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PUBLIC LAW 85-803-AUG. 28, 1958

"SEC. 7. That for the purposes of this Act— "(1) The term 'harbor of New York' means the tidal waters of the harbor of New York, its adjacent and tributary waters, and those of Long Island Sound. "(2) The term 'harbor of Hampton Roads' means the tidal waters of the harbors of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton Roads, and their adjacent and tributary waters, so much of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as lies within the State of Virginia, and so much of the Atlantic Ocean and its tributaries as lies within the jurisdiction of the United States within or to the east of the State of Virginia. "(3) The term 'harbor of Baltimore' means the tidal waters of the harbor of Baltimore and its adjacent and tributary waters, and so much of Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries as lie within the State of Maryland." SEC. 2. This Act shall take ejffect on the sixtieth day after the date of its enactment. Approved August 28, 1958.

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F'ublic Law 85-803 AN ACT To amend the Hawaiian Organic Act, and to approve amendments of the Hawaiian land laws, with respect to leases and other dispositions of land.

August 28, 1958 [H. R. 9445]

Be it enacted ty the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 73(d) Hawaii. Pu b of the Hawaiian Organic Act, as amended (48 U.S.C. 665), is further le^se^s^ l i c l and amended (1) by inserting in the first sentence thereof, immediately 42 Stat. 117. following the words "No lease of", the words "the surface of"; (2) by striking out the words "fifteen years" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "sixty-five years"; (3) by striking out from the fourth sentence thereof the words "in which case the rent reserved shall be reduced in proportion to the value of the part so withdrawn" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "upon the payment of just compensation for such withdrawal"; and (4) by striking out the last two sentences therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "Every such lease shall contain a provision to that effect: Provided, That the Commissioner R i g h t of withmay, with the approval of the Governor and at least two-thirds of the drawal. members of the Land Board, omit such withdrawal provision from, or limit the same in, the lease of any lands whenever he deems it advantageous to the Territory of Hawaii, and land so leased shall not be subject to such right of withdrawq,l, or shall be subject only to a right of withdrawal as limited in the lease." Board SEC. 2. Section 73(1) of the Hawaiian Organic Act as amended (48 Lands. of Public 70 Stat. 104. U.S.C. 673), is further amended by striking out the words "No lease of agricultural lands exceeding forty acres in area, or of pastoral or waste lands exceeding two hundred acres in area, shall be made without the approval of two-thirds of the Board of Public Lands, which is hereby constituted," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Leases may be made by the Commissioner of Public Lands, with the approval of two-thirds of the members of the Board of Public Lands, for the occupation of lands for general purposes, or for limited specified purposes (but not including leases of minerals or leases providing for the mining of minerals), for terms up to but not in excess of sixty-five years. There shall be a Board of Public Lands,". Approved August 28, 1958.