) Contracts for the use of water and necessary privileges for the generation and distribution of hydroelectric energy or for the sale and delivery of electrical energy shall be made with responsible ap- plicants therefor who will pay the price fixed by the said Secretary with a view to meeting the revenue requirements herein provided for. In case o f confl icting applic ations, if any, such confli cts sha ll be re- solved by the said Secretary, after hearing, with due regard to the public interest, and in conformity with the policy expressed in the Federal Water Power Act as to conflicting applications for permits and licenses, except that preference to applicants for the use of water and appurtenant works and privileges necessary for the generation

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRES S. SESS. II. Ca. 42.. 1928. 1061 a nd d istr ibut ion of h ydro elec tric ene rgy, or for deli very at the switchboard of a hydroelectric plant, shall be given, first, to a State for the generation or purchase of electric energy for use in the State, and the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada shall be given equal opportunity as such applicants. Terms of preference The rights covered by such preference shall be contracted for by rig hts. such State within six months after notice by the Secretary of the Interior and to be paid for on the same terms and conditions as may Proviso. be provided in other similar contracts made by said Secretary : Pro- state applications, video, however, That no application of a State or a political sub- where no bond issue authorized, not denied division for an allocation of water for power purposes or of electrical unti l time given for having is sue author. energy shall be denied or another application in conflict therewith be ized, etc. gra nted on the grou nd that the bond issue o f such S tate or politica l sub division, necess ary to e nable th e applic ant to u tilize s uch wate r and appurtenan t works and privileges necessary for the generation and distribution of hydroelectric energy or the electrical energy ap- plied for, has not been authorized or marketed, until after a reason- able time, to be determined by the said Secretary, has been given to such applicant to have such bond issue authorized and marketed. Agen cy receivi ng (d) Any agency receiving a contract for electrical energy equiv- contract for 1 00,00 0 alent to one hundred thousand firm horsepower, or more, may, when horsepower electrical 7 yf ener gy to permit use deemed feasible by the said Secretary, from engineering and eco- of transmission lines to nomic considerations and under general regulations prescribed b him ot her agency with y , le ss po wer contr acts. be required to permit any other agency having contract s hereunder for less than the equivalent of twenty-five thousand firm horsepower, upon application to the Secretary of the Interior made within sixty days from the execution of the contract of the agency the use of whose transmission line is applied for, to participate in the benefits and use of any main transmission line constructed or to be constructed by the former for carrying such energy (not exceeding, however, Limitation, etc . one-fourth the capacity of such line), upon payment by such other agencies of a reasonable share of the cost of construction, operation, and mai ntenance thereof. The use is hereby authorized of such public and reserved lands of Public lands allowed the United States as may be necessary or convenient for the construc- for transmission lines. tion, operation, and maintenance of main transmission lines to trans- mit said electrical energy. Use of dam and SEO. 6 . That the dam and reservoir provided for by section 1 reservoir defined . hereof shall be used : First, for river regulation, improvement of Ante, p. 1057. navigation, and flood control ; second, for irrigation and domestic uses and satis faction of present perfected rights in p ursuance of Article VIII o f said Colorado River compact ; a nd third, for po wer. Title, etc ., forever in The title to said dam, reservoir, plant, and incidental works shall unite d states. forever remain in the United States, and the Un ited States shall, until otherwise provided by Congress, control, manage, and operate the same, except as herein otherwise provided : Provided, however, easeo. f 7 ~ L eass of units of That the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, enter into Government plant for contracts of lease of a unit or units of any Government-built electrical energy. plant, with right to generate electrical energy, or, alternatively, to enter into contracts of lease for the use of water for the generation of electrical energy as herein provided, in either of which events the provisions of section 5 of this Act relating to revenue, term, renewals, determination of conflicting applications, and joint use of transmis- sion lines under contracts for the sale of electrical energy, shall apply. Rules, etc ., fo r main- The Secretary of the Interi or shall prescribe and enforce rules tenants, etc ., to be and regulations conforming with the requirements of the Federal prescribed. Water Power Act, so far as applicable, respecting maintenance of wor ks in co ndition of repai r adequa te for t heir eff icient o peration ,

