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984 SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 339,340. 1925. ·*“*s°°¤°¤ W dm"- There may be detailed to assist the director not to exceed two quali· · fied officers of the United States Army not above the rank of major. m£§§°g§_P§};d§$l; Sec. 5. All umexpended balances of appropriations made for vmw- either of the activities hereb consolidated shall be available for expenditure by the office hereliy established to the same extent and under the sarge ripnditions das Such appropriations are available for the offices ere consoli ate . I·¤w¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¢¤=¤d· Sec. 6. Nothing iiontained in this Act shall be held to modify V·>L*°·¤·m°· existing law with respect to the assignment of slpace in the public buildings in the District of Columbia by the Pub 10 Buildings Com- ‘“‘“* ”‘ 175* mission or to modify sections 4 to 10, inclusive, of the Act approved May 27, 1924, relating to the United States park police, except as provided in section 3 of this Act. Approved, February 26, 1925. r lum· CHAP. 340.-An Act To permit the Secretary of War to dispose of and the [P¤Ni¢» No. 410.1 Port of New York Authority to acquire the Hoboken Manufacturers Railroad. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the m§6;>S*z¤Rk•I¤] Mi·Q,¤j:j United States y America in Oongreas assembled, That the Secretary pany. of War be, an he is hereby, authorized, for such sum and on suc sm¤k¤1,m¤y¤e¤¤m terms and conditions as he may deem best, to sell to and dispose §°,,5,'§t§$ N"' Y°'k of, and the Port of New York Authority is authorized to acquire from the Secretary of War, the stock of the Hoboken Manufacturers’ Railroad Complany, said corporation being the lessee of the line known as the oboken Shore Road now constituting part of Belt Line Numbered 13 in the comprehensive plan for the development of the port of New York, adopted by the States of New York and New Jersey under chapter 43, Laws of New York, 1922, and cha ter 9, Laws of New Jerseg, 1922, and ratified and confirmed by the Cbn- Vol.42,p.822. ess of the United tates by Public Resolution 66, Sixty-seventh Bondsiu lieu ofwk gbngressg and the Secretary is authorlzed and empowered. to take °°°°°°°b1°` and accept in lieu`of cash the bonds of the said Port of New York Authority, secured by such lien as the Secretary in his discretion operation to ¤¤¤· ma determine is roper and sufficient; and upon such acquisition the °i"“°° said railroad shaliizontinue to be operated in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce and in accordance with the provisions of the said P,_,,,m_ comprehensive plan for the development of the dport and the improvet1;r%gg*¤¤ ofgg; ment of commerce and navigation: Provide , That the operation inism. m"°° of said railroad in intrastate, interstate, and foreign commerce shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission in the same marmer and to the same extent as would be the m1g_geyg{,¤<g¤v¤¤¤¤¤ case if this Act had not been passed: Provided further, That the y` Secretary shall attach such conditions to such transfer as shall insure the use of such railroad facility by the United States in the G¢v<;<t3;g;;1=;¢i{;gs*;{;¤ event of war or other national emergency: Provided further, That ¤¤°n¤mme dtignteaii in order to facilitate the interchange of freight between rail and "“°‘ water facilities, such railroad, if acquired b_y the Port of New York Authority hereimder shall be operated in coordination with the piers and docks adjacent thereto so long as said piers and docks are owned and operated by the United States Government or by any agency thereof. or by any corporation a majority of whose stock sm po other pm-- is owned by the United States: Provided further, That if the §’§f°’ ‘{,ff'§,‘§j· °‘°‘* Port of New York Authority fails to agree upon terms and con- ¤sr¤¤ p , . . . ditions of sale which are considered sat1sfactory by the Secretary of War, he is hereby authorized to sell and dispose of the stock of the Hoboken Manufacturers’ Railroad Com any or all or any part of the real and personal property of the Iioboken Manufacturers