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[70 Stat. 187]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1956
[70 Stat. 187]

70 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 639-MAY 28, 1966

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Whereas the Congress deems it fitting that the fine qualities of statesmanship, patriotism, and loyalty exemplified in the life of the late Alben William Barkley should not be forgotten by the people he served so well: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the dam to be con- L^"^lrid!fy^ K^ structed on the Lower Cumberland River, Kentucky, authorized by Designation the Flood Control Act of 1954, and the reservoir to be formed by the ^ **** *^^ * waters impounded by such dam, shall hereafter be known as Barkley Dam and Lake Barfeley, respectively, and any law, regulation, document or record of the United States in which such dam and reservoir are designated or referred to shall be held to refer to such dam and reservoir under and by the name Barkley Dam and Lake Barkley, respectively. Approved May 24, 1956. Public Law 538

CHAPTER 325

AN ACT To amend the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 so as to provide for the utilization of privately owned shipping services in connection with the transportation of privately owned vehicles.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 901 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection as follows: "(c) That notwithstanding any other provision of law, privately owned American shipping services may be utilized for the transportation of motor vehicles owned by Government personnel whenever transportation of such vehicles at Government expense is otherwise authorized by law." Approved May 28, 1956. Public Law 539

May 28, 1956 [S. 2286]

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CHAPTER 326,

AN ACT Relating to the issuance of certain patents in fee to lands within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana.

f^^y 28, 1956 [H. R. 4604]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary n^se^tiln^uont^ of the Interior is authorized, on application therefor, to issue to each holder of an exchange assignment on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana, a patent to the lands that are covered by such exchange assignment. The patent shall include all oil, gas, coal, and other minerals in the land unless the Indian to whom the patent is issued reserved the right to such minerals in the land that was transferred by him to the tribe, or unless he did not have the right to such minerals in the land so transferred. The patent shall be a patent in fee if in the judgment of the Secretary the applicant is able to manage his own affairs without governmental assistance, and shall be a trust patent if the Secretary determines that the applicant needs governmental assistance in handling his affairs. Any trust created by such patent may be terminated by the Secretary when in his judgment the need therefor has ended. Approved May 28, 1956.