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 60 STAT.] 79TH CONG. , 2 D SESS.-CH. 595-JULY 24, 1946 Columbia River at Astoria, Oregon; House Document Numbered 692, Seventy-ninth Congress; Columbia River between Vancouver, Washington, and The Dalles, Oregon; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 9, 1946; Columbia River at The Dalles, Oregon; Senate Document Numbered 89, Seventy-ninth Congress; Columbia River at Foster Creek, Washington; House Document Numbered 693, Seventy-ninth Congress; Honolulu Harbor, Territory of Hawaii; in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers dated May 15,1946. SEC. 2. The project for the Lavon Reservoir on East Fork of Trinity River, Texas, authorized in the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, in accordance with House Document Numbered 533, Seventy- eighth Congress, is hereby modified to provide for conservation stor- age as may be determined warranted by the Secretary of War upon the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers. SEC. 3. That authority is hereby granted to the Port of Siuslaw, a municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Oregon, to construct, maintain, and operate, at points suitable to the interests of navigation, dams or dikes for preventing the flow of the waters of the Siuslaw River into Duncan Slough in Lane County, Oregon. Work shall not be commenced on such dams or dikes until the plans therefor, including plans for all accessory works, are submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, and the Secretary of War, who may impose such conditions and stipula- tions as they deem necessary to protect the interests of the United States. The authority granted by this section shall terminate if the actual construction of the dams or dikes hereby authorized is not commenced within one year and completed within three years from the date of the passage of this Act. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this section is hereby expressly reserved. SEC. 4. The Secretary of War may assign two retired engineer officers of the Army, with their consent, to active duty; one as resi- dent or senior member of the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors organized pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of the River and Harbor Act of June 13, 1902, as amended, and one as resi- dent or senior member of the Beach Erosion Board organized pur- suant to the provisions of section 2 of the River and Harbor Act of July 3, 1930: Provided, That such assignment shall not be made for a period extending beyond four years from the date of retirement. SEC. 5. That there may be established in the Office of the Chief of Engineers a position to be filled by an engineer with not less than fifteen years' actual experience in the classified civil service on river and harbor or flood-control work of the Corps of Engineers; the salary for which shall be fixed, from time to time, by the Secretary of War upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers at not to exceed $12,000. SEC. 6. The Chief of Engineers is authorized to provide such school facilities as he may deem necessary for the education of dependents of persons engaged on the construction of the projects listed below, and to pay for the same from any funds available for said projects: Provided,That when it is determined to be in the public interest, the Chief of Engineers may enter into cooperative arrangements with local agencies for the operation of such Government facilities; for Washington and Oregon. Oregon. Washington. Hawaii. Lavon Reservoir, Texas. 59 Stat. 18 . Ante, p. 6. Siuslaw River, Ore- gon. Approval of plans. Time limitation. AssignmentofArmy officers to Boards. 32 Stat. 372. 33 T.S.C.JMI. 46 Stat. 933. 33 U. S. C. 42f,. Office of Chief of Engineers. School facilities, etc. 637

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