Public Law 83.

authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes”, approved June 22, 1936, is hereby amended by adding a third paragraph reading as follows under the heading “Ohio River Basin” in section 5: “Levees,Ohio River Basin

to provide for the control of the floods of the Mississippi River and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other purposes”, approved March 1, 1917, the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors

to establish an Alaska International Rail and Highway Commission”, approved August 1, 1956 (70 Stat. 888), as amended, is amended— (1) by striking out paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsectionMembership. (a) of the first section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " “(1) six of the members o

making appropriations for the first half of the month of July 1937, for certain operations of the Federal Government which remain unprovided for on July 1, 1937, through the failure of enactment of the supply bills customarily providing for such operations”, approved July 1, 1937, are extended and c

to provide relief for residential occupants of unpatented mining claims upon which valuable improvements have been placed, and for other purposes”, approved October 23, 1962 (30 U

Authorizing additional appropriations for prosecution of projects in certain comprehensive river basin plans for flood control, navigation, and for other purposes

to regulate [34 Stat. 84](/us/stat/34/84).[33 U

to provide means by which certain Filipinos can emigrate from the United States”, approved July 10, 1935, as heretofore amended by the Act approved June 4, 1936 (Public Law Numbered 645, Seventy-fourth Congress), is further amended to read as follows: " “Sec. 6

To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes

To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources and the improvement and rehabilitation of the Nation’s water resources infrastructure

Acquirement of titles for certain projects and to lands, easements, rights-of-way; reimbursement of local agencies

Supplemental reports to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee and House Public Works Committee

The provisions of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1570), as amended and supplemented, conferring authority upon the Department of Agriculture under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture to make preliminary examinations and surveys and to prosecute works of improvement for runoff and waterflow retardation and soil erosion prevention on the watersheds of rivers and other waterways are hereby repealed: *Provided,* That (a) the authority of that Department of Agriculture, under the direction of the Secretary, to prosecute the works of improvement for runoff and waterflow retardation and soil erosion prevention authorized to be carried out by the Department by the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended, and (b) the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake emergency measures for runoff retardation and soil erosion prevention authorized to be carried out by section 7 of the Act of June 28, 1938 (52 Stat. 1215), as amended by section 216 of the Act of May 17, 1950 (64 Stat. 163), shall not be affected by the provisions of this section: *Provided further,* That in connection with the eleven watershed improvement programs authorized by section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended and supplemented, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prosecute additional works of improvement for the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water in accordance with the provisions of section 4 of this Act.

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