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 954 73d CONGRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 496-498 . JUNE 13, 1934. [CHAPTER 496 .] AN ACT June 13, 1934. Ju ne 643 2 .] To provide a preliminary examination of the Lewis River and its tributaries in [Public, No. 335 .] the State of Washington, with a view to the control of its floods. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Lewis River, United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary Preliminary exami- nation of, with view to of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause a flood control. preliminary examination to be made of the Lewis River and its tributaries in the State of Washington, with a view to the control of Vol. c, P.1089 its floods, in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for control of floods of the Mississippi River, and of the Sacramento River, California, and for other pur- poses ", approved March 1, 1917, the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for examinations, sur- veys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. Approved, June 13, 1934. [CHAPTER 497 .] AN ACT Tune 13, 1934. [H.R.9433.] To provide a preliminary examination of Columbia R iver and its tributaries in the [Public, No. 339 1 State of Washington, with a view to the contro l of its flo od waters. Be it enacted by the Senate a nd House of Re presentatives of the Columbia River. United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Secre- exami- Preliminary nation of, with view of tary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause flood control. a preliminary examination to be made of the Columbia River and its tributaries in the States of Washington and Oregon, with a view to the control of its floods, in accordance with the provisions of Vol. 39, P. Sons. section 3 of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the control of the floods of the Mississip pi River, and of the Sacram ento River, California, and for other purposes ", approved March 1, 191 7, the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore and hereafter made for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors. Approved, June 13, 1934. [CHAPTER 498 .] AN ACT June 13, 1934. Ju ne 6 694 .1	 To amend the Emergency Railroad Transportation Act, 1933, approved June 16, [Public, No. 340 .] 1933 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Em erge ncy R ailr oad United States o f America in Congress assembled, That section 1 4 1933, Transportation ~c`' of title I of the Emergency Railroad Transportation Act, 1933, is date, n. 216. amended by striking out the second sentence thereof and substituting Carrier' s assessments therefor a sentence reading as follows : " It shall be the duty of each under, increased . carrier, within thirty days after June 16, 1934, to pay into this fund, for the second year of the operation of this title, $2 for every mile of road operated by it on December 31, 19 33, as reported to the Commission, and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to collect such assessments ." Approve d, June 13, 1 934.