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 SEVENTIETH CONGRESS. SEss. I. CHs. 676-678 . 1928 . 699 of his authorized rate of pay therefor : And provided further, That a Rediscin,on ofuor the Secretary of War, under such regulations as he shall prescribe, pa id indeb tedn ess, may cause to be remitted and canceled, upon honorable discharge authorized. of the enlisted man from the service, any such indebtedness incurred during the current enlistment and remaining unpaid at the time of discharge : And provided further, That nothing in this Act shall be Collections on final stat ement s fr om pa y, construed to prevent collections of such indebtedness on final state- etc • ments from pay, in the proportions hereinbefore indicated, or from clothing allowance savings. Approv ed, Ma y 22, 1928. May 22, 1928 . CHAP. 677.-An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to transfer and con-	[s . 3057 .] vey to the Portland Water District, a municipal corporation, the water pipe line [Pu blic, No . 465.] including the submarine water main connecting Fort McKinley, Maine, with the water system of the Portland Water District, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Fort McKinley Mili- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary tary Reservation, Me. of War be and he is hereby, authorized to transfer or cause to be Conv eyan ce au thor - ed of Government- conveyed to the Portlan d Water Distr ict, a munici pal corporatio n owned water pipe line of, to Portland Water of Portla nd, Maine, org anized and ex isting under the laws of th e District. State of Maine, the Government-owned water pipe line, including the submarine main connecting the Fort McKinley Military Reser- vati on loc ated o n Gre at Dia mond I sland, Main e, wit h the water system of the said Portland Water District on the mainland and Cont ract for furni sh- to enter into a contract with the said Portland Water District in g potable water to for the furnishing of potable water to Fort McKinley, upon such Fort McKinley, etc . terms as the Secretary of War may deem expedient, including pay- ment to the said Portland Water District of an annual charge, jay- able quarterly, for the putting of the water line in good condition and the r elocation of t he submarine main so as to furnish at al l seas ons of the y ear a mple s upply of pot able water to the Fort McKinley Military Reservation, and that said annual charge to be Annual charge. agreed upon and the rates to be paid for the water furnished shall be paid from appropriations heretofore made and to be made for 11 Water and Sewers at Military Posts " : Pr ovi ded, That before oli'ga°iion required exercising the authority conferred by this Act, the Secretary of War of Portland water shall require and receive from the Portland Water District, of Port- District . land, M aine, the exe cution and del ivery of an o bligation in such terms and with such surety as shall satisfy the Secretary of War that th e Portland Wa ter District w ill at all ti mes in the fu ture maintain a good and sufficient water line to Fort McKinley, and will furnish by means of said water line, an abundant supply of suitable water for use for all purposes at Fort McKinley, at fair and reasonable prices . Approv ed, Ma y 22, 1928 . CHAP . 678 .-An Act To insure adequate supplies of timber and other for- May 22,1928 . est products for the people of the United States, to promote the full use for - [S.3555.] timber growing and other purposes of forest lands in the United States, in- [Public, No. 466 .] eluding farm wood lots and those abandoned areas not suitable for agricultural production, an d to secure the corr elation and the most economical conduct of forest research in the Department of Agriculture, through research in reforesta- tion, timber g rowing, protection, utilization, forest economics, and relat ed subjects, and for oth er purposes. Be it enacted b y the Senate and House of Representatives of the Fore st p roduc ts, tim- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary ber growing, etc. of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed to conduct such Investigations, esperi- investiolations experiments, and tests as he may deem necessary under "'it" etc ., of best to 7 y y methods of reforesta- sections 2 to 10, inclusive, in order to determine, demonstrate, and lion, protection from fires, insects, etc. 54835° -20-PT 1 48

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