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 242 Vehicle u s e.

60 Stat. 810.

Snow removal.

58 Stat, 532. D, C. Code 1-243. Judgment payments.

D,C, Code 471910. 70 Stat, 78. D,C, Code 471586J,

74 Stat, 23.

Short title.

PUBLIC LAW89-76-JULY 16, 1965

[79 STAT.

SEC. 10. All motor-propelled passenger-carrying vehicles (including watercraft) owned by the District of Columbia shall be operated and utilized in conformity with section 16 of the Act of August 2, 1946 (5 U.SiC. 77, 78), and shall be under the direction and control of the Commissioners, who may from time to time alter or change the assignment for use thereof, or direct the alteration of interchangeable use of any of the same by officers and emploj^ees of the District, except as otherwise provided in this Act. "Official purposes" shall not apply to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia or in cases of officers and employees the character of whose duties makes such transportation necessa^, but only as to such latter cases when the same is approved by the Commissioners. SEC. 11. Appropriations contained in this Act for Highways and Traffic, and Sanitary Engineering shall be available for snow and ice control work when ordered by the Commissioners in writing. SEC. 12. Appropriations in this Act shall be available, when authorized by the Commissioners, for the rental of quarters without reference to section 6 of the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1945. SEC. 13. Appropriations in this Act shall be available for the furnishing of uniforms when authorized by the Commissioners. SEC. 14. There are hereby appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of judgments which have been entered against the government of the District of Columbia, including refunds authorized by section 10 of the Act approved April 23, 1924 (43 Stat, 108): Provided, That nothing contained in this section shall be construed as modifying or affecting the provisions of paragraph 3, subsection (c) of section 11 of title X II of the District of Columbia Income and Franchise Tax Act of 1947, as amended. SEC. 15, Except as otherwise provided herein, limitations and legislative provisions contained in the District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1961, shall be continued for the fiscal year 1966: Provided, That the limitation for "Construction Services. Department of Buildings and Grounds" contained in the District oi Columbia Appropriation Act, 1961, shall be increased from 6 to 8 per centum of appropriations for construction projects in excess of $500,000 and to 10 per centum of appropriations for construction projects under $500,000. This Act may be cited as the "District of Columbia Appropriation Act 1966." Approved July 16, 1965. Public Law 89-76

July 16, 1965 [H, R, 5 184]

Port of P o r t, land, Greg,

AN ACT For the relief of the port of Portland, Oregon.

Be it enacted by the Semite and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Comptroller General of the United States be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to settle and adjust the claim of the port of Portland (Oregon) on account of payment of a judgment plus interest to the State of Oregon, pursuant to a decision of the Circuit Court of Multnomah County (Oregon), representing a royalty on certain material supplied to the Department oi the Army by the port under a negotiated contract, order numbered 40-71921, dated January 28, 1959, and to allow in full and final settlement of the claim a sum not to exceed $6,226.80. There is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of $6,226.80 for the payment of said claim. Approved July 16, 1965.

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