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PUBLIC LAW 90-70-AUG. 21, 1967

[81 STAT.

Public Law 90-70 August 21, 1967 [S. J. R e s. 10]

Golden Spike Centennial C e l e bration Commission.

Employment of personnel. 63 Stat. 954. 5 USC 5101 et seq.

Donations of money, property, etc.

Expenditures.

Report to Congress. Termination date.

JOINT RESOLUTION To establish the Golden Spike Centennial Celebration Commission.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) there is established a commission to be known as the Golden Spike Centennial Celebration Commission, which shall be composed of thirteen members as follows: (1) Four Members of the Senate to be appointed by the President of the Senate; (2) Four Members of the House of Representatives to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and (3) Five members to be appointed by the President of the United States. (b) The President shall, at the time of appointment, designate one of the members appointed by him to serve as chairman and executive officer. The members of the Commission shall receive no salary by reason of their services as members, but the executive officer may reimburse them for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by them in conducting Commission business. (c) Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made. SEC. 2. The functions of the Commission shall be to develop and execute suitable plans for the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the completion on May 10, 1869, of the first transcontinental railroad across the United States. SEC. 3. The Commission may employ, without regard to the civil service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, such employees as may be necessary in carrying out its functions: Provided, That no employee whose position would be subject to the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, if said Act were applicable to such position, shall be paid a salary at a rate in excess of the rate payable under said Act for positions of equivalent difficulty or responsibility. Such rates of compensation may be adopted by the Commission as may be authorized by the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, as of the same date such rates are authorized for positions subject to said Act. The Commission shall make adequate provision for administrative review of any determination to dismiss any employee. SEC. 4. (a) The Commission is authorized to accept donations of money, property, or personal services; to cooperate with the Golden Spike Centennial Commission established by the Legislature of the State of Utah, and any other agencies of State and local governments, with patriotic and historical societies, with institutions of learning, and with representatives of the railroads; and to call upon other Federal departments or agencies for their advice and assistance in carrying out the purposes of this joint resolution. The Commission, to such extent as it finds to be necessary, may procure supplies, services, and property and make contracts, and may exercise those powers that are necessary to enable it to carry out efficiently and in the public interest the purposes of this joint resolution. (b) Expenditures of the Commission shall be paid by the executive officer of the Commission, who shall keep complete records of such expenditures and who shall account for all funds received by the Commission. A report of the activities of the Commission, including an accounting of funds received and expended, shall be furnished by the Commission to the Congress on or before its termination. The Commission shall terminate upon completion of its duties but in no event later than December 31, 1969.

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