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LIST OF PUBLIC LAWS

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Pa ge Reve sted Orego n and Cali forni a Rai lroad , etc ., grant lands . AN ACT Re lating to the revest ed Oregon and Califo rnia Railr oad and reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands situated in the State of Oregon August 28,1937 874 Flood Control Act of 1936, a mendments . AN ACT To amend an Act en title d "An Act autho rizin g the cons truct ion o f cer tain publi c works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other pur- poses", approved June 22, 1936 Aug ust 28,19 37--

S76 Puerto Rico, cooperative State agricultural extension work . AN ACT To extend the benefits of section 21 of the Bankhead-Jones Act to Puerto Rico Aug ust 28,19 37-_

881 Fort Donelson National Military Park, Tenn ., a d di t i o n . AN ACT To provide for the addition of certain lands to the Fort Donelson National Military Park in the State of Tennessee, and for other purposes August 30, 1937_ _

881 Unemployment, etc ., c en su s . AN ACT To provide for the taking of a census of partial employment, unemployment, and occupations, and for other purposes August 30, 1937 ._

883 Crow Indian Reservation, Mont ., boundaries . AN ACT Re lating t o certain lands within the boundaries of the Crow Reservation, Montana August 31,1937 bS4 Potomac Valley conservancy district . JOINT RESOLUTION To per- mit the States of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsyl- vania, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact or agreement respecting the creation of a Potomac Valley con- servancy district for the prevention or abatement of harmful pollution of the waters thereof Augu st 31, 193 7__

884 Helium g as . AN ACT Authorizing the conservation, production, ex- p loita tion, and sale of he lium gas, a min eral resou rce p ertai n- ing to the national defense and to the development of commer- cial aeronautics, authorizing the acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, by the United States of properties for the produc- tion of helium gas, and for other purposes September 1, 1937___

885 U. S. Housing Act of 19.7. AN ACT To provid e financia l assistan ce to the States and political subdivisions thereof for the elimina- tion of unsafe and insanitary housing conditions, for the eradi- cation of slums, for the provision of decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings for families of low income, and for the reduction of unemployment and the stimulation of business activity, to cre- ate a United States Housing Authority, and for other purposes_ _ September 1, 1937---

888 Alaska, reindeer i ndustry . AN ACT To provide subsistence for the Eskimos and other natives of Alaska by establishing for them a permanent and self-sustaining economy ; to encourage and develop native activity in all branches of the reindeer industry ; and for other purposes Sept ember 1, 1 937-__

900 Sugar Act of 1937 . AN ACT To regulate commerce among the several States, with the Territories and possessions of the United States, and with foreign countries ; to protect the welfare of consumers of sugars and of those engaged in the domestic sugar- reducing industry ; to promote the export trade of the United fates ; to raise revenue ; and for other purposes September 1, 1937---

903 Wildlife-restoration projects . AN ACT To provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-restoration projects, and for o ther purpo ses Sept ember 2, 1 937---

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