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 1062 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cii. 42 . 1928 . Control of rates, etc. maintenance of a system of accounting, control of rates and service in the absence of State regulation or interstate agreement, valuation for rate-making purposes, transfers of contracts, contracts extending beyond the lease period, expropriation of excessive profits, recapture and/o r emergency u se by the Unit ed States of property of l essees, and penalties for enforcing regulations made under this Act or penalizing failure to comply with such regulations or with the Fed eral Power Com- provisions of this Act. He shall also conform with other provisions mission rules, etc ., ap- plicable. of the Federal Water Power Act and of the rules and regulations of th e Federal Pow er Commission, which have b een devised o r which may be hereafter devised, for the protection of the investor and co nsumer. No permits under - The Federal Power Commission is hereby directed not to issue Water Po wer Act af- fecting Colorado River, or ap prove any per mits or licens es under said Federal Wate r Power etc ., in States of Colo- rado River compact, to Act upon or affecting the Colorado River or any of its tributaries, be issued until the Act v becomes effective, except the Gila River, in the States of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Ante, p. 1058. New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and California until this Act shall become effective as provided in section 4 herein. Title to canal ' stal l after repayment of all SEC. 7. That the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, Governme nt advances, when repayments to the United States of all money advanced, with etc ., may be transferred to districts havin g cap- interest, reimbursable hereunder, shall have been made, transfer the ital invested therein, title to said canal and appurtenant structures, except the Laguna Dam and t he mai n cana l and appur tenant stru ctures down to and including Syphon Drop, to the districts or other agencies of the United States having a beneficial interest therein in proportion to Utilization of power their respective capital investments under such form of organization poss ibili ties by the as may be acceptable to him. The said districts or other agencies districts, shal l have the pr ivilege at any time of util izing b y cont ract or other- wise such power possibilities as may exist upon said canal, in propor- tion to thei r resp ective contrib utions or obl igation s towa rd the capital cost of said canal and appurtenant structures from and including the diversion works to the point where each respective power plant rower proceeds pay may be located. The net proceeds from any power development on able into the fund, etc, said canal shall be paid into the fund and credited to said districts or ot her age ncies on thei r said contra cts, in propor tion t o their rights to develop power, until the districts or other agencies using said canal sha ll have paid t hereby and un der any contr act or otherwi se an amount of money equivalent to the operation and maintenance Colorado River com- expense and cost of construction thereof. pact to control all users SEC. 8. (a) The United States, its permittees, licensees, and con- of water, etc. tractees, and all users and appropriators of water stored, diverted, carried, and/or distributed by the reservoir, canals, and other works herein authorized, shall observe and be subject to and controlled by said Colorado River compact in the construction, management, and operation of said reservoir, canals, and other works and the storage, diversion, delivery, and use of water for the generation of power, irrigation, and other purposes, anything in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding, and all permits, licenses, and contracts shall so provide. Use of water, subject (b) Also the United States in constructing, managing, and o h er- to compact between Arizona, Ca lif orn ia, ating the dam, reservoir, canals, and other works herein authorized, and Nevad a, as to water accruing to the including the appropriation, delivery, and use of water for the state s su bsid iary to generation of power, irrigation, or other uses, and all users of water Colorado Ri ver com- t~ pact. thus delivered and all users and appropriators of waters stored by said reservoir and/or carried by said canal, including all permittees and licensees of the United States or any of its agencies, shall observe and be subje ct to and con trolled, anyt hing to the co ntrary herein notwithstanding, by the terms of such compact, if any, between the States of Arizona, California, and Nevada, or any two thereof, for the equitable division of the benefits, including power, arising from

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. CH. 42. 1928. 1063 the use of water accruing to said States, subsidiary to and consistent with said Colorado River compact, which may be negotiated and approved by said States and to which Congress shall give its consent and approval on or before January 1, 1929 ; and the terms of any such compact concluded between said States and approved and Proviso. consented to by Congress after said date : Provided, That in the Subsequent action. latter case such compact shall be subject to all contracts, if any, made by the Secretary of the Interior under section 5 hereof prior to the Ante, p. 1060 . date of such approval and consent by Congress. S F- c. 9 . That all lands of the United States found by the Secretary ara lnabferolaandspwitb of the Interior to be practicable of irrigation and reclamation by the entry. irrigation works authorized herein shall be withdrawn from public entry. Thereafter, at the direction of the Secretary of the Interior To be opened under > > reclamation law. such lands shall be opened for entry, in tracts varying in size but not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres, as may be determined by the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with the provisions of the reclamation law, and any such entryman shall pay an equitable share in accordance with the benefits received, as determined by the said Secretary, of the construction cost of said canal and appurtenant p ay m e nt s. structures ; said payments to be made in such installments and at such times as may be specified by the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with the provisions of the said reclamation law, and shall Revenue covered in- constitute revenue from said project and be covered into the fund tothefundo here in p rovi ded for : Provi