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PUBLIC LAW 85-598-AUG. 6, 1958

firm of law revisers and, in addition, may appoint an advisory committee to advise and assist him without compensation in a preparation of such revision of the Canal Zone Code and of such ancillary material. SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Canal Zone Government such amounts as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved August 6, 1958.

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Appropriation.

Public Law 85-597 AN ACT To provide that the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Public Law 627, Eightyfourth Congress, chapter 462, second session) shall be amended to increase the period in which actual construction shall commence on rights-of-way acquired in anticipation of such construction from five years to seven years following thefiscalyear in which such request is made. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the first proviso of section 110(a) of Public Law 627, Eighty-fourth Congress, chapter 462, second session be amended to read: Provided, That the agreement between the Secretary of Commerce and the State highway department for the reimbursement of the cost of such rights-of-wav shall provide for the actual construction of a road on such rights-ofway within a period not exceeding seven years following the fiscal year in which such request is made and that this proviso shall apply to purchases heretofore made under this section of said 1956 Act:". Approved August 6, 1958.

August 6. 1958 [H.R. 10426]

Hi g h w a y c struction. 70 Stat. 382. 23 USC 160.

Public Law 85-598 AN ACT To authorize the appropriation of funds to finance the 1961 meeting of the rermaneat International Association of Navigation Congresses.

August 6, 1958 [H.R. 11305]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there is hereby P er manent inauthorized to be appropriated not to exceed $180,000 for the necessary cla^fon^of N^'g^ expenses of the meeting of the Permanent International Association " A^pprop^luo"' of Navigation Congresses to be held in the United States in 1961. These expenses shall include, but shall not be limited to, the cost of publication of the proceedings and the cost of transportation within the United States for official foreign members of the Association and authorized foreign delegates while visiting waterways in the United States. Funds appropriated pursuant to this Act shall be administered under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers. SEC. 2. The authorization contained in section 1 shall be in addition to the authorization of not exceeding $5,000 annually made available by section 107 of the "River and Harbor Act of 1948" (62 Stat. 1174) 22 USC 275a. for the suf)port and maintenance of the Permanent International Commission of the Congresses of Navigation and for the payment of the expenses of the delegates of the United States to the meetings of the Congresses and of the Commission. Approved August 6, 1958.

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