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PUBLIC LAW 85-230-AUG. 30, 1957

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Public Law 85-229 AN ACT To amend title II of the Social Security Act to facilitate the provision of social security coverage for State and local employees under certain retirement systems.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 218 (d) of the Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(7) The certification by the governor required under paragraph (3) shall be deemed to have been made, in the case of a division or part (created under the fourth sentence of paragraph (6)) consisting of the positions of members of a retirement system who desire coverage under the agreement under this section, if the governor certifies to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare that— " (A) an opportunity to vote by w-ritten ballot on the question of whether they wish to be covered under an agreement under this section was given to all individuals who were members of such system at the time the vote was held; " (B) not less than ninety days' notice of such vote was given to all individuals who were members of such system on the date the notice was issued; " (C) the vote was conducted tinder the supervision of the governor or an agency or individual designated by him; and " (D) such system was divided into two parts or divisions in accordance with the provisions of the fourth and fifth sentences of paragraph (6). For purposes of this paragraph, an individual in a position to which the State agreement already applied or in a position excluded by or pursuant to paragraph (5) shall not be considered a member of the retirement system." Approved August 30, 1957.

August 30, 1957 [H, R. 8821]

Social Security. 70 Stat. 825. 42 USC 418.

Public Law 85-230 AN ACT To increase the storage capacity of the Whitney Dam and Reservoir and to make available fifty thousand acre-feet of water from the reservoir for domestic and industrial use.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Whitney Reservoir project approved by the Flood Control Act approved August 18, 1941, is hereby modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to allocate fifty thousand acre-feet of water supply storage in Whitney Reservoir, Texas, in such manner as to provide the best overall use of the project. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to enter into agreements with local interests for payment of the costs of the water supply storage, including annual operation and maintenance costs, based on an equitable cost allocation to be made by the Chief of Engineers: Provided, That the term of the contract shall not exceed the economic life of the project or fifty years, whichever is less. Approved August 30, 1957.

August 30, 1957 [H. R. 2580]

W h i t n e y Reservoir, Tex. 55 Stat. 638. 33 USC 701b702a-12, paasim.

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