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 458 SIXTY·SIXTH CONGRESS. Suse. II. Ch. 91. 1920. ¤¤'¤°¤*¤°* *“· Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and for other purposes/’ zpiproved August 29, 1916)_to take possession and assume control 0 any system of transportation and utilize the same. ““°"‘“'°°°""” oovuasunnr-owwnn soars on mmmn waraawars. ,,f§j",§;’,,"{";;$;‘;$.,,}’,.f’?$i; Sec. 201. (a) On the termination of Federal control, as provided S•g::yg<g0g'¤· in section 200, all boats, barges, tugs, and other transportation ' ' facilities, on the inland, canal, and coastwise waterways [hereinafter in this section called " transportation facilities") acqfu1red_by the vane, p.455. United States in pursuance 0 the fourth paragraph 0 section 6 of the Federal Control Act (except the transportation facihties com ,,0,, p_u,,_ stituting parts of railroads or transportation systems over which ' Federal control was assumed) are transferred to the Secretary of ¤,?,§,{,{,2,§‘°“ °°“' War, who shall operate or cause to be operated such tra:nsportation facilities so that the lines of inland water transportation established by or through the President during Federal control shall be continued, and assume and carry out all contracts and agreements in relation thereto entered into lg or through the President in pursuance mot contacts of such paragraph prior to e tune a ove fixed for such transfer. umsb sm., payabld All payments under the_terms of such contracts, and for claims ,,,*‘},,,_°°°"" °°"“`°’ arising out of the operation of such transportation facilities by or through the President prior to the termination of Federal control, shallf e mgde out of moneys lnvaigable undeg the provisions of this Act or a. 'us', setthng` , ui a` , an winding` u matters T”m°"°m°°°” arising out br ihigmcident to Ftdderaluggntrol. Moneys reldéigred for sucéivpayments shall, from time to time, be transferred to the cretary Su t of ar as required for payment under the terms of such contracts. (b) All other 5-fizyments after such transfer in connection with the construction, ut ation, and operation of any such trans ortation facilities, whether completed or under construction, shall lm made by the Secretary of War out of funds now or hereafter made available ° °° _ c e ecre o ar is ere y authoriz out 0 an mone ¤¤¤¤·¤ r,¤¤¤·=f°iih”iihPu§P°S°£ rw · 11 b 11 ed r ‘°r1>t;:¢?i;.li1ai;i hereafter made aaigilable therefor, to construct, or contradla for til; construction of terminal facilities for the interchange of traffic _ between the transportation facilities operated by him under this ,,§,,'}d°' S‘°'° °""°" section and other carriers whether by rail or water, and to make loans for such purposes under such terms and conditions as he may determine to any State whose constitution rohibits the ownership of such terminal facilities by other than the gtate or a political submsssnppxasvu. division thereof. ,,£§§’,}§Q°§,,g§,Q,“u*§; (cl) Anytransportation facilities owned b the United States and Me included within any contract made by the United States for operation on the M1ss1ssinpi_River above Saint Louis, the possession of which reverts to the nited States at or before the expiration of such contract, shall be operated by the Secretary of War so as to provide %ilities for water carriage on the Mississippi River above Saint O tion beet to um', gnfgéiégbidirdmiige (e_) The anlperation of the transportation facilities referred to in this ' ""‘“" ‘ section sh be subject to the provisions of the Interstate Commerce W 39 m_ W Act as amended by this Act or by subsequent legislation, and to the ,0, pjmj "‘ ’ provisions of the “Shipping Act, 1916," as now or hereafter amended, in the_same manner an to the same extent as if such tran ortation pjgigging fggjxgg facilities were privately owned and operated; and all suili vessels mean. while operated and employed solely as merchant vessels shall be subject to all other laws, regulations, and liabilities governing merchant vessels, whether the United States is interested therein as owner, in whole or in part, or holds any mortgage, lien, or interest m%¤¤¤¤s·¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤r- therein. For the vperformance of the duties imposed by this section the Secretary of ar is authorized to appoint or employ such num-