An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of Washington certain lands in the counties of Yakima and Kittitas, Washington, in exchange for certain other lands, and for other purposes.
PL 90-166 (S.2428), enacted 11/29/1967

69 Stat. 16(5. 
Effective date. 
81 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 90-166-NOV. 29, 1967 
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Public Law 90-164 
A N A C T 
November 29, 1967 
To amend the Act of June 20, 1918, relating to the retirement age reiiiilrements 
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of certain personnel of the Coast Guard. 
Be it eMdcte.d 'by the Se/nate and TIou-He of RepreHentafices of the 
fjtilted States of America in Congress a^seiribled^ That section 6 of the 
^°^^ll. ^Z^'^*' 
Act entitled "An Act to authorize aids to navigation and for otlier pe"sonneir'^^ 
works in the Lighthouse Service, and for other purposes", approved 
Retirement age. 
June 20, 1918, as amended (33 U.S.C. 763), is amended by striking ^„'*o,^*«\-^^^o8; 
out: ""(1) shall have reached the age of sixty years,"' and inserting in 
lieu thereof: "(1) shall have reached the age of fifty-five years,". 
SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on the 
first day of the second month which begins after the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
Approved November 29, 1967. 
Public Law 90-165 
A N A C T 
November 29, 1967 
To provide an increase in the retired pay of certain meinl)ers of the former 
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Lighthouse Service. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatices 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhJed^ That effective on ^ ^"e^s^erv-'ce^* 
the first day of the first month which begins after the date of enact- personneiir^^^ 
ment of this Act, the annual rate of retired pay of a person retired 
Retirement pay, 
under section 6 of the Act of June 20, 1918 (33 U.S.C. 763), shall be """"oUli 608; 
increased by 11.3 per centum if such person retired prior to January 1, 79 stat. 834. 
1966, or by 4.1 per centum if such person retired after December 31, 
U>6.o, but before January 1, 1967. 
Approved November 29, 1967. 
Public Law 90-166 
A N A C T 
November 29, 1967 
To autliorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the State of Washington 
[S. 2428] 
certain lands in the counties of Yakima and Kittitas, Washington, in exchange 
for certain other lands, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhJed, That, not withstand- . state o
f v/ash-
ing any other provision of law, the Secretary of tlie Army, or his des- ^^Lar^d convey-
ignee, is hereby authorized to convey to the State of AVashington, sub- ance. 
ject to the terms and conditions hereinafter stated, and to such other 
terms and conditions as the Secretary of the Army, or his designee, 
shall deem to be in the public interest, all right, title, and interest of 
the United States in and to certain lands within the Yakima Firing-
Center as described in section 3 of this Act as may be required for the 
routing and construction of Interstate Highway 1-82. 
SEC 2. In consideration for the conveyance by the United States of landf.^^''^"^"* 
the aforesaid lands, the State of Washington shall convey, or provide 
for the conveyance, to the United States of certain lands described in 
section 3 of this Act, acceptable to the Secretary of the Army as 
replacement lands for use in connection witli the Yakima Firing 
Center: Provided^ That in order to facilitate the exchange of lands 
and the construction of Interstate Highway 1-82, and if so requested 
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by the State of Wasliin^on, the Secretary of the Army, or his desijj-
nee, is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, conderouation, dona-
tion, exchange, or otherwise on behalf of the United States part or all 
of such replacement lands: Provided further, That the State of Wash-
ington shall provide in advance funds for payment to landownei-s 
and shall reimburse the Secretary of the Army for all other adminis-
trative costs and expenditures incident to the acquisition of such lands. 
SEC. 3. The lands authorized to be exchanged and referred to in 
sections 1 and 2 of this Act are located in Yakima and Kittitas Coun-
ties, Washington, and are as generally depicted on the Land Manage-
ment maj) on file in the office of the Seattle district engineer. North 
Pacific Division, Department of the Army, entitled "Proposed Route 
for Interstate Highway 1-82, Yakima Firing Center, Washington; 
numbered SE-RE 323.19". The lands to be conveyed by the United 
States comprise approximately two thousand two hundred acres sit-
uated west and northwesterly of the east right-of-way boundary of 
the proposed highway 1-82; the replacement lands to be acquired 
by the United States comprise approximately three thousand two 
hundred acres situated east of the proposed highway and contiguous 
to other lands of the Yakima Firing Center. The exact descriptions 
and acreage are to be determined by accurate surveys as mutually 
agreed upon between the State of Washington and the Secretary of 
the Army. 
SEC. 4. The lands so conveyed to or acquired by the United States 
shall become a part of the Yakima Firing Center and be administered 
by the Department of the Army. The Secretary of the Army is also 
authorized to accept from the State of Washington, or any agency or 
subdivision thereof, such appropriate interests in other lands as may 
be considered necessary for the protection of the interests of the 
United States in connection wdth the exchange. 
Approved November 29, 1967. 
November 29, 1967 
[H. R. 3351] 
Public Law 90-167 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of August 19, 1950, to provide annuity benefits for an addi-
tional number of widows of employees of the Lighthouse Service. 
Former Light-
house Service pro-
fessional person-
nel. 
Widows' bene-
fits. 
64 Stat. 465. 
Effective date. 
He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the first 
section of the Act of August 19, 1950, as amended (33 U.S.C. 771), is 
amended by striking out "(other than a former employee whose posi-
tion was classified in one of the grades of the professional and scientific 
service of the Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or a comparable 
grade of the Classification Act of 1949, or who performed duties of a 
position comparable to a position so classified after the enactment of 
law requiring the classification of such positions)". 
(b) Section 2 of such Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 772), is amended 
by striking out" (other than an employee whose position was classified 
in one of the grades of the professional and scientific service of the 
Classification Act of 1923, as amended, or a comparable grade of the 
Classification Act of 1949, or who performed duties of a position 
comparable to a position so classified after the enactment of law" 
requiring the classification of such positions)". 
SEC. 2. No payment shall be made by reason of the amendments 
made by this Act for any period prior to the first day of the first month 
following the month in which this Act is enacted. 
Approved November 29, 1967.