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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 309, 310 -JULY 18, 1941 Land for shipping purposes. Proviso. Approval of trans- fer. Designated convey- ances. Transfers to Federal agencies. Provisos. Restriction. Executive approval. Replacement of lands, easements, etc. Nitrate Plant No. 1, Muscle Shoals, Ala., and Waco Quarry. any person or persons, for the purpose of recreation or use as a summer residence, or for the operation on such premises of pleasure resorts for boating, fishing, bathing, or any similar purpose; "(b) to convey by deed, lease, or otherwise, the possession and control of any such real property to any corporation, partner- ship, person, or persons for the purpose of erecting thereon docks and buildings for shipping purposes or the manufacture or stor- age thereon of products for the purpose of trading or shipping in transportation: Provided, That no transfer authorized herein in (b) shall be made without the approval of Congress: And provided further, That said corporation, without further action of Congress, shall have power to convey by deed, lease, or other- wise, to the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, a tract or tracts of land at or near Decatur, Alabama, and to the Commercial Barge Lines, Inc., a tract or tracts of land at or near Gunters- ville, Alabama; "(c) to transfer any part of the possession and control of the real estate now in possession of and under the control of said Corporation to any other department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States: Provided, however, That no land shall be conveyed, leased, or transferred, upon which there is located any permanent dam, hydroelectric power plant, or munitions plant heretofore or hereafter built by or for the United States or for the Authority, except that this prohibition shall not apply to the transfer of Nitrate Plant Numbered 1, at Muscle Shoals. Ala- bama, or to Waco Quarry: And provided further,That no trans- fer authorized herein in (a) or (c), except leases for terms of less than twenty years, shall be made without the approval of the President of the United States, if the property to be conveyed exceeds $500 in value; and "(d) to convey by warranty deed, or otherwise, lands, ease- ments, and rights-of-way to States, counties, municipalities, school districts, railroad companies, telephone, telegraph, water, and power companies, where any such conveyance is necessary in order to replace any such lands, easements, or rights-of-way to be flooded or destroyed as the result of the construction of any dam or reservoir now under construction by the Corporation, or subsequently authorized by Congress, and easements and rights-of-way upon which are located transmission or distribu- tion lines. The Corporation shall also have power to convey or lease Nitrate Plant Numbered 1, at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Waco Quarry, with the approval of the War Department and the President." Approved, July 18, 1941. [CHAPTER 310] July 18, 1941 [H. J. Res. 173] [Public Law 185] New York World's Fair. Imported exhibits, time extension for disposition. JOINT RESOLUTION To amend further the amended joint resolution, approved August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 668), concerning the importation of articles for exhibition at the New York World's Fair, to permit transfer of liability for duty on articles so im- ported, and to further amend the amended joint resolution approved May 18, 1937 (50 Stat. 187), concerning the importation of articles for exhibition at the Golden Gate International Exposition, to permit transfer of liability for duty on articles so imported, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the joint resolution "To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the New York World's Fair 1939, New York City. 600 [55 STAT.

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