ded, That all persons who have served Provisos. Preference for three in the United States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps during the war months to persons serv with Germany, the war with Spain, or in the suppression of the ing in World War, etc . insurrection in the Philippines, and who have been honorably sepa- rated or discharged therefrom or placed in the Regular Army or Navy Reserve, shall have the exclusive preference right for a period of three months to enter said lands, subject, however, to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 4, Act of December 5, 1924 (Forty-third vol .43, p. 702. Stat utes at Larg e, p age 702) ; and also, so far as practicable, prefer- ence shall be given to said persons in all construction work authorized Action if entry be by this Act : Provided further, That in the event such an entry shall relinquished. be relinquished at any time prior to actual residence upon the land by the entryman for not less than one year, lands so relinquished shall not be subject to entry for a period of sixty days after the filing and notation of the relinquishment in the local land office, and after the expiration of said sixty-day period such lands shall be open to entry, subject to the preference in this section provided. Imperial Irrigation SEC. 10. That nothing in this Act shall be construed as modifying District. in any manner the existing contract, dated October 23, 1918, between Contract with, for connection with La- the United States and the Imperial Irrigation District, providing guunah Dam not modi- for a connection with Laguna Dam ; but the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into contract or contracts with the said district or other districts, persons, or agencies for the construction, in accord- ance with this Act, of said canal and appurtenant structures, and also for the operation and maintenance thereof, with the consent of Use of canal, etc. the other users. Arizona. SEC . 11 . That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized stud y, etc., of lands to make such studies, surveys, investigations, and do such engineer- in Parker-Gila Valley > > t, recl amat ion proj ect in, ing as may be necessary to determine the lands in the State of Ari- to be madea zona that should be embraced within the boundaries of a reclamation project, heretofore commonly known and hereafter to be known as the Par ker- Gila Val ley recl amat ion proj ect, and to reco mmen d th e most practicable and feasible method of irrigating lands within said project, or units thereof, and the cost of the same ; and the appropria- tion of such sums of money as may be necessary for the aforesaid purposes from time to time is hereby authorized. The Secretary Congress. oof find ngs to shall report to Congress as soon as practicable, and not later than

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 1064 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Ca. 42. 1928 . December 10, 1931, his findings, conclusions, and recommendations regarding such project. "Polli cassubdivi- SEC . 12 . "Pol itic al su bdivi sion " or "poli tical sub divis ions" as Sion .° used in this Act shall be understood to include any State, irrigation or other district, municipality, or other governmental organization . "Reclamation law." " Reclamation law " as used in this Act shall be understood to mean that certain Act of the Congress of the United States approved June 17, 1902, entitled "An Act appropriating the receipts from the sale and dispo sal of publi c land in ce rtain States and Te rritor ies to the con struct ion of irrig ation works for th e recla mation of ar id lan ds," and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto . " Maintenance " as used herein shall be deemed to include in each instance provision for keeping the works in good operating condition . "The Federal Water Power Act," as used in this Act, shall be understood to mean that certain Act of Congress of the United States approved June 10, 1920, entitled "An Act to create a Federal Power Commission ; to provide for the improvement of navigation ; the development of water power ; the use of the public lands in rela- tion thereto ; and to repeal section 18 of the River and Harbor Appro- priation Act, approved August 8, 1917, and for other purposes," and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto . " Domestic " whenever employed in this Act shall include water uses defined as "domestic " in said Colorado River compact . Sac. 13. (a) The Colorado River compact signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, November 24, 1922, pursuant to Act of Co ngress approved August 19, 1921, entitled "An Act to permit a compact or agreement between the States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming respecting the disposi- tion and apportionment of the waters of the Colorado River, and for other purposes," is hereby approved by the Congress of the United States, and the provisions of the first paragraph of article 11 of the said Colorado River compact, making said compact binding and obligatory when it shall have been approved by the legislature of each of the signatory States, are hereby waived, and this approval shall become effective when the State of California and at least five of the other States mentioned, shall have approved or may hereafter approve said compact as aforesaid and shall consent to such waiver, as herein provided . (b) The rights of the United States in or to waters of the Colo- rado River and its tributaries howsoever claimed or acquired, as well as the rights of those claiming under the United States, shall be subject to and controlled by said Colorado River compact . (c) Also all patents, grants, contracts, concessions, leases, permits, licenses, rights of way, or other privileges from the United States or under its authority, necessary or convenient for the use of waters of the Colorado River or its tributaries, or for the generation