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 486 De script ion. Additions to become part of park . Proviso. Existing rights not affected. Federal Water Power Act of 1920. Provisions not to apply. 41 stat.1063. 16U.S.C.°791- 823 . July 0, 1037 [H. R. 61441 [Public, No. 1961 Canal Zone Code, amendments. 48 Stat.1122. Air navigation. Control over avia- tion act ivities. President to make rules, etc ., governing aircraft, facilities, etc. Penalty for viola- tion. Administration of oaths. 75TH CONGRESS, 1sT SESSION-CHS. 469, 470-JULY 9, 1937 for such purpose, at the time of the passage of this Act, except from the general fund of the Treasury, any of the following- described lands in the State of California now in private ownership, to wit : Section 25, lots 3, 4, 5, 8, and 9, section 34, northeast quar- ter, southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, lots 1 to 10, inclu- sive, section 35, section 36, township 1 south, range 19 east ; south- east quarter northwest quarter, east half southwest quarter, south- east quarter, lots 2 1 3, and 4, section 30, section 31, township 1 south, range 20 east ; sections 1, 2, and 3, east half section 10, sections 11 and 12, north half section 14, northeast - quarter section 15, town- ship 2 south, range 19 east ; southeast quarter northwest quarter, east half southwest quarter, lots 3 to 7, inclusive, section 6, town- ship 2 south, range 20 east, Mount Diablo meridian. SE C. 2. When title to the aforesaid privately owned lands has been vested in the United States, all of the lands described in section 1 hereof shall be added to and become a part of the Yosemite National Park and shall be subject to all laws and regulations applicable thereto : Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be con- strued to affect any valid existing rights. SEC. 3. The provisions of the Act approved June 10, 1920, as amended, known as the Federal Water Power Act, shall not apply to any of the lands added to the Yosemite National Park pursuant to the provisions of this Act. Approve d, July 9, 19 37. [C HAPTER 4701 AN ACT To amend the Canal Zone Code. Be it e nacted by the Senate and Ho use of Repres entatives of t he United States of America in Congress ass embled, That chapter 1 of title 2, Canal Zone Code, approved June 19, 1934 (48 Stat . 1122), is amended by adding at the end of said chapter a new section num- bere d 14 and rea ding as foll ows "14. Air navigation : The Government of the United States is hereby declared to possess, to the exclusion of all foreign nations, sovereign rights, power, and authority over the air space above the lands and waters of the Canal Zone . Until Congress shall otherwise provide, the President is authorized to make rules and regulations and to alter and amend the same from time to time governing air- craft, air navigation, air-navigation facilities, and aeronautical activities within the Canal Zone . Any perso n who shall viola te any of the rules or regulations issued in pursuance of the authority contained in this section shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500, or by imprisonment in jail for not more than one year, or by both ." SEC. 2 . Tha t chapter 3 o f title 2, Can al Zone Code, relative to adm inistering oa ths and summo ning witnesses, is amended by adding at the end of said chapter a new section numbered 44 and reading as follows "44 . Administering oaths in inquests and in deportation proceed- ings : Officers of the Panama Canal designated by the Governor or by his authority to act as coroner and deputy coroners and authorized to hold inquests in the Canal Zone, and officers designated by such authority to conduct hearings in reference to the exclusion and dep ortation o f perso ns fr o m the Can al Zone, are h ereby authori zed to administer oaths in the conduct of such proceedings ."