An Act authorizing additional appropriations for prosecution of projects in certain comprehensive river basin plans for flood control, navigation, and other purposes
PL 90-17 (H.R.8363), enacted 05/12/1967

81 
STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-17-MAY 12, 1967 
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Office and Civil Service of the House of Representatives a report which 
includes a full and complete statement concerning the need for such 
an agreement and the facts relating to the proposed transaction. 
"(f) A statement in the lease agreement that the requirements of 
subsections (d) and (e) have been met, or that the lease agreement is 
not subject to these subsections, is conclusive." 
(c) The text of section 2109, title 39, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: ''Agreements may not be entered into under sections 
2104 and 2105 of this title after July 22,1964, and under section 2103 
after June 30,1972." 
Approved May 8, 1967. 
Time limitation. 
80 Stat. 882. 
Public Law 90-16 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of June 30, 1954, as amended, providing for the continuance 
of civil government for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 2 of 
the Act of June 30,1954 (68 Stat. 330), as amended (76 Stat. 171), is 
hereby amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 2. There are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed 
$25,000,000 for fiscal year 1967 and $35,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 1968 and 1969, to remain available until expended, to carry out 
the provisions of this Act and to provide for a program of necessary 
capital improvements and public works related to health, education, 
utilities, highways, transportation facilities, communications, and 
public buildings: Provided^ That except for funds appropriated for 
the activities of the Peace Corps no funds appropriated by any Act 
shall be used for administration of the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands except as may be specifically authorized by law." 
SEC. 2. Any appointment hereafter made to the office of the High 
Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands shall be 
made by the President by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
Approved May 10, 1967.' 
May 10, 1967 
[S. 303] 
Pacific Trust 
Territory, civil 
government. 
Appropriation. 
48 u s e 1681 
note. 
High Commis-
sioner, appoint-
ment. 
Public Law 90-17 
AN ACT 
M
a
y 12, 1967 
Authorizing additional appropriations for prosecution of projects in certain 
[H. R. 8363] 
comprehensive river basin plans for flood control, navigation, and other 
purposes. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Arnerica in Congress assemMed, That, (a) in addi-
tion to previous authorizations, there is hereby authorized to be appro-
priated for the prosecution of the comprehensive plan of development 
of each river basin under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army 
referred to in the first column below, which was basically authorized 
by the Act referred to by date of enactment in the second column below. 
River Basin 
Monetary Author-
ization Act of 
1967. 
85-622 0-68—4 
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PUBLIC LAW 90-18-MAY 19, 1967 
[81 STAT. 
A p p r o p r i a t i o n . 
74 S t a t . 4 8 8 . 
68 S t a t . 1259. 
Short t i t l e . 
an amount not to exceed that shown opposite such river basin in the 
third column below: 
Basin 
Alabama-Coosa River 
Arkansas River 
Brazos River 
Central and Southern Florida 
Columbia River 
Missouri River 
Ohio River 
Ouachita River 
San Joaquin River 
South Platte River 
Upper Mississippi River 
West Branch Susquehanna River. 
White River 
Act of 
Congress 
Mar. 
2,1946 
June 28,1938 
Sept. 3,1954 
June 30,1948 
June 28,1938 
d o - . 
June 22,1936 
May 17,1950 
Dec. 22,1944 
May 17,1950 
June 28,1938 
Sept. 
3,1954 
June 28,1938 
Amount 
$34, 
170, 
9, 
14, 
153, 
20, 
38, 
8, 
2, 
2, 
4, 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
(b) The total amount authorized to be appropriated by this section 
shall not exceed $465,000,000. 
SEC. 2. In addition to the previous authorization, the completion 
of the initial phase of the bank erosion control works and setback 
levees on the Sacramento River, California, authorized by the Flood 
Control Act of 1960, is hereby authorized at an estimated cost of 
$7,000,000. 
SEC. 3. The plan of improvement for the Brazos River Basin, 
Texas, authorized by the Flood Control 'Act of 1954, is hereby modified 
to provide that all additional construction costs occasioned by the 
occurrence of the slide in the embankment of Waco Dam on the Bosque 
River during the fall of 1961 shall be borne by the United States. 
SEC. 4. This Act may be cited as the "River Basin Monetary 
Authorization Act of 1967". 
Approved May 12, 1967. 
•lo" 
May 19, 1967 
[S. 270] 
Public Law 90-18 
AN ACT 
To provide for the participation of the Department of the Interior in the con-
struction and operation of a large prototype desalting plant, and for other 
purposes. 
Water d e s a l t -
ing p l a n t , Calif. 
I n t e r i o r D e p a r t -
m e n t 
p a r t i c i p a -
t i o n . 
E v a l u a t i o n 
p r o j e c t . 
C o n t r a c t . 
T e r m s a n d c o n -
d i t i o n s . 
31 u s e 
5 2 9 . 
Be it enaMed hy the Senate and Flouse of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America In Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to participate in the development of tech-
nology for a large-scale desalting plant by providing financial, tech-
nical, or other assistance to the Metropolitan Water District of South-
ern California for the design, development, construction, and opera-
tion of a water treatment and desalting plant to be constructed as a 
part of a dual-purpose electrical power generation and desalting proj-
ect in the southern California area. 
SEC. 2. Before providing any assistance as authorized by this Act, 
the Secretary shall first determine that the value of the anticipated 
technical knowledge and experience in desalting to be derived from 
his participation in the construction and operation of this facility will 
be not less than the amount of such assistance. 
SEC. 8. In order to provide the assistance authorized by this Act, 
the Secretary may, without regard to the provisions of Revised Statutes 
3648, enter into a contract with the Metropolitan Water District of 
Southern California containing such terms and conditions as he deems 
appropriate and covering such periods of time as he may consider 
necessary but under which the liability of the United States shall be