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PUBLIC LAW 89-672-OCT. 15, 1966

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F a r m P a r k in Fairfax County, Virginia. The park shall encompass the portions of the property formerly knowii as Wolf T r a p Farm and Symphony Hill in Fairfax County, Virginia, to be donated for park purposes to the United States, and such additional lands or interests therein as the Secretary may acquire for purposes of the park by donation or purchase with donated or appropriated funds, the aggregate of which shall not exceed one hundred and forty-five acres. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the park in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of this Act and the Act of August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1-4), as amended and supplemented. SEC. 3. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may Appropriation. be necessary, but not in excess of $600,000, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Approved October 15, 1966. Public Law 89-672 AN ACT

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts for scientific and technological research, and for other purposes.

October 15, 1966

[S. 3460]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the Secre- ^nt^fio'' ceparttary of the Interior is authorized to enter into contracts with educa- ""Re'search contional institutions, public or private agencies or organizations, or tracts, authorizapersons for the conduct of scientific or technological research into any aspect of the problems related to the programs of the Department of the Interior which are authorized by statute. (b) The Secretary shall require a showing that the institutions, agencies, organizations, or persons with which he expects to enter into contracts pursuant to tnis section have the capability of doing effective work. H e shall furnish such advice and assistance as he believes will best carry out the mission of the Department of the Interior, participate in coordinating all research initiated under this section, indicate the lines of inquiry which seem to him most important, and encourage and assist in the establishment and maintenance of cooperation by and between the institutions, agencies, organizations, or persons and between them and other research organizations, the United States Department of the Interior, and other Federal agencies. (c) The Secretary may from time to time disseminate in the form of reports or publications to public or private agencies or organizations, or individuals such information as he deems desirable on the research carried out pursuant to this section. (d) No contract involving more than $25,000 shall be executed under su^^^f^ikT" subsection (a) of this section prior to thirty calendar days from the congress. °" date the same is submitted to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and said thirty calendar days shall not include days on which either the Senate or the House of Representatives is not in session because of an adjournment of more than three calendar days to a day certain or an adjournment sine die. SEC. 2. The Secretary shall prescribe such rules and regulations as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. SEC. 3. Nothing contained in this Act is intended to amend, modify, or repeal any provisions of law administered by the Secretary of the Interior which authorize the making of contracts for research. Approved October 15, 1966.

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