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Administration.

PUBLIC LAW 86-42-JUNE 11, 1959

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be carried on in such a manner as to provide for the preservation of wildlife values in areas " C " and " D ": Provided, That nothing contained in this Act or any contract entered into pursuant to this Act, between the United States of America and the Smoot Sand and Gravel Corporation shall be construed as interfering with the uninterrupted right of the Smoot Sand and Gravel Corporation to dredge in areas " C " and " D " for the periods specified. (c) All lands acquired by the United States pursuant to this Act shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary shall administer all of the lands described in this bill as "A", " B ", "C", and " D " so that fish and wildlife development and their preservation as wet land wildlife habitat shall be paramount, except such portion thereof that the Secretary shall designate as a part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway within one year from the effective date of this Act. (d) AH dredging shall be performed in accordance with plans recommended by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary, of the Army as provided in section 10 of River and Harbor Act approved March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1151; 33 U.S.C. 403), as amended. Approved June 11, 1959.

Public Law 86-42 June 11, 1959 [H. J, Res. 254]

Canada- U.S. Interparliam en t ar y group participation.

Appropriation.

JOINT RESOLUTION

To authorize participation by the United States in parliamentary conferences with Canada. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That not to exceed twentyfour Members of Congress shall be appointed to meet jointly and at least annually and when Congress is not in session (except that this restriction shall not apply during the first session of the Eighty-sixth Congress or to meetings held in the United States) with representatives of the House of Commons and Senate of the Canadian Parliament for discussion of common problems in the interests of relations between the United States and Canada. Of the Members of the Congress to be appointed for the purposes of this resolution (hereinafter designated as the United States group) half shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House from Members of the House (not less than four of whom shall be from the Foreign Affairs Committee), and luilf shall be appointed by the President of the Senate from Members of the Senate (not less than four of whom shall be from the Foreign Relations Committee). Such appointments shall be for the period of each meeting of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary group except for the four members of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the four members of the Foreign Relations Committee, whose appointments shall be for the duration of each Congress. SEC. 2. An appropriation of $30,000 annually is authorized, $15,000 of which shall be for the House delegation and $15,000 for the Senate delegation, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to assist in meeting the expenses of the United States group of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary group for each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made, the House and Senate portions of such appropriation to be disbursed on vouchers to be approved by the Chairman of the House delegation and the Chairman of the Senate delegation, respectively.

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