or transmission of electrical energy generated by means of the waters of said river or its tributaries, whether under this Act, the Federal Water Power Act, or otherwise, shall be upon the express condition and with the express covenant that the rights of the recipients or holders thereof to waters of the river or its tributaries, for the use of which the same are necessary, convenient, or incidental, and the use of the same shall likewise be subject to and controlled by said Colorado River compact. (d) The conditions and covenants referred to herein shall be deemed to run with the land and the right, interest, or privilege therein and water right, and shall attach as a matter of law, whether set o ut or referr ed to in the instr ument e videnc ing an y such paten t, grant, contract, concession, lease, permit, license, right of way, or Vol. 32, p. 388. "Ma inten ance ." "Federal Water Power Act ." Vol.41,p.1063. "Do mesti c. " Colorado River com- pact. Authority for. Vol.42,p.171 . Approval of, by Con- gress. Waiver of approval by each of s igna tory States . Acceptan ce of ap- proval b y California and five oth er States. All rights as to Colo- rado River waters, sub- ject to the compact . All patents, etc ., for use of waters of Colo- rado River and tribu- taries subject to Colo- rado River compact. Con di tio ns to run wi th the land and rights attach as a mat- ter of law to patents, etc.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cii. 42 . 1928 . 1065 other privilege from the United States or under its authority, or not, and shall be deemed to be for the benefit of and be available to the of sev en Available for benefit designated States of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, states, etc. and Wyoming, and the users of water therein or thereunder, by way of sui t, defens e, or oth erwise, i n any lit igation r especting the wate rs of the Colorado River or its tributaries. SEc. 14 . This Act shall be deemed a supplement to the reclama mental to rec de emed ut tion law, which said reclamation law shall govern the construction, law. operation, and management of the works herein authorized, except as otherwise herein provided. Investigation, etc., SEc. 15. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed directed as to feasibility to make investigation and public reports of the feasibility of projects rated States l for dco m- for irrigation, generation of electric power, and other purposes in prehensive scheme for utilization of water of the States of Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Co l or a do Ri ve r, e tc. Wyoming for the purpose of making such information available to said States and to the Congress, and of formulating a compre- hensive scheme of control and the improvement and utilization of , Sum authorized from the water of the Colorado River and its tributaries. The sum of fund. $250,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated from said Colorado Ante, p. 1057. River Dam fund, created by section 2 of this Act, for such purposes. Com mi ssi on fr om SEC. 16 . In furtherance of any comprehensive plan formulated ratifying State to act hereafter for the control, im rovement and utilization of the re- in advisory capacity, h in cooperation with sourc es of the Co lorado River syste m and t o the end th at the proje ct Secr etar y of the In- authorized by this Act may constitute and be administered as a unit in such control, improvement, and utilization, any commission or commissioner duly authorized under the laws of any ratifying State in that behalf shall have the right to act in an advisory capaci ty to and in coope ration with the Sec retary of th e Inte rior i n the exercise of any authority under the provisions of sections 4, 5, and 14 of this Act, and shall have at all times access to records of all F ederal agenc ies em powere d to a ct unde r said secti ons, a nd sha ll be ent itled to have copi es of sai d records on reque st. SEC. 17. Claims of the United States arising out of any contract Priority of Govern. authorized by this Act shall have priority over all others, secured or ment claims. unsecured. SEc. 18 . Nothing herein shall be construed as interfering with Rights of States as to waters therein, not in- such rights as th e Stat es now have either to the water s with in the ir terfered with, except as borders or to adopt such policies and enact such laws as they may modified b y the com- deem necessary with respect to the appropriation, control, and use of waters within their borders, except as modified by the Colorado River compact or other interstate agreement. SEC. 19 . That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the States p Supp leme ntal signaled of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and States consented to. Wyoming to negotiate and enter into compacts or agreements, sup- plemental to and in conformity with the Colorado River compact and consistent with this Act for a comprehensive plan for the deve lopm ent o f the Col orado Rive r and pro vidin g for the stor age, diversion, and use of the waters of said river. Any such compact General pr ovi si ons y for dams, etc. or agreement may provide for the construction of dams, headworks, and other diversion works or structures for flood control, reclama- tion, improvement of navigation, division of water, or other pur- poses and/or the construction of power houses or other structures for the purpose of the development of water power and the financ- ing of the same ; and for such purposes may authorize the creation of inters tate c ommiss ions a nd/or the cr eation of cor porati ons, a uthori - ties, or other instrumentalities. (a) Such consent is given upon condition that a representative of Federal representa- tiv e the United States, to be appointed by the President, shall participate negotiatiosticipate in in the negotiations and shall make report to Congress of the pro- ceedings and of any compact or agreement entered into.

