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 422 Contributions of compacting States. Duration. Report to Congress. July 25, 1947 [. 15151 [Public Law 23:1] PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 316, 320-JULY 24, 25, 1947 [61 STAT. "ARTICLE X "The states agree to make available annual funds for the support of the commission in proportion to the primary market value of the products of their fisheries as recorded in the latest published reports (five year average), provided no state shall contribute less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) per annum and the annual contribution of each state above the minimum shall be figured to the nearest one hundred dollars. "The compacting states agree to make available initially the annual amounts scheduled below, which amounts are calculated in the manner set forth herein, on the basis of the latest five year catch records. Subsequent budgets shall be recommended by a majority of the com- mission and the total amount thereof allocated equitably among the states in accordance with the above formula. "Schedule of Initial Annual State Contributions California--- --- .-- --- --. --- _ $11,000 Oregon -- __--- _-- $2,000 Washington___---_______--____ $ 2,000 Total______--____--- --- $15, 000 "ARTICLE XI "This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each state until renounced by it. Renunciation of this compact must be preceded by sending six months' notice in writing of intention to withdraw from the compact to the other parties hereto." SEc. 2. The Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission constituted by the compact shall make an annual report to Congress not later than sixty days after the beginning of each regular session thereof. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal the provisions of sec- tions 1, 2, and 3 is hereby expressly reserved. Approved July 24, 1947. [CHAPTER 320] AN ACT To make surplus property available for the alleviation of damage caused by flood or other catastrophe. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Transper of ' urpy a United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstand- propertyto alleviate ood damage, etc. ing any other provisions of law, the War Assets Administration shall, whenever the President shall determine it to be necessary or appro- priate because of flood or other catastrophe, transfer, without reim- bursement, to the Federal Works Agency such articles of personal property, which have been declared surplus under the provisions of the 50 j-is c. pp- Surplus Property Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 765), as amended, as in the Po, p.678. judgment of the Federal Works Administrator and the War Assets Administrator can be presently utilized in alleviating damage, hard- shi, and suffering caused by such flood or other catastrophe. SEC. . The Feaeral Works Administrator is authorized to loan or transfer, with or without monetary consideration and upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe, to States and local governments situated in any area struck by any such flood or catastrophe, any property transferred to the Federal Works Agency for such purposes eceiptsfromtrans- pursuant to the provisions of this Act. All receipts from such transfer r shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.

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