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 147 8 For mineral develop- ment. Sale of grant s at appraised value. Exchanges for public or privately-owned lan ds, autho rize d. Provi so. Publi c la nds, sub ject to approval. [CHA PTER 518 .] June 5, 1936 . AN ACT [3 .4326 .1	Granting the consent of Congress to the Department of Public Works of Mas- [Public, No . 659.1 sac hus et ts to con st ruc t, maintain, and op era te a free highway bridge across the Connecticut River at or near Northampton, Massachusetts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to the Department of Public Works, Commonwealth of Mass achusetts, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge and approaches thereto across the Connecticut River, at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near the city of Northampton, Massachusetts, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters", approved March 23, 1906. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, June 5, 1936. Connecticut River. Mass achusetts may bridge, at Northamp- ton. Construction. Vol. 34, p. 84. U.S.C.,p.1474. Amendment. [Public, No. 660 .] Powers and duties. 7 4TH CON GRESS. SESS. II. CHS. 517-519 . JUNE 5, 1936. section for grazing and agricultural purposes for a term of ten years or less, or from leasing any of said lands for mineral purposes (including leases for exploration of oil and gas and extraction thereof) for a term of twenty years or less"; (2) by striking out in the fourth paragraph thereof "nor in any case less than the minimum price hereinafter fixed,"; (3) by striking out in the fifth paragraph thereof "three dollars per acre" and inserting in lieu thereof "their appraised value"; and (4) by inserting between the fifth and sixth paragraphs thereof the following new paragraph "The State of Arizona is authorized to exchange any lands owned by it for ot her lands, public or private, under such regulatio ns as the legisla ture thereof may prescribe : Pr ov id ed , That such exchanges involving public lands may be made only as authorized by Acts of C ongre ss an d reg ulati ons t hereu nder ." Approved, June 5, 1936 . [CHAPTER 519 .] June 5,1936. AN ACT [S . 4340.1	To authorize the President to designate an Acting High Commismissioner l to the Philippine Islands. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Phil ippine Island s- United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the President De signa tion of Ac t- ing Hi gh Commis- is hereby authorized, in his discretion, to designate a member of the sioner to, in event of vacancy, etc . staff of the United States High Commissioner to the Philippine Islands or an officer of the Army or Navy of the United States, to act as the High Commissioner in the event of a vacancy in said office, or the temporary disability or absence of the High Commis- sioner, and the official so designated shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of the High Commissioner during such vacancy, disability, or absence. Approved, June 5, 1936. 1 So in original.