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PUBLIC LAW 781-JULY 24, 1956 Public Law 781

July 24, 1956 [H. R. 8898]

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CHAPTER 693

AN ACT To provide an additional authorization of appropriations for the purchase by the Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of May 11, 1938, of lands within the boundaries of the Cache National Forest in the State of Utah.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Fo^e«^,*Uteh!**'"^ United States of America in Congress assembled. That there is hereby y^prooriationfor authorized to be ajjpropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not "* '* otherwise appropriated, the sum of $200,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, to carry out the program for the purchase by the Secretary of Agriculture of lands within the boundaries of the (^ache National Forest in the State of Utah under the Act entitled "An Act to facilitate the control of soil erosion and flood damage originating upon lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache National Forest in the State of Utah", approved May 11, 1938 (52 Stat. 347; Public, Numbered 505, Seventyfifth Congress), as amended by section 2 of the Act of May 26, 1944 Matching funds. (58 Stat. 227, 228; Public Law 310, Seventy-eighth ( i n g r e s s): Provided, That the funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act shall be available for expenditure only to the extent that such funds are matched by donations of lands of not less than equal value to the United States of America within the Cache National Forest or funds of equal amount contributed by local agencies, organizations or persons, which contributed funds are hereby authorized to be expended in payment for lands acquired under this Act and to defray the cost of work to rehabilitate watersheds on national-forest lands within the Cache National Forest as authorized by the Secretary of AgriRestriction. culture: Provided further, That no permits shall be issued under the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture for the grazing of domestic livestock on lands acquired under this Act or on lands hereafter donated for matching purposes as hereinbefore referred to. The authorization of appropriations provided by this Act shall be in addition to and shall not aifect the authorization for the appropriation of certain receipts for purchase of lands provided by such Act of May 11, 1938, as amended. Approved July 24, 1956. Public Law 782 ly 24, 1956 . R. ^Q^^^J

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Benbrook D a m, Tex. 59 Stat. 18.

58 Stat. 890; 66 Stat. 93.

CHAPTER 694 AN ACT

To provide for municipal use of storage water in Benbrook Dam, Texas.

Be it enacted by the Senate and Hmise of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the project for improvement of the Trinity River and tributaries, Texas, authorized by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, is hereby modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army to contract with the city of Fort Worth pursuant to section 6 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 1944 (33 U.S.C. 708), for the use of water supply storage in the Benbrook Reservoir for municipal water supply until such time as the water supply storage is needed for navigation purposes. Approved July 24, 1956.

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