Public Law 46.
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(/us/pl/74/45).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, District of Columbia.Smoot Sand and Gravel Corporation may construct, etc., pipe lines at designated points. That the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are hereby authorized and empow-ered to grant permission to the Smoot Sand and Gravel Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, the owner of squares 705, 707, and east of 708, and part of square 708, in the District of Columbia, its successors and assigns, to lay down, construct, maintain, and use pipe lines for the carriage of petroleum and petroleum products from any point or points within any such square or such part of square, in and through Half Street, First Street, P Street, Q Street, R Street, Potomac Avenue, reservation 246 and reservation 247, to any point or points within any such square or such part of square, or to the pierhead line of the Anacostia River.
Sec. 2. Supervision of construction, etc. All the construction and use provided for herein shall be under such regulations and rentals as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia may make and establish in connection therewith, and all plans and specifications for such construction shall be subject 163to their approval. The Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall have full authority to designate the location and to cause such repairs or relocation of said pipe lines as the public necessity may require, any such repairs or relocation to be at the expense of the Smoot Sand and Gravel Corporation, its successors, or assigns.
Sec. 3. No permission granted or enjoyed hereunder shall vest anyNo property rights to vest. right, title, or interest in or to the land within the streets or reservations referred to in section 1. Sec. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herebyAmendment, etc. expressly reserved. Approved, April 25, 1935. To provide for the protection of land resources against soil erosion, and for other purposes. 1935-04-27 85 Chapter 49 Stat. 163 74 1 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 85.] AN ACT To provide for the protection of land resources against soil erosion, and for other purposes. April 27, 1935.[[H. R. 7054](/us/bill/74/s/7054).][[Public, No. 46](/us/pl/74/46).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That it is herebyProtection of land resources against soil erosion.*Post*, p. 1148. recognized that the wastage of soil and moisture resources on farm, grazing, and forest lands of the Nation, resulting from soil erosion, is a menace to the national welfare and that it is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to provide permanently for the control and prevention of soil erosion and thereby to preserve natural resources, control floods, prevent impairment of reservoirs, and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, protect public health, public lands and relieve unemployment, and the Secretary of Agriculture, from now on, shall coordinate and direct all activities with relation to soil erosion and in order to effectuate this policy is hereby authorized, from time to time—
(1)To conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to theSurveys and investigations to be conducted. character of soil erosion and the preventive measures needed, to publish the results of any such surveys, investigations, or research, to disseminate information concerning such methods, and to conduct demonstrational projects in areas subject to erosion by wind or water;
(2)To carry out preventive measures, including, but not limitedTypes of preventive measures to be employed. to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, and changes in use of land;
(3)To cooperate or enter into agreements with, or to furnishAgreements, aid, etc., for control purposes. financial or other aid to, any agency, governmental or otherwise, or any person, subject to such conditions as he may deem necessary, for the purposes of this Act; and
(4)To acquire lands, or rights or interests therein, by purchase,Acquisition of lands, rights, etc., when necessary. gift, condemnation, or otherwise, whenever necessary for the purposes of this Act. Sec 2. The acts authorized in section 1
(1)and
(2)may be performed—
(a)On lands owned or controlled by the United States or anyProtective measures on Government-owned, etc., lands. of its agencies, with the cooperation of the agency having jurisdiction thereof; and
(b)On any other lands, upon obtaining proper consent or theOther lands. necessary rights or interests in such lands. Sec 3. As a condition to the extending of any benefits under thisConditions to extending benefits. Act to any lands not owned or controlled by the United States or any of its agencies, the Secretary of Agriculture may, insofar as he may deem necessary for the purposes of this Act, require—
(1)The enactment and reasonable safeguards for the enforcementLocal restrictions for preventing erosion. of State and local laws imposing suitable permanent restrictions on 164the use of such lands and otherwise providing for the prevention of soil erosion;
(2)Agreements, etc., as to permanent use of lands.Agreements or covenants as to the permanent use of such lands; and
(3)Contributions to operations.Contributions in money, services, materials, or otherwise, to any operations conferring such benefits. Sec. 4. For the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may—
(1)Cooperation of Governmental agencies.Secure the cooperation of any governmental agency;
(2)Officers and employees.Subject to civil service and classification laws; exception.[U. S. C., p. 85](/us/usc/t/s85). Subject to the provisions of the civil-service laws and the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, appoint and fix the compensation of such officers and employees as he may deem necessary, except for a period not to exceed eight months from the date of this enactment, the Secretary of Agriculture may make appointments and may continue employees of the organization heretofore established for the purpose of administering those provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act which relate to the prevention of soil erosion, without regard to the civil-service laws or regulations and the Technical services.Classification Act, as amended; and any persons with technical or practical knowledge may be employed and compensated under this Act on a basis to be determined by the Civil Service Commission; and
(3)Other expenses. Make expenditures for personal services and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the purchase of law books and books of reference, for printing and binding, for the purchase, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying vehicles, and perform such acts, and prescribe such regulations, as he may deem proper to carry out the provisions of this Act. Sec. 5. Soil Conservation Service, established.*Post*, p. 1601.Powers conferred.Vol. 48, pp. 201, 202. The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an agency to be known as the “Soil Conservation Service to exercise the powers conferred on him by this Act and may utilize the organization heretofore established for the purpose of administering those provisions of sections 202 and 203 of the National Industrial Recovery Personal services.Act which relate to the prevention of soil erosion, together with such personnel thereof as the Secretary of Agriculture may determine, Funds available.and all unexpended balances of funds heretofore allotted to said organization shall be available until June 30, 1937, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall assume all obligations incurred by said organization prior to transfer to the Department of Agriculture. Funds *Ante*, p. 115.provided in H. J. Res. 117, “An Act making appropriation for relief purposes” (for soil erosion) shall be available for expenditure under Transfer of functions, etc.the provisions of this Act; and in order that there may be proper coordination of erosion-control activities the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the agency created under this Act such functions, funds, personnel, and property of other agencies in the Department of Agriculture as he may from time to time determine. Sec. 6. Appropriation authorized.*Post*, pp. 1115, 1454. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this Act such sums as Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary. Approved, April 27, 1935. Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to accept on behalf of the United States a certain strip of land from the State of South Carolina. 1935-04-29 86 Chapter 49 Stat. 164 74 1 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 2025-01-07 public [CHAPTER 86.] AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to accept on behalf of the United States a certain strip of land from the State of South Carolina. April 29, 1935.[[S. 1610](/us/bill/74/s/1610).][
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