An Act to approve an amendatory repayment contract negotiated with the North Unit irrigation district, to authorize construction of Haystack Reservoir on the Deschutes Federal reclamation project, and for other purposes
PL 83-573 (S.2864), enacted 08/10/1954

68 S T A T . ] 
PUBLIC LAW 573-AUG. 10, 1954 
679 
SEC. 3. Since the construction of New York Avenue extended is to 
provide connections between the District of Columbia and the Federal 
highway system, the entire cost of the construction and maintenance 
of the grade-separation structure referred to in the preceding sections 
of this Act shall be borne by the District of Columbia, out of funds 
authorized to be appropriated by this Act and any other funds avail-
able to the District, and no contribution to such cost of construction 
and maintenance shall be required of any railroad whose right-of-way 
is crossed by such structure, except as provided in section 4 of this Act. 
The grade-separation structure for which appropriation is hereby 
authorized shall be designed, constructed, and maintained so as not 
to interfere with the safe and efficient operation of any railroad 
whose right-of-way is crossed by the structure. 
SEC. 4. When the District of Columbia has acquired, hj purchase, 
condemnation, dedication, gift, or any other means, the right to use 
as a public thoroughfare the portions of New York Avenue extended 
adjoining the right-of-way of a railroad company, such railroad com-
pany shall dedicate as a public thoroughfare the portion of such street 
which lies within the right-of-way belonging to such railroad com-
pany: Provided, 
That such dedication by the railroad shall not 
impair or affect the right of the railroad to use for railroad purposes 
the portion of its right-of-way so dedicated. 
Approved August 9, 1954. 
Public Law 572 
CHAPTER 662 
AN ACT 
Relating to the renewal of star-route and screen vehicle service contracts. 
August 10, 1954 
[S. 1244] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America iji Congress assembled, That the first sen-
tence of the next to hist paragraph of section 3951 of the revised 
statutes, as amended (39 U. S. C. 434) is amended by striking out the 
words ''one year" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "six months". 
Approved August 10, 1954. 
64 Stat. 260. 
Public Law 573 
CHAPTER 663 
AN ACT 
To approve an amendatory repayment contract negotiated with the North 
Unit irrigation district, to authorize construction of Haystack Reservoir on 
the Deschutes Federal reclamation project, and for other purposes. 
August 10, 1954 
[S. 2864] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the contract 
with the North Unit irrigation district in form substantially similar 
to that approved by the district directors on July 31, 1953, which has 
been negotiated by the Secretary of the Interior pui-suant to section 7, 
subsection (a), of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 
1192; 43 U. S. C, 1946 edition, sec. 485), is approved and the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to execute it on behalf of the United 
States. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary is authorized to construct the Haystack Dam 
and equalizing reservoir and related works as a feature of the 
Deschutes Federal reclamation project at a cost not in excess of an 
amount which, together with other project costs reimbursable and 
returnable to the United States pursuant to the terms and provisions 
North Unit irri-
gation district. 
Repayment 
con-
tract. 
43 u s e 485f. 
Haystack 
D i 
etc. 
Construction.