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PUBLIC LAW 279-AUG. 15, 1953

of New Mexico relating to the sales of intoxicants to Indians, if the people of Arizona and New Mexico shall adopt constitutional amendments to accomplish such repeal. SEC. 4. Section 9 of the Act of June 4, 1920, An Act to provide for allotment of lands of the Crow Tribe, for the distribution of tribal funds, and for other purposes (41 Stat. T51), is hereby repealed. Approved August 15, 1953. Public Law 278

Repeal.

CHAPTER 503

AN ACT To facilitate the development and construction of water conservation facilities by States and municipalities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to facilitate the development and construction by States and municipalities of water conservation facilities, certain requirements in the Federal Power Act are made inapplicable to States and municipalities as provided in this Act. SEC. 2. The words used in this Act shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Federal Power Act. SEC. 3. Section 14 of the Federal Power Act pertaining to the taking over b ^ the United States of any project upon or after the expiration of a license, and sections 301 and 3(fe of said Act requiring certain records and accounting procedures and section 4(b) requiring the preparation and filing of the statement of actual legitimate original cost of a project, shall not be applicable to any project owned by a State or municipality, and such rights and requirements shall not exist under any license heretofore or hereafter granted to any State or municipality, except that the provisions of section 14 and section 4 (b) shall continue to be applicable to any license issued for a hydroelectric development in the International Eapids section of the Saint Lawrence River. The Federal Power Commission in determining the amount of annual charges applicable to any such project may determine the annual charges with reference to the actual cost of services incurred by the Commission with respect to the project. SEC. 4. Except as herein provided, the provisions of this Act shall not be construed as repealing or affecting any of the provisions of the Federal Power Act. Approved August 15, 1953. Public Law 279

August 15, 1953 [S.2094]

Water conservation f a c i l i t i e s. 41 Stat. 1063; 49 Stat. 863. 16 USC 791a.

16 USC 8 0 7, 8 2 5, 825a, 797.

Annual charges.

CHAPTER 504

AN ACT To permit the coordination of the Wisconsin retirement fund with the Federal old-age and survivors insurance system.

August 15, 1953 [H. R. 2062]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Wis c ons United States of'America in Congress a.'^sembled, That section 218 of ment fund.in retire64 Stat. 514. the Social Security Act (relating to voluntary agreements for cover- 42 USC 4 1 8. age of State and local employees) is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: WISCONSIN RETIREMENT F U N D

" (m)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (d), the agreement with the State of Wisconsin may, subject to the provisions of this subsection,

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