Chapter 384. Amending the Act approved May 4, 1926, providing for the construction and maintenance of bathing pools or beaches in the District of Columbia
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Chap. 384: Amending the Act approved May 4, 1926, providing for the construction and maintenance of bathing pools or beaches in the District of Columbia. Chapter 384 45 Stat. 1411 1929-02-28 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 public Chapter 384.— An Act Amending the Act approved May 4, 1926, providing for the construction and maintenance of bathing pools or beaches in the District of Columbia.
February 28, 1929.[[H. R. 5758](/us/bill/70/hr/5758).][[Public, No. 861](/us/pl/70/861).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Act District of Columbia.Bathing pools.entitled “An Act for the establishment of artificial bathing pools or beaches in the District of Columbia,” approved May 4, 1926 1412Vol. 44, p. 394, amended.(Forty-fourth Statutes at Large, page 394), is hereby amended and reenacted so as to read as follows:
Construction authorized of six artificial bathing pools. " Section 1. That the Director of Public Buildings and Public bathing pools. Parks of the National Capital be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to locate and construct in the District of Columbia, subject to the approval of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and after consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts, as appropriations shall be provided therefor, artificial bathing pools Buildings, filtered water, etc.or beaches, not exceeding 6 in number, with suitable buildings, shower baths, lockers, provisions for the use of filtered water, purification of the water, and all things necessary for the proper conduct of such pools or beaches, and to conduct, and maintain the same.
Limit of cost.Sums authorized.The cost of construction of any of these pools or beaches, with buildings and equipment, shall not exceed $150,000 each, and the appropriation of the sums necessary for the purposes named is hereby authorized to be paid in like manner as other appropriations for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia. " Control, etc., may be transferred to the District Commissioners. Sec. 2. The Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital may, in the interest of economy and good administration, with the consent of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, transfer for such period as he shall determine, to said commissioners the possession, control, and maintenance of any of said bathing pools or beaches.
Otherwise they shall be operated and maintained by the said Director of Public Buildings and Public Operation, etc., otherwise, by Director of Public Buildings, etc.Fees authorized, for credit of the District.Parks, and in either case the official conducting any bathing pool or beach is hereby authorized to charge and collect a reasonable fee for the use and enjoyment of such pool or beach, such fees to be paid weekly to the collector of taxes of the District of Columbia for deposit in the Treasury to the credit of the District of Columbia.
Approved, February 28, 1929.
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- Chapter 384Amending the Act approved May 4, 1926, providing for the construction and maintenance of bathing pools or beaches in the District of Columbia
- Chapter 848Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1931, and for other purposes
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