Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 3.djvu/968

 94 STAT. 3612

PRIVATE LAW 96-66—NOV. 26, 1980

Private Law 96-66 96th Congress An Act Nov. 26, 1980 [H.R. 3459] Eazor Express, Inc., claim against U.S., statute of limitations.

To waive the statute of limitations with regard to the claim of Eazor Express, Incorporated, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, against the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the time limitations contained in section 5 of the Act of March 9, 1920 (commonly referred to as the "Suits in Admiralty Act"; 46 U.S.C. 745) or section 536.45(h) of title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, are not applicable in the case of any claim for damages presented in writing to the appropriate Federal agency in accordance with the Act entitled "An Act for the extension of admiralty jurisdiction", approved June 19, 1948 (46 U.S.C. 740) or section 4802 of title 10,;United States Code, within six months after the date of enactment of th^ Act by Eazor'Express, Incorporated, for property damage at the Maspeth Terminal Yard, Brooklyn, New York, sustained as a result of the dredging of Newtown Creek, Queens Countj^, New York, by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in Apnl 1974. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5 of the Act of March 9, 1920 (commonly referred to as the "Suits in Admiralty Act"; 46 U.S.C. 745) an action may be commenced against the Umted States with respect to the claim described in the preceding sentence if such action is commenced within six months of final denial of any claim filed under such sentence. The failure of the agency to make final disposition of the claim described in the first sentence of this Act within six months after it is filed shall, at the option of the claimant any time thereafter, be deemed a final disposition of the claim for purposes of this Act. SEC. 2. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as an inference of liability on the part of the United States. Approved November 26, 1980.

Private Law 96-67 96th Congress An Act Dec. 5, 1980 [H.R. 7698] Mining claimants, relief.

For the relief of two mining claimants.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That upon application under this Act by the record owners thereof, the Secretary of the Interior, hereinafter referred to as "the Secretary", shall reconsider mineral patent application numbered N-11818 for the Airway Number 19 mining claim in Nevada. SEC. 2. If the Secretary determines that the applicants would have been entitled to a patent under the mining laws, if they or their predecessors had posted their mining claim in the manner and in the time period prescribed by the first section of the Act of August 12, 1953 (30 U.S.C. 501), the Secretary shall issue a patent to the applicants under this Act, subject to the limitations and conditions in section 3 hereof.

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