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 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 421, 422-AUG. 12, 1949 That the moneys derived from the sale of such stamps shall be spent only upon specific appropriation by the Congress. 4 Stat. 451da. SEC 2. Subsection (a) of section 4 of said Act is further amended .. § by deleting the period and inserting in lieu thereof a colon and the Wildlife manage- following: "Provided,That in the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior not to exceed 25 per centum at any one time, of any area acquired in accordance with the provisions of this Act, may be admin- istered primarily as a wildlife management area not subject to the prohibitions against the taking of birds, or nests or the eggs thereof, as contained in section 10 of the Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 45Stat.1224 . February 18, 1929 (45 Stat. 1222; 16 U. S . C. 715i), as amended, except that no such area shall be open to the shooting of migratory birds when the population of such birds frequenting the area or in the migrations utilizing such area is on a decline, nor prior to July 1, 1952, or the date upon which the same has been fully developed as a management area, refuge, reservation, or breeding ground, whichever is later." Approved August 12, 1949. [CHAPTER 422] August 12,1949 AN ACT [u.1136] To amend the Canal Zone Code, and for other purposes. [Public Law 223] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the anal Zone Code, United States of America in Congress assembled, That title 2 of the Canal Zone Code is amended by adding in chapter 1 thereof three new sections numbered 16 to 18, and reading as follows: "16. ACQUISrrION OR CONSTRUcrION OF STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, AND IMPROVEMENTS. - The Governor of the Panama Canal is authorized, within the limits of available funds, to purchase or otherwise acquire equipment, and within the Canal Zone to purchase or otherwise acquire, construct, repair, replace, alter, or enlarge any building, structure, or other improvement, when in his judgment such action is necessary for the operation, maintenance, sanitation, or civil gov- ernment of the Panama Canal or Canal Zone. "17. CLAIMS FOR LOSSES OF OR DAMAGES TO PROPERTY.-Authority is hereby conferred upon the Governor of the Panama Canal, or his designee for the purpose, to consider, adjust, determine, and settle claims for losses of or damages to property arising from the conduct by the Panama Canal of authorized business operations, or arising from the maintenance, operation, improvement, or enlargement of capacity of the Panama Canal or from the sanitation or civil govern- Nonapplicabillty. ment of the Canal Zone: Provided, however, That this section shall not apply to claims cognizable either under section 10 of this title, as 6 Statc842. amended, or under the Federal Tort Claims Act. p.48. "Any award ma de to any claimant pursuant to this section shall Ante, pc m. 62, 106,s 107444. 62 be payable out of any moneys appropriated or made available for the maintenance and operation, sanitation, and civil government of the Panama Canal and Canal Zone; and the acceptance by the claimant of any such award shall be final and conclusive on the claimant, and shall constitute a complete release by the claimant of such claim against the United States. "18. DISASTER RELF.-In the event of emergency arising because of disaster or calamity by flood, hurricane, earthquake, fire, pestilence, or like cause, not foreseen or otherwise provided for, and occurring in the Canal Zone, or occurring in the Republic of Panama in such circumstances as to constitute an actual or potential hazard to health, safety, security, or property in the Canal Zone, the Governor of the Panama Canal is authorized to expend available funds and to utilize 600 [63 STAT.

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