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PUBLIC LAW 91-251-MAY 14, 1970

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Public Law 91-251 May 14, 1970 [S. 3007]

Fort Belknap Indian irrigation project, Mont. Brown unit, transfer.

Condition.

Cancellation of c h a r g e s.

AN ACT To authorize the transfer of the Brown unit of the Fort Belknap Indian irrigation project on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, Montana, to the landowners within the unit.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to convey all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in the facilities of the Brown unit of the Fort Belknap Indian irrigation project, located in township 28 north, ranges 23 and 24 east, Montana principal meridian, including, but not limited to, easements, rights-of-way, canals, laterals, drains, structures of all kinds, and water rights held for the benefit of the unit, to an organization or association having form and powers satisfactory to the Secretary which represents the owners of the lands served by the unit. As a condition to said conveyance, the grantee organization or association shall assume full and sole responsibility for the care, operation, and maintenance of the unit upon conveyance, and shall hold the United States free of all loss or liability for damages or injuries, direct or consequential, caused by the existence or operation of the unit or any of its features or structures, from and after the date of its conveyance. SEC. 2. Upon conveyance of the Brown unit of the Fort Belknap Indian irrigation project as provided for in section 1 of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to cancel all accrued operation and maintejiance charges and all construction charges with respect to the said unit. Approved May 14, 1970.

Public Law 91-252 May 14, 1970 [H. R. 1187]

Appropriation increase. 16 USC 459b-8.

AN ACT To amend the Act of August 7, IDHl, providing for the establishment of Cape Cod National Seashore.

Be it emvcted by the Seriate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 9 of the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of Cape Cod National Seashore," approved August 7, 1961 (75 Stat. 284, 293), is amended by striking out the figure $16,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof the figure "$33,500,000". Approved May 14, 1970.

Public Law 91-253 May 14, 1970 [S.2452]

Public Health Service Act, amendment. 74 Stat. 33.

AN ACT To amend section 211 of the Public Health Service Act to equalize the retirement l)enefits for commissioned officers of the Public Health Service with retirement benefits provided for other officers in the uniformed services.

Be it enacted by the Senate ami House of Representatives of the United /States of America in Congress assembled, That paragraph (4) of section 211(a) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 212 (a)(4)) is amended by inserting the word "plus" after the semicolon at the end of clause (ii), and by adding after clause (ii) the following new clause:

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