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 1066 Approval by eac h State and Congress required. Right s of Mexico not construed. Title of Act. December 21 1928 . [S.4302.) [Public, No . 643 .] Battl e of Fort Fis her. Federal Point Light- ho use Reser vation, conv eyed to Wilm ing- ton, N. C .,asamem- orial to commemorate . Description . Rever sion on fail ure to maintain etc ., the property. Rights reserved . December 21, 1928 . [H. R. 13665.] [Public, No. 644 .] United States Su- pr eme Court Bu ilding Commission . SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss. II. CHs . 42-44 . 1928 . (b) No such compact or agreement shall be binding or obligatory upon any of such States unless and until it has been approved by the legislature of each of such States and by the Congress of the United States . SEC . 20 . Nothing in this Act shall be construed as a denial or recognition of any rights, if any, in Mexico to the use of the waters of the Colorad o River syste m . SEc. 21 . That the short title of this Act shall be " Boulder Canyon Project Act ." Approved, December 21, 1928. CHAP. 43 .-An Act To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey the Federal Point Lighthouse Reservation, North Carolina, to the city of Wilming- ton, North Carolina, as a memorial to commemorate the Battle of Fort Fisher. Be it e nacted by the Senate and Ho use of Repres entatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to convey, subject to the co nditions contained in section 2 of this Act, the Federal Point Lighthouse Reservation, North Carolina, to the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, for improvement and maintenance as a memorial to commemorate the Battle of Fort Fisher. The property to be transferred under this Act was conveyed to the United States by deed of April 7, 1817, from Charles B. Gause, registered in the records of New Hanover County in Book P, page 305, and is described therein as " a certain piece or parcel of land situate, lying, and being in the State of North Carolina and County of New Hanover on Federal Point near the new inlet of Cape Fear River, whereon the beacon erected by the United States now stands, to contain one square acre of land, the beacon being the center of said square acre," together with "the use and privilege of the most convenient and usual landing place on said point from the river and from said landing place free egress and regress over the said point of land ." SEc. 2. In the event the city of Wilmington should fail to improve or to maintain the said property in the manner contemplated by this Act the Secretary of Commerce may at an time by letter addressed to its c hief ex ecutive offic er or o fficers notif y the c ity of Wilmin gton that the property conveyed will revert to the United States, and if the city of Wilmington does not begin or resume the performance of such improvement or maintenance within a period of six months from the date of such notice, the said property shall, upon the expiration of such period, revert to the United States without further notice or demand or any suit or proceeding, such conditions to be recited in the deed or instrument of conveyance. The United S tates reserv es the righ t to r esume owner ship, possession, and control for Government purposes of the said property so conveyed at any time and without the consent of the grantee. Approved, December 21, 1928. CHAP. 44.-An Act To provide for the submission to the Congress of pre- liminary plans and estimates of costs for the construction of a building for the Supreme Court of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby created a commission to be known as the " Unite d Stat es Sup reme Court Building Commission " and to be composed of the Chief Justice

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 SEVE NTIE TH CONGRESS. SESS. II. Cas. 44-46. 1928 . 1067 of the United States, an associate justice of the United States to be Creation and co m- designated by the Supreme Court of the United States, the chairman position of, and the ranking minority member of the Committee on Public Build- ings and Grounds of the Senate, the chairman and the ranking minority member of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds of the House of Representatives, and the Architect of the Capitol. N otwit hstan ding the expir ation of a Con gress, an y Rep resen tati ve who is a member of the commission, if reelected, shall continue to serve thereon until a successor is selected by the House of Represen- tatives. The Architect of the Capitol shall serve as executive officer of the commission and shall perform such services under this Act as the commission may direct. SEC. 2. The commission is authorized to procure, by contract or commission t o pro- otherwise, preliminary plans and estimates of costs for the construe- cure preliminary plans, est imates, etc ., for tion, and the furnishing and equipping, of a suitable building includ- buildin g for the su- r,~ preme Court, on ac- ing approaches, connections with the Capitol power plant, and quired site. architectural landscape treatment of the ground, for the accommo- Vol. 44, pp . 631, 1254. dation and exclusive use of the Supreme Court of the United States ; such building to be erected upon the site heretofore acquired for that purpose, and such building to be so situated, and the exterior thereof to be of such type of architecture and material, as to harmonize with the present buildings of the Capitol group. The amount to be Limit of expense. expended in procuring such plans and estimates shall be determined by the commission, but shall be within the limits of appropriations made therefor, and shall be disbursed by the disbursing officer of the Department of the Interior, under the direction of the executive off icer o f the commis sion. The commission sha ll make a report to Re port by M arch 1, the Congress on or before March 1, 1 929, including a detail ed state- 19L, p .1261. ment of such plans and estimates of costs. SEC. 3. There is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $10,000, sum autborized. or so much thereof as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions Post, p. 1609. of section 2. Approved, December 21, 1928. CHAP. 45 .-Joint Resolution Limiting the operation of sections 198 and 203 of title 18 of the Code of Laws of the United States. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That nothing in sections 198 or 203 of title 18 of the Code of Laws of the United States (sections 109 and 113, Criminal Code) or any other Act of Congress forbidding any person in the employ of the United States or acting in any official capacity under them from acting as agent or attorney for another before any department or branch of the Government or from receiving pay for so acting shall be deemed to apply to counsel serving under the provisions of S . J. Res. 54, Six ty-eig hth Co ngress, firs t sess ion, a pproved Febru ary 8, 1924 . Appr ove d, D ecem ber 21, 1928. Executive officer . December 21, 1928. [S. J. Res. 167.1 [Pub. Res., No . 73.1 Counsel in suits to cancel naval oil leases . R emo val of pro- hibi tion against em- ployment of, in claims, etc. Vol. 35, pp . 1107, 1109 . U.S . Code, pp. 474, 475. Vol.43,p.6. CHAP. 46 .-Joint Resolution For the relief of Porto Rico. December 21, 1928 . [H.J. Res.352.] [Pub . Res., No. 74.] Whereas the island of Porto Rico is suffering from the effects of a PortoRicohurricane . violent hurricane of extraordinary intensity, unusual duration, Preamble. and unexampled violence which visited the island on September ' 13 and 14, 1928 ; and Whereas no part of the island escaped suffering some damage 54835'-29-rr 1-71
