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PUBLIC LAW 87-542-JULY 25, 1962
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Public Law 87-541 AN ACT To amend the Act of June 30, 1954, providing for a continuance of civil government for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
July 19, 1962 [s. 2775]
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress a:ssembled^ That the appropria- Trust xerdtory tion authorization in section 2 of the Act of June 30, 1954 (68 Stat. lilndf ^*'*" 330), is hereby amended by increasing it from $7,500,000 to $17,500,000: 48 USC leis i Provided, That not more than $15,000,000 is authorized to be appro- "° *
priated for the fiscal year 1963. Approved July 19, 1962.
Public Law 87-542 AN ACT To provide for the establishment and administration of basic public recreation facilities at the Elephant Butte and Caballo Reservoir areas. New Mexico, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to investigate, plan, construct, operate, and maintain basic recreation facilities at Elephant Butte and Caballo Reservoirs, Rio Grande Federal reclamation project, New Mexico (including access roads and facilities for the safety, health, and protection of the visiting public), and to provide for the public use and enjoyment of such recreation facilities and the water areas of such reservoirs in such manner as is consistent with the primary purpose of such project. The cost of such recreation facilities shall be nonreimbursable and nonreturnable. SEC. 2. The construction of recreation facilities at or near Elephant Butte and Caballo Reservoirs, as herein authorized, shall not provide in any manner whatsoever a basis for the allocation of water for recreation use or for the allocation of reservoir capacity for recreation use; and the priority for irrigation use of water stored in Elephant Butte and Caballo Reservoirs and the priority of use for irrigation purposes of the capacities of such reservoirs shall not be affected in any manner by the provision for recreation facilities as authorized herein. SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior may issue such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act and may enter into an agreement with the State of New Mexico, or a political subdivision thereof, for the administration, operation, and maintenance of the facilities herein authorized. SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated such amounts, but no more than $607,000, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved July 25, 1962.
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Elephant isutte ^oS^a-^as,^*'" N. Mex. faciifties. **"
water use, '^striction.
Rules and regu^^""s*
Appropriation.
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