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 59 STAT.] 79H CONG. , 1ST SESS.-CHS. 296-298-JULY 14, 1945 meridian, Colorado, more particularly described as follows: Begin- ning at a point from whence the center quarter-section corner of section 31 bears south 79 degrees no minutes east, three hundred and sixty and nine-tenths feet; thence south four hundred and eighty feet to a point from whence the east quarter corner of section 31 bears north 79 degrees 22 minutes east, two thousand six hundred and seventy-three and six- tenths feet; thence west two hundred feet; thence north 27 degrees 30 minutes west, five hundred and forty-one feet; thence east four hun- dred and fifty feet to the point of beginning, containing approximately three and five-tenths acres: Provided, That the land conveyed to the United States, other than the land to be patented, shall, upon accept- ance of title thereto, become a part of the Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, and become subject to all laws and regulations appli- cable to said park. Approved July 14, 1945. ICHAPTER 297] AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled "An Act creating the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission; defining the authority, power, and duties of said Com- mission; and authorizing said Commission and its successors and assigns to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Friar Point, Mississippi, and Helena, Arkansas, and for other purposes", approved May 17, 1939. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act approved May 17, 1939, heretofore extended by Acts of Congress approved May 27, 1940, and July 14, 1941, and February 12, 1944, creating the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission and author- izing such Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River, at or near Friar Point, Mississippi, and Helena, Arkansas, be, and is hereby, revived and reenacted: Provided, That this Act shall be null and void unless the actual construction of the bridge herein referred to be commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of approval hereof. SEC. 2. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 14, 1945. [CHAPTER 298] ANT Afr 467 July 14, 1945 [S. 454] [Public Law 145] Mississippi River. Bridge, Friar Point, Miss.- Helena, Ark. 53 Stat. 747; 54 Stat. 222; 55 Stat. 590; 58 Stat. 11 . July 14, 1945 To amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the purchase of public lands Is 4971 for home and other sites", approved June 1, 1938 (52 Stat. 609). [Public Law 1461 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the purchase of public lands for home and other sites", approved June 1, 1938 (52 Stat. 609), is hereby amended by striking out the words "prescribed: Provided further, That this Act shall not apply to any lands in the Territory of Alaska", and by inserting in lieu thereof the words "prescribe: Pro- vided further, That any employee of the Department of the Interior, stationed in Alaska, notwithstanding such employment, may, in the discretion of the Secretary, purchase or lease one such tract in the Territory of Alaska, except business sites, under this Act". Approved July 14, 1945. Purchase of public lands for home, etc., sites. 43 U.S. C. I 682a. Interior Depart- ment employees in Alaska.

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