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 SEVENTY-FIRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 127-129 . 1930 . 153 CHAP. 127 .- An Act Aut hor izi ng the President to appoint a commission to April 10, 1930. study and report on the conservation and administration of the public domain. [n.R.6153.] [Public, No. 107 .] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled That there is Public domain. f Sum author ized for her eby autho rized to be appr opriated, out of any mone y in the commission to study Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $50,000, or so much ant ion cons er- thereof as may be necessary, to be immediately available, to cover Post, Expenses authorized. any expenses which may be incurred by the President, through such 281 . methods as he may employ, in making a study and report on the conservation and administration of the public domain. Such exp enditures may inc lude com pensatio n and exp enses of persons named for the purposes, employment of experts, stenographic and other services by contract if deemed necessary, transportation, travel, and subsistence, or per diem in lieu of subsistence, rent of office in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, purchase of necessary books and documents, printing and binding, official cards and/or such other expenses as the President may deem necessary, without regard to the provisions of any other Act. Approved, April 10, 1930. April 10, 1930. CHAP. 128 .-An Act Granting a right of way across the land of the United 	[S.3621 .] States for bri dge pur pos es over the Lou isi ana and Te xas Intracoastal Water- [ Public, No. 10 8 .] way. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whene ver Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal waterway. the S ecretary of W ar shall appr ove plans fo r a bridge au thorized Right of way across b law to be built across the Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Government lands of, y to owner of bridge over . Waterway he may, in his discretion and subject to such terms as in Ante, p .77, his judgme nt are equitable, expedient, and just to the public, grant to th e person or c orporation, m unicipal or private, buil ding and owning such bridge a right of way across the lands owned in fee simple by the United States on either side of and adjacent to the said waterway; also the privilege of occupying so much of said lands as may be necessary for the piers, abutments, and other por- tions of the bridge structure and approaches. SEC. 2 . The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby Amendment. expressly reserved. Approved, April 10, 1930. CHAP. 129 .- An Act That the Sec ret ary of the Navy is aut hor ize d, in his 	[uH April 10, 1930. . R . 7391 .] discretion, upon request from the Governor of the State of North Carolina, to [ Public, No . log.] deliver to such governor as custodian for such State the silver service presented to the United States for the United States ship North Carolina (now the United States ship Charlotte, but out of commission). Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary u" C arolina ," f e ry II. S. ship. of the Navy is authorized, in his discretion, upon request from the sav er serv ice used on, to be delivered to Governor of the State of North Carolina, to deliver to such governor N or t h Ca ro l in a. as custodian for such State the silver service presented to the United State s for the Uni ted States sh ip North Car olina (now th e United St ates shi p Ch arlo tte, but out of com miss ion) by citi zens of the Stat e of North Carolina; but no expense shall be incurred by the United No Federal expense. States for the delivery of such silver service. Approved, April 10, 1930.

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