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 SEV ENT Y-F IRST CONGRESS. SEss. II. CHs. 569, 572. 1930. 797 CHAP. 570 .-Joint Resolution To permit the Pennsylvania Gift Fountain Association to erect a founta in in the Distric t of Columbia. Resolved by the Senat e and House of Rep resent atives of th e United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital be, and he is hereby, authorized to grant permission to the citizens of Penn- sylvania, acting throu gh the Penns ylvania Gift Fountain Asso cia- tion, to erect a fountain, at an appropriate place on part of the public grounds of the United States on Pennsylvania Avenue in the District of Columbia, as a gift to the people of the United States Provided, That the design of the fountain and the plan for treat- ment of the grounds connected with its site and its adequacy and pro- priety for the site designated shall be approved by the Commission of Fine Arts, and that it shall be erected under the supervision of the Director of Public Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capital ; that all funds necessary to carry out its erection shall be supplied by the donors in time to permit the completion and erection of the fountain not more than three years after the site is reported available for the purpose ; and the United States shall be put to no expe nse in the erecti on of said founta in. Approved, June 21, 1930. CHAP. 572.-An Act To reorganize the Federal Power Commission. Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the United St ates o f Amer ica in Congr ess assembled , That sections 1 and 2 of the Federal Water Power Act are amended to read as follows " That a commission is hereby created and established, to be known as the Federal Power Commission (hereinafter referred to as the ` commiss ion') which s hall be comp osed of five commissioners who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one of whom shall be designated by the President as chairman and shall be the principal executive officer of th e comm ission : Provided, That after the expiration of the original term of the commissioner so designated as chairman by the President, chairmen shall be elected by the commission itself, each chairman when so elected to act as such until the expiration of his term of office . " The commissioners first appointed under this section, as amended, shall continue in office for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years, respectively, from the date this section, as amended, takes effect, the term of each to be designated by the President at the time of nomination. Their successors shall be appointed each for a term of five years from the date of the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed, except that any person ap- pointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which his predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the unexpired term of suc h predecessor. Not mor e th an three of the commissioners shall be appointed from the same political party. No person in the employ of or holding any official relation to any licensee or to any person, firm, association, or corporation en- gaged in t he gen eratio n, tr ansmis sion, distr ibuti on, or sale of po wer, or owning stock or bonds thereof, or who is in any manner pecu- niarily interested therein, shall enter upon the duties of or hold the office of commissioner. Said commissioners shall not engage in any other business, vocation, or employment. No va cancy in the commission shall impair the right of the remainin g commission ers June 21, 1930. [H. J. Res . 300 .] [Pub. Res., No. 94.] Pennsylvania Gi ft Fountain Association. Erection of fountain by, in District of Columbia authorized. Proviso. Design and construct tio n. No Government ex- pense. June 23, 1930 .	 [S. 3619 .] [Public, No. 412.] Federal Water Power Act. Vol. 41, p. 1063, amend- ed. U. S. C., Supp . IV, p.181. Federal Power Com - mi ssion. Creation and com- position of. Chairman of, ap- pointed by President, Proviso. Election of succeed- ing chairmen, Ten ure. Terms of commis- sioner s. Of successors. Exce ption . Rest ricti on on ap- pointment b ecause of political, etc ., affilia- tions. Other business, etc ., by Commissioners, pro- hib ited. Right to funct ion, if vac ancy exist s.

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