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 a 1068 Porto Rican Hurri- ca ne Relief Commis- sion. Creation and compo- sition of. To assist the rehabili- tation of agriculture, etc ., on the island. Personnel authoriz- ed. Expenses. Cooperation of de- partments, etc ., may be utilized. Sum for administra- tiv e expenses. Post, p. 1609 . Loans to agricul- turists. Interest, etc. SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cn. 46. 1928 . Whereas the total number of people affected by the hurricane was one mill ion four hun dred and fif ty-f our thou sand and for ty-s even , of whom, according to the report of the American Red Cross, more than one-third, or five hundred and ten thousand one hundred and sixty-one, were absolutely destitute and without food ; and Whereas the coffee and fruit crops were almost totally destroyed, and the coffee plantations so injured that it will be at least five years before they can be restored to normal conditions ; and Whereas a very large part of the shade trees which are essential for the successful functioning of a coffee plantation were destroyed and more than five years will be required for their replacement or recovery ; and Whereas more than one hundred and forty thousand, or about one- third, of the trees in the coconut plantations were destroyed and it will be at least seven years before the new trees to be planted in their place will be beari ng frui t ; and Whereas the damage to all the insular industries has been so great as to make it impossible for the insular government to give ade- quate relief in the emergency : Therefore be it Re solved b y the Se nate and House o f Repre sentativ es of th e United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby created a commission, to be known as The Porto Rican Hurricane Relief Com miss ion (her eina fter ref erre d to as the comm issi on), and to con- sist of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of War, and the Secretary of Agriculture, of whom the Secretary of War shall be the chairman. It shall be the duty of the commission to assist in the re- habilitation of agriculture in the Island of Porto Rico, particularly on the coffee plantations and on the coconut plantations, to encourage a more general planting of food crops needed by laborers on the planta tions, especi ally of root c rops, to aid in the repair and re stora- tion of schools and roads, and to assist in providing employment for unemployed and destitute laborers. The commissioners shall receive no compensation for their services under this resolution. SEC. 2 . (a) The commission is authorized (1) without regard to the civil service laws to appoint and, without regard to the Classi- fication Act of 1923, as amended, to fix the compensation of a secre- tary and such clerical and other assistants ; and (2) to make such expenditures (including expenditures for ersonal services and rent at the seat of government and elsewhere)) as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of this resolution . The commission may, to the extent deemed advisable by it, utilize the facilities and the clerical and other personnel of the Department of the Treasury, the Depar tment of War, and the D epartm ent of Agri cultur e, and may request and accept the cooperation of the insular and municipal gov- ernments of Porto Rico in carrying out the provisions of this resolu- tion . (b) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $50,000 for administrative expenses incurred in carrying out the provisi ons of this re soluti on . Sec. 3 . For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this resolution the commission shall have power to make loans to any individual coffee planter, coconut planter, fruit grower, or other agriculturist in the island of Porto Rico in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the commission shall by regulation prescribe, including an agreement by the borrowers to use the loan ,for the purposes specified by the commission ; except that no such loan shall be made for a period of more than ten years or in an amount in excess of $25,000 to any one individual. The rate of interest upon each such loa n beginning w ith the fourth year shall

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 1070 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Clas. 47, 48 . 1928 . Consideration of ad- verse claims. Appraisal, etc ., of lands on application for purchase thereof. December 22, 1928. [s .4 126 .1 CRAP. 48 .-An Act Authorizing the National Capital Park and Planning [Public, No. 646 .1 Commission to acquire title to land subject to limited rights reserved, and lim- ited rights in land, and authorizing the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital to lease land or existing buildings for limited periods in certains instances. Be it enacted by the Senate and Ho use of Representatives o f the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the authority of the Natio nal C apital Park and Planni ng Co mmiss ion, e stabl ished by the Act approved April 30, 1926 (Statutes at Large, volume 44, page 374), is hereby enlarged as follows : Sai d commis sion is hereby a uthorize d to acq uire, fo r and in behalf of the United States of Ame rica, by gift, devise, purc hase, or condemnation, in accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 6, 1924 (Statutes at Large, volume 43, page 463), as amended by the Act of April 30, 1926 (Statutes at Large, volume 44, page 374), (1) fee title to land subject to limited rights, but not for business purposes, reserved to the grantor : Provi ded, That such reservation of rights shall not continue beyond the life or lives of the grantor or grantors of the fee : Provided further, That in the opinion of said commission the permanent public park purposes for which control over said land is needed are not essentially impaired by said reserved