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 62 STAT.] 80TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 349-351 -MAY 26, 28, 1948 surplus aircraft, aircraft parts, mat6riel, supplies, and equip- ment of the Air Force Establishment; (b) to permit utilization of such facilities of the Air Force Establishment as, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Air Force, are required by Civil Air Patrol to carry out its mission; (c) to furnish to Civil Air Patrol such quantities of gasoline and oil as may be required by it for the purpose of carrying out any specifically assigned mission; (d) to establish, maintain, supply, and equip liaison offices of the United States Air Force at the National and State head- quarters of Civil Air Patrol, and to detail and assign military and civilian personnel of the Air Force Establishment to such liaison offices; (e) to detail military and civilian personnel of the Air Force Establishment to units and installations of Civil Air Patrol to assist in the training program of Civil Air Patrol. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized in the fulfill- ment of the noncombatant mission of the Air Force Establishment to accept and utilize the services of Civil Air Patrol. Approved May 26, 1948. [CHAPTER 350] JOINT RESOLUTION Requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating Memorial Day, 1948, as a day for a Nation-wide prayer for peace. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe Memorial Day, 1948, by pray- ing, each in accordance with his religious faith, for permanent peace; designating a period during such day in which all the people of the United States may unite in prayer for a permanent peace, calling upon all the people of the United States to unite in prayer at such time; and calling upon the newspapers, radio stations, and all other mediums of information to join in observing such day and period of prayer. Approved May 28, 1948. [CHAPTER 351] AN ACT To amend section 24 of the Federal Power Act so as to provide that the States may apply for reservation of portions of power sites released for entry, location, or selection to the States for highway purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 24 of the Federal Power Act, as amended, is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first proviso thereof a colon and the following new proviso: "Provided further, That before any lands applied for, or heretofore or hereafter reserved, or classified as power sites, are declared open to location, entry, or selection by the Secretary of the Interior, notice of intention to make such declaration shall be given to the Governor of the State within which such lands are located, and such State shall have ninety days from the date of such notice within which to file, under any statute or regulation applicable there- to, an application for the reservation to the State, or any political subdivision thereof, of any lands required as a right-of-way for a public highway or as a source of materials for the construction and 275 May 28, 1948 [S. J. Res. 217] [Public Law 558] Memorial Day, 1948. 13 F. R.2907. 62 Stat., Pt. 2 . May 28, 1948 [S. 1305] [Public Law 5591 Federal Power Act, amendment. 41 Stat. 1075. 16U. S. C.§818. Power sites. Application by State.

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