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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 239, 240 -JUNE 23, 24, 1949 Transferofbuilding. SEC. 2. There shall likewise be transferred to said United States section, in connection with the transfer of said land, that certain build- ing thereon situate, known and numbered as warehouse building 252. Sale of improve- SEC. 3. The improvements on said land, except warehouse build- ing 252, may be sold by the War Assets Administration under its existing authority, for use on the premises where now situated, sub- ject to the provision that such use shall be in conformity with the terms and conditions of licenses to be issued therefor by the Secretary of State under the authority of the Act of August 27, 1935 (49 Stat. 906; 22 U. S . C., sec. 277e): Provided,That such licenses shall not be inconsistent with the primary purpose of flood control and the use of said land as a floodway, as determined by the Secretary of State. Any such improvements not sold for use on the premises may be sold by the War Assets Administration for removal from the premises within one year from the date of sale. To the extent that any such improve- ments are not sold under the provisions hereof within a period of one year from the effective date of this Act, title thereto shall remain in the United States, and jurisdiction and control thereover shall vest in the said United States section. Grantingoflicenses. SEC. 4. The Secretary of State shall, in order to assure beneficial public use of this land not inconsistent with the primary purpose of flood control, grant a license or licenses to the city of Brownsville, 49stat.c .e Texas, under the authority of the Act of August 27, 1935, to use portions of the lands transferred to the United States section under this Act for municipal parks, golf course, museums, athletic fields, including stadiums, and other public purposes not inconsistent with the primary purpose of flood control and with the use of said land as a floodway, as determined by the Secretary of State and subject to such terms and conditions as may, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, be necessary to protect the interests of the United States: Time limitation. Provided, That application is made by the city of Brownsville for such license or licenses within a period of one year from the effective date of this Act: Providedfurther, That such license or licenses shall not be inconsistent with those granted under section 3 hereof for the use of the improvements therein specified: Provided further, That except for this provision granting to the city of Brownsville a preferen- tial right for one year to be granted a license or licenses, nothing in this section shall be construed as modifying or impairing the authority of the Secretary of State over said lands under said Act of August 27, 1935. Approved June 23, 1949. [CHAPTER 240] June 24, 1949 AN ACT Is.1023] To amend section 9 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as [Public Law 123] amended, so as to grant credit in accordance with such section for service for which, through inadvertence, no deductions from salary are made. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the first sentence of section 9 of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 4Stat.4 .§ 36b 1930, asamended, is amended by inserting before the period at the 5U.S.C.§736b; Supp. II, §736b. end thereof a comma and the following: "including any case in which Po's, p. 476. such deductions are required to be made but are not made due to error on the part of the employing agency and such error being made without the knowledge of the employee affected by the mistake". Approved June 24, 1949. 266 [63 STAT.

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