rights and that there is a substantial saving in cost by acquiring said land subject to said limited rights as compared with the cost of Permanent rights in acquiring unencumbered title thereto ; (2) permanent rights in land adjoining land to pre- adark sufficient to prevent the use of said land in vent impairment of h p ropert y park p roperty certain specified ways which would essentially impair the value of Protection, etc ., se- the park property for its purposes : Provided, That in the opinion cured by such means. of said commission the protection and maintenance of the essential public values of sa id pa rk can thu s be se cur ed mo re economically than by acquiring said land in fee or by other available means Provided further, That all contracts for acquisition of land subject to such limited rights reserved to the grantor and for acquisition of such limited permanent rights in land shall be subject to the approval of the President of the United States. SEC. 2 . The Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital is authorized, subj ect to the approval of the National Capital Park and Planning C ommission, to lease, for a term not exceeding five years, and to renew such lease, subject to such approval, for an additional term not exceeding five years. pending need for their immediate use in other ways by the public, and on su ch terms as the director sh all determine, land or any existing building or structure on land acquired for park, parkway, or playground purposes. Approved, December 22, 1928. District of Columbia Park and playground system. Vol. 44, p. 37 4, amended. Lands subject to limited reserved rights may be acquired by National Capital Park and Planning Com- missi on. Vol. 43, p. 463; Vol . 44,p.374. Provisos. Time limit of rights. Park purposes not to be impaired thereby. Contracts subject to approval of President. Lan d, b uildi ngs, etc ., may be leased pending immediate need for park, etc ., purposes. And provided further, That no patent shall issue under the provisions of this Act for any tract to which there is a conflicting claim adverse to that of the applicant, unless and until such claim shall have been finally adjudicated in favor of such applicant. SEC. 2. That upon the filing of an appli cation to p urcha se any lands subject to the operation of this Act, together with the required proof, the Secr etary of the Int erior sh all caus e the la nds desc ribed in said application to be appraised, said appraisal to be on the basis of the value of such lands at the date of appraisal, exclusive of any increased val ue resulting fr om the development or improvement of the lands by the applicant or his predecessors in interest, and in such appraisal the Secretary shall consider and give full effect to the equities of any such applicant. Approved, December 22, 1928.

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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. II. Cns. 51, 52 . 1929 . CHAP. 51.-An Act To authorize an appropriation for completing the new cadet mess hall, United States Military Academy. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of not more than $297 .540 for completing the construction of the new cadet mess hall, cadet store, dormitories, and drawing academy at the United States Military Academy. Approved, January 9, 1929. 1071 January 9, 1929. [H. R. 14813.] [Public, No. 647.] Military Academy. Su m au thori zed for r,nw cadet mess hall, etc. Post, p. 1368. Ante, p . 748. January 10, 1929. CHAP. 52.-An Act To provide for the acquisition of a site and the con-	[13. R. 12897 .) struction thereon of a fireproof office building or buildings for the House of Represen tatives . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That there is In . "Ouse Ouse Of fice Build- hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $900,000, or so Sum autho rized for acq uiri ng d esign ated much thereof as may be necessary, for the acquisition of a site squares . embracing one or more of the squares bounded by B Street southeast and B Street southwest, C Street southeast and C Street southwest, New Jersey Avenue southeast, and Delaware Avenue southwest, as Post, p.1612. the commission in control of the House Office Building shall de termi ne . Upon the acquisition of such land, buildings, and structures, all bec ome of IIpo pa rt of new of the land, buildings, and structures contained in square numbered House of Rep res en ts. 689 and square numbered 636 in the District of Columbia, as such s e s office Buildin g squares appear on the records in the office of the surveyor of the District of Columbia as of the date of the passage of this Act, shall become a part of the New House of Representatives Office Su bj ect to House Building site and be under the control of the Architect of the Cap- Offic e Buildin g Co m- itol, subject to the direction and supervision of the House Office """- Building Commission . SEC . 2 . There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $7,500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the construc- tion, on the site selected, of a fireproof office building or buildings for the House of Representatives, to include necessary office rooms for Members, including committee rooms, folding rooms, and such other rooms as may be necessary and proper . Such building or Plans adopted. buildings shall be constructed substantially in accordance with plans prepared under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Congress approved March 4, 1925, with such modifications as may be necessary or advan- tageous . For any part or all of the sum authorized to be appro- priated by this section, contracts are authorized to be entered into. The construction of such building or buildings and the letting of contracts, including the necessary traveling expenses, advertising, purchase of material, supplies, equipment, and accessories in the open market, and the employment of all necessary skilled architec- tural and engineering personnel and other services, without refer- ence to section 35 of the Act approved June 25, 1910, and purchase of necessary technical and other books, shall be under the control of the Architect of the Capitol, subject to the direction and super ; vision of the commission in control of the House Office Building. SEC. 3. The commission in control of the House Office Building shall, within thirty days after the date of the enactment of this Act, determine which part or parts of the area described in section 1 shall be acquired and used for a site for the building or buildings [Publ ic, No. 6 48 .] Sum authorized for const ruction of b uild ing, etc., on site. Vol.43,p. 1295. Contractsauthorized . Outside professional services. Vol. 36, p. 699. Determination by commission of area to be acquired.

