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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 733-735-JUNE 29, 1948 June 29, 1948 [H. R. 60281 [Public Law 835] Bureau of Reclama- tion. Payment to school districts authorized. Cooperative arrangements. Report to Congress. June 29, 1948 [H. R. 6089] [Public Law 8g6] Salary ofcertain postmasters. 59 Stat. 438. 39U.S.C. 858 (b). Post, p. 1260. June 29, 1948 [H. R. 6452] [Public Law 837] District of Colum- bia 47 Stat. M3. D.C.Codei47- 1320 (a). [CHAPTER 733] AN ACT To authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation for payments to school districts on certain projects during their construction status. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior, giving due consideration to the temporary nature of the requirements therefor, is authorized to make such provision as he deems to be necessary and in the public interest for the education of dependents of persons employed on the actual construction of projects or features of projects, by the Bureau of Reclamation, in any cases in which he finds that by reason of such construction activity, an undue burden is, or will be cast upon the facilities of the public-school districts serving the areas in which construction is being undertaken, and to pay for the same from any funds available for the construction of said projects: Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior shall enter into cooperative arrangements with local school districts wherein such features are situated to contribute toward covering the cost of furnishing the educational services required for such dependents, or for the operation by those school districts of Government facilities, or for the expansion of local school facilities. Such cost incurred here- under shall be charged to the project concerned and shall be repayable in the same manner and to the same extent as are its other costs of construction. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior shall furnish to the Congress each year, on or before the 3d day of January, a report on all activities undertaken during the preceding fiscal year pursuant to the provisions of this Act, together with such recommendations with respect to prob- lems relating to it as he shall think appropriate. Approved June 29, 1948, 5:05 p. m., E. D. T. [CHAPTER 734] AN ACT To amend the Act of July 6, 1945 (Public Law 134) Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of July .6, 1945 (Public Law 134), is amended by adding the following to section 8 (b): "Provided, That incumbent postmasters in offices having receipts of $600,000 but less than $1,500,000 shall not have their salary reduced unless the receipts of their respective offices drop below $600,000 for any one calendar year." Approved June 29, 1948. [CHAPTER 735] AN ACT To amend section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act making appropriations to provide for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other purposes", approved July 1, 1902, as amended. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled That paragraph 20 (a) of section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act makting appropriations to provide for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other purposes", approved July 1, 1902, as amended, be amended by adding thereto an additional paragraph to read as follows: [62 STAT.

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