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PUBLIC LAW 85-57-JUNE 17, 1957

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ment thereafter of such person to compensation will be determined, except as to service-connection, without regard to the laws repealed by this Act. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to those claims within the purview of section 2311 in which it is determined on or after the effective date of this Act that compensation is payable for the day before the effective date of this Act. CLAIMS FILED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF DISCHARGE OR DEATH

SEC. 2817. (a) A claim for disability compensation filed on or after the effective date of this Act and within one year from the date of the veteran's separation during the year immediately before such effective date from active military, naval, or air service, or a claim for death compensation filed on or after the effective date of this Act and within one year from the date of the veteran's death occurring in the year immediately before such effective date w'ill be adjudicated under title III of this Act and the laws in effect on the day before such effective date. If entitlement is established, compensation will be paid under such laws for the appropriate period before the effective date of this Act and under this Act thereafter. (b) A claim for compensation based on the disability (or death occurring before January 1, 1957) of a World W a r I veteran, if filed on or after the effective date of this Act and within one year following the date of enactment of this Act, may be adjudicated, as to serviceconnection only, under the laws in effect on the day before the effective date of this Act. Approved June 17, 1967.

Ante, p. 94.

Public Law 85-57 ^ N ACT j^j^g ^J^ J957 To authoVize the Secretary of the Interior to permit the construction of a. [H* R- 2493] bridge and road across Chincoteague National Wildlife Refufie, 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 Nat^onarwfidnfe permit the controlled development of a portion of the seashore of Refuge,Va.Bridge, the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, for recreational purposes, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to grant to the appropriate agency or agencies of the State of Virginia such easements and rights as may be necessary for the construction and maintenance of a bridge across Assateague Channel and terminating on the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, and also for the construction and maintenance of an access road from the terminus of such bridge to a public beach and recreation area to be developed along the southeastern shore of Assateague Island as designated by the Secretary. The grant of such easements and other rights may be without consideration but shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary deems appropriate for the adequate protection of the wildlife refuge and other interests of the United States. The Secretary of the Interior also is authorized to enter into such agreements with State, county, or municipal agencies as he may deem necessary for the construction, maintenance, and operation by such agencies of a public beach, concession, parking areas, and other related public conveniences, which a^^reements also may be granted without consideration but shall contain appropriate conditions regarding the making of reasonable charges for use of the facilities by the public, taking into consideration the costs of construction, maintenance, and

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