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 1072 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHs . 52,53. 1929 . herein provided for and shall proceed to acquire such site by pur- Con demna tion p ro- chase or by condemnation, and in the latter event, the condemna- ceedings. tion pr oceedings sha ll be conducte d in the same maner as prov ided Vol.30,p.649 . in the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 189 9, and for ot her purposes," approved Jul y 1, 1898, for the Disbursements • acquisition of a site for an addition to the Government Printing Office. The appropriations made pursuant to this Act shall be dis- bursed by the disbursing officer of the Department of the Interior, such officer being designated by law as the disbursing officer of the Architect of the Capitol. Approved, January 10, 1929. January 11, 1929. [S. 3127.]	CHAP. 53 .-An Act To amend section 217, as amended, of the Act entitled [P ubli c, No . 649.] "An Act' to codify, revise, and amend the penal laws of the United States," approved March 4, 1909. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the criminal Code. Vol. 35, p. 1131, United States o America in Congress assembled, That section 217, amended. as amended, of the Act entitled "An Act to codify, revise, and amend U. S. Code, p . 407. the penal laws of the United States," approved March 4, 1909, be Postal offenses. amended to read as follows Poisons, explosives, "All kinds of poison, and all articles and compositions containing disease germs, etc ., nonmailable . pois on, and all p oisonou s anima ls, in sects, and rep tiles, and ex plosive s of all kinds, and inflammable materials, and infernal machines, and Vol. 41,p .620,amend . mechanical, chemical, or other devices or compositions which may ed. ignite or explode, and all disease germs or scabs, and all other natural or artificial articles, compositions, or material, of whatever kind, which may kill or in anywise hurt, harm, or injure another, or damage, deface, or otherwise injure the mails or other property, whether sealed as first-class matter or not, are hereby declared to be nonmailable matter and shall not be conveyed in the mails or de live red from any pos t of fice or stat ion ther eof, nor by any lett er Transmission p er- carrier ; but the Postmaster General may permit the transmission in mitted of articles not outwardl y dangerous, the mails, under such rules and regulations as he shall prescribe as to etc. preparation and packing, of any articles hereinbefore described which are not outwardly or of their own force dangero us or injuriou s to Limitation of ship- life, health, or property : Provided, That the transmission in the t mea ts to physicians, mails of poisonous drugs and medicines may be limited by the Post- etc. master General to shipments of such articles from the manufacturer thereof or dealer therein to licensed physicians, surgeons, dentists, pharmacists, druggists, and veterinarians, under such rules and regu- Intoxicat ing liquors lations as he shall prescribe : Provided further, That all spiritous, n°nma'lable. vinous, malted, fermented, or other intoxicating liquors of any kind are hereby declared to be nonmailable and shall not be deposited in autlo eaeIIfor or carries, through the mails. Whoever shall knowingly deposit or etc. cause t o be deposite d for mailing or delivery, or shall knowi ngly cause t o be delivere d by mail, acc ording to the direction the reon or at any place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, anything declared by this section to be nonmail- able, unless in accordance with the rules and regulations hereby authorized to be prescribed by the Postmaster General, shall be fined n ot more than $1,000 or impr isoned not mo re than two ye ars, ing artic les Pu nis hm ent wi th i .- ~ b- or both ; and whoever shall knowingly deposit or cause to be deposited junous inte nt. for mailing or delivery, or shall knowingly cause to be delivered by mail, according to the direction thereon or at any place to which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, anything declared by this section to be nonmailable, whether trans- mitted in accordance with the rules and regulations authorized

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