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 322 Authority reserved. 72d C ONGRESS. SESS. I. CIIS. - 268; 2fi9___JUNE 17, 18, 1932. in such State upon whom legal process or demands against the Disabled American Veterans of the World War may be served. SEC. 11 . That the right to repeal, alter, or amend, this Act at any time is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, June 17, 1932. [CHAPTER 269 .] AN ACT June 18, 1932. [s,4739.1 To authorize The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company [Public, No. 187 .1 to extend its present track connection with the United States navy yard so as to provide adequate railroad facilities in connection with the development of Buzzards Point as an industrial area in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. Be it enact ed by th e Senate and Hou se of Re presenta tives of the Dist rict of C olumb ia. Unite d Sta tes o Ameri ca in Congr ess a ssemb led That The Phila- The Phi ladelphia, f Baltimore and wash- delphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Company is hereby ington Railroad Com- pa ny may extend authorized to establish a switch connection with the existing track tracks, etc ., from navy ya rd to Buzzards b sitting leading from Second and I Streets southeast to and into the Point. United States navy yard, at a point in said siding south of M Street Route designated. southeast, thence running over and across the northwest corner of United States r eservatio n 17 E, a t present controll ed and oc cupied by the United States Navy Department for navy yard and ordnance storage purposes, thence over, across, and through square 743 to First Street southeast, thence southward on First Street southeast to and thence along Potomac Avenue to the west line of Second Street southwest, with all necessary switches, extensions, turnouts, and sidings and such other track extensions through and along One-half Street southwest, One-half Street southeast, and Second Street southwest, south of Potomac-Avenue and north of Potomac Avenue to P Street as may be or become necessary for the establish-. anent of adequate railroad facilitie s in conn ection wi th the de velop- ment of Buzzards Point as an industrial area in the District of Lease, etc., ofoxisting Columbia. track con nection with SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to sell and navy yard . transfer or to lease to The Philadelphia, Baltimore *and Washington Railroad Company, its successors and/or assigns, upon such terms and for such amount as he may deem to be both just and reasonable, the existing railroad track connection with the United States navy yard Vol. 39, p. ess . a s constructed and established under authority conferred by an Act of Congress approved August 29, 1916, entitled "An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the fiscal year ending June Pr ovi sos . 30, 1917, and for other purposes " : Provided, That the title to any Title, right of way or property provided by the United States for the purpos es of such c onstru ction and no w occup ied by said track con- supervision of open- nection shall remain in the United States : And provided further, ation. That said track connection, in so far as the requirements of the United States Navy Yard may be affected, at all times shall be maintained and operated by said railroad company,. its successors or assigns, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Navy. Authority to con- SEC. 3. Said railroad company is hereby authorized to construct struct spurs, sidings, y etc. maintain, and operate branch tracks, spurs, or sidings into any lot or s quare now or he reaf ter z oned for indus trial or secon d com - mercial use abutting upon any street or avenue over and along which said railroad company is hereby specifically authorized to lay and operate tracks, and also to construct tracks to serve any wharf cstruction eto ., which may be established on the Anacostia River : Provided, That subject to prior ap- the construction of all such railroad tracks and appurtenant turn- proval ' outs, branch tracks, and sidings, in all respects and things, shall be