352 Exceptions.
SO u s e 881 note. Funds for advance planning. 65 Stat. 364. 31 USC 723.
Reimbursement of owners and tenants. 68 Stat. 562.
68 Stat. 562.
M e s s facilities for barracks.
Leasing of housing f a c i l i t i e s.
PUBLIC LAW 162-JULY 15, 1955
Anthracite mine drainage.
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approved prior to October 1, 1951, and not superseded or otherwise modified by a later authorization are repealed, except (1) authorizations for public works and for appropriations therefor that are set forth in such Acts in the titles that contain the general provisions, (2) authorizations for military public works projects as to which appropriated funds shall have been obligated in whole or in part prior to July 1, 1956, and authorizations for appropriations therefor, and (3) the authorizations with respect to military public works and the appropriation of funds that are contained in the National Defense Facilities Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 829). SEC. 512. Section 504 of Public Law 155, Eighty-second Congress, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 504. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation, funds for advance planning, construction design, and architectural services in connection with public works projects which are not otherw^ise authorized by law." SEC. 513. (a) The first sentence of section 501(b) of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain construction at military and naval installations, and for other purposes", approved September 28, 1951 (65 Stat. 36), is amended by striking out "used by such owners and tenants for residential or agricultural purposes,". (b) The first sentence of section 401(b) of the Act entitled "An Act to authorize certain construction at military and naval installations, and for other purposes", approved July 14, 1952 (66 Stat. 606), is amended by striking out "used by such owner and tenants for residential or agricultural purposes,". SEC. 614. None of the authorization contained in section 101 of this Act for the construction of three-hundred-and-twenty-six-man barracks with mess shall be used to provide, with respect to any such barracks, for mess facilities other than a single, consolidated mess. SEC. 515. During the fiscal years 1956 and 1957 the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, respectively, are authorized to lease housing facilities at or near military tactical installations for assignment as public quarters to military personnel and their dependents without rental charge upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense or his designee that there is a lack of adequate housing facilities at or near such military tactical installations: Provided, That not more than one thousand housing units may be so leased and the rental cost to the Government for any housing unit may not exceed $150 per month. Approved July 15, 1955. CHAPTER 369
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AN ACT To provide for the conservation of anthracite coal resources through measures of flood control and anthracite mine drainage, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled., That it is hereby recognized that the presence of large volumes of water in anthracite coal formations involves serious wastage of the fuel resources of the Nation, and constitutes a menace to health and safety and national security. I t is therefore declared to be the policy of the Congress to
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