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 63 STAT.] 81ST CONG. , l ST SESS.-CHS. 662, 663-OCT. 10, 1949 the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Providedfurther, That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advo- cates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Providedfurther, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. SEC. 302. This Act may be cited as the "Third Deficiency Appro- priation Act, 1949". Approved October 10, 1949. [CHAPTER 663] AN ACT To authorize the granting to the city of Los Angeles, California, of rights-of-way on, over, under, through, and across certain public lands. 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 be, and he is hereby, authorized to grant to the city of Los Angeles permanent rights-of-way, two hundred and fifty feet in width, described in section 6 of this Act on, over, under, through, and across public lands of the United States in the counties of Mono, Inyo, and Kern in the State of California, for the purposes of constructing, operating, and maintaining any and all works, structures, roads, and facilities necessary, convenient, incidental, or appurtenant to the generation, transformation, transmission, distribution, and utilization of electrical energy: Provided,That the Secretary of the Interior shall, in his discretion, attach and impose such conditions on said rights-of- way, and promulgate such rules and regulations as he shall deem appropriate, consistent with the use of said rights-of-way for the pur- poses prescribed in this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Interior shall fix, and the city shall pay, a reasonable sum or sums to the United States as consideration for the grant of the permanent rights-of-way described in section 6 of this Act. SEC. 2. Nothing contained in this Act is intended to, nor does it, affect any presently existing right of any kind or nature however acquired, nor any valid claim heretofore initiated under the laws of the United States or the State of California, including, but not limited to, the homestead, mining, desert land, and other laws relating to public lands and appurtenances and incidents thereto. SEC. 3. That the use of the rights-of-way herein authorized shall also be subject to such conditions as are reasonable and necessary, in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture to protect the interests of the United States in the management of the national forests. SEC. 4. That the lands described in section 6 hereof shall be open at all times to exploration, prospecting, discovery, lease, or patent under the mining or mineral leasing laws from time to time applicable thereto insofar as said laws relate to minerals in said lands, and to any uses or disposition of the land or resources, to the extent and in the manner permitted under any of the nonmineral public land laws of the United States from time to time applicable thereto: Provided, 749 Penalty. Short title. October 10, 1949 [H. R. 5764] [Public Law 344] Los Angeles, Calif. Rights-of-way. Post, p. 750. Rules and regula- tions. Payment to U. 8. Post, p. 750. Existing rights. Lands open to ex- ploration, etc. Post, p. 750.

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