1056 PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 959, 960-AUG. 13, 1946 [60 STAT. fiduciary or other relations between the United States and the several Indian tribes, bands, or groups. EFFECT ON EXISTING LAWS SEC. 25. All provisions of law inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency, except that exist- ing provisions of law authorizing suits in the Court of Claims by particular tribes, bands, or groups of Indians and governing the con- duct or determination of such suits shall continue to apply to any case heretofore or hereafter instituted thereunder save as provided by section 11 hereof as to the deduction of payments, offsets, counter- claims, and demands. vepserbility of pro- SEC. 26. If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof, is held invalid, the remainder of the Act, or other applications of such provisions, shall not be affected. Approved August 13, 1946. [CHAPTER 960] August 13, 1946 AN ACT [P. R . 2T33] Authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting the shores of publicly [Public Law 727] owned property. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Protection ofshores United States of America in Congress assembled, That with the pur- pose of preventing damage to public property and promoting and encouraging the healthful recreation of the people, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to assist in the construction, but not the maintenance, of works for the improvement and protection against erosion by waves and currents of the shores of the United States that are owned by States, municipalities, or other political sub- Federal contribu- divisions: Provided, That the Federal contribution toward the con- struction of protective works shall not in any case exceed one-third Repair, etc., of sea of the total cost: Providedfurther,That where a political subdivision has heretofore erected a sea wall to prevent erosion, by waves and currents, to a public highway considered by the Chief of Engineers sufficiently important to justify protection, Federal contribution toward the repair of such wall and the protection thereof by the building of an artificial beach is authorized at not to exceed one-third of the original cost of such wall, antd that investigations and studies hereinafter provided for are hereby authorized for such localities: Plan of protection. Provided further, That the plan of protection shall have been specifi- cally adopted and authorized by Congress after investigation and study by the Beach Erosion Board under the provisions of section 2 46 tat.
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of the River and Harbor Act approved July 3, 1930, as amended and supplemented. Payment to States, SEC. 2 . When the Chief of Engineers shall find that any such project has been constructed in accordance with the authorized plans and specifications he shall cause to be paid to the State, municipality, or political subdivision the amount authorized by Congress. rPyments on con- SEC. 3 . The Chief of Engineers may, in his discretion, from time to time, make payments on such construction as the work progresses, but these payments, including previous payments, if any, shall not be more than the United States pro rata part of the value of the labor and materials which have been actually put into such construction in bywchief of Enginer conformity to said plans and specifications: Provided, That the con- struction of improvement and protective works may be undertaken by the Chief of Engineers upon the request of, and contribution of
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