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 SIXTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 91. 1920. 499 Commission made under the authority conferred by this section ¤MN¤P<>M4¤¤N AM- shall be liable to a penalty of $100 for each day that such refusal or neglect continues, which shall accrue to the United States, and may be recovered in a civil action brought by the United States. "Sec. 27. That this Act may be cited as the ‘Interstate Commerce rms accrued. Act.) I! TITLE V.—MISCELLAN`EOUS PROVISIONS. Mi¤<=¤¤¤¤¢¤¤s- Sec. 500. It is hereb declared to be the policy of Congress to p,§’$§,‘{§ ,$§§,§i"§‘§,,,f,‘f romote, encourage, and, develop water transportation, service, and 1>¤m¢i¤¤·¤*¤- ilacilities in connection with the commerce of the United States, and to foster and preserve in full vigor both rail and water transportation. Immgtagxerwey It shall be the duty of the Secretary of War, with the object of 1¤»-estsggiaeiiby see promoting, encouraging, and developing inland waterway transporta- §§§’Y,,§’§,,,,,?§ °§§p‘;f,Q§ tion facilities in connection with the commerce of the United States, ¤¤¤r==z¤» ¤¤=- to investigate the appropriate types of boats suitable for different classes of such waterways; to investigate the subject of water terminals both for inland waterway traiiic and for through traiiic by water and rail, including the necessary docks, warehouses, apparatus equipment, and appliances in connection therewith, and also railroad s urs and switches connecting with such terminals, with a view to dlevising the types most appropriate for different locations and for the more expeditious an economical transfer or interchange of passengers or property between carriers by water and carriers by rail; to advise with communities, cities, and towns regarding the appropriate location of such terminals, and to coo ate with them in thelpreparation of plans for suitable terminal fac§i%es; to investigate e existing status of water transportation upon the different inland waterways of the country, with a view to determining whether such waterways are being utilized to the extent of their capacity and to what extent they are meet' the demands of traffic, and whether the water carriers utilizing siilcii waterways are interchanging trafiic with the railroads; and to investigate any other matter that may tend to promote and encourage inland water transportation. It shall also be the province and duty of the Secretary of War to ¢<¤¤1>¤¤¢¤¤¤. districompile, publish, and distribute, from time to time, such useful E}¥E6§iY;£iSi_"°'“°` statistics, data, and information concerning transportation on inland waterways as he may deem to be of value to the commercial interests of the country. _ The words "inland waterway" as used in this section shall be con- eiiliZ$it L°l`°’ [°` strued to include the Great La es. Sec. 501. The effective date on and after which the provisions of *,§§,{§{,“,,§P°§,°°;,;§§;g, section 10 of the Act entitled "An Act to sup lement existing laws emwnbvinsriremsr against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and for other p oses," '”BY$]S§`Z°1iaea. approved October 15, 1914, shall become and be effective ilsrlierebg P·““· de erred and extended to January 1, 1921: Promkled, That suc Appuqiaoa to new extension shall not apply in the case of any corporation organized °°"°”°°“' after January 12, 1918. hmm I Sec. 502. That if any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this crass, agaeli ext Act shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent "’°"°m“‘”°°'°"‘°‘; jurisdiction to be invalid such jud ent shall not affect, im air, or invalidate the remainder of the E3, but shall be confined) in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment has been rendered. Approved, February 28, 1920.