An Act to provide for municipal use of storage water in Benbrook Dam, Texas
PL 84-782 (H.R.10964), enacted 07/24/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 781-JULY 24, 1956 
[70 ST A T , 
July 24, 1956 
[H. R. 8898] 
Public Law 781 
CHAPTER 693 
AN ACT 
To provide an additional authorization of appropriations for the purchase by the 
Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of May 11, 1938, of lands within the 
boundaries of the Cache National Forest in the State of Utah. 
Matching funds. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Fo^e«^,*Uteh!**'"^ United States of America in Congress assemhled. That there is hereby 
y^prooriationfor authorized to be ajjpropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not 
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otherwise appropriated, tlie sum of $200,000, or so much thereof as 
may be necessary, to remain available until expended, to carry out the 
program for the purchase by the Secretary of Agriculture of lands 
within the boundaries of the (^ache National Forest in the State of 
Utah under the Act entitled "An Act to facilitate the control of soil 
erosion and flood damage originating upon lands within the exterior 
boundaries of the Cache National Forest in the State of Utah", 
approved May 11,1938 (52 Stat. 347; Public, Numbered 505, Seventy-
fifth Congress), as amended by section 2 of the Act of May 26, 1944 
(58 Stat. 227, 228; Public Law 310, Seventy-eighth (ingress) : Pro-
vided^ That the funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act 
shall be available for expenditure only to the extent that such funds 
are matched by donations of lands of not less than equal value to the 
United States of America within the Cache National Forest or funds 
of equal amount contributed by local agencies, organizations or per-
sons, which contributed funds are hereby authorized to be expended 
in payment for lands acquired under this Act and to defray the cost 
of work to rehabilitate watersheds on national-forest lands within 
the Cache National Forest as authorized by the Secretary of Agri-
culture : Provided further^ That no permits shall be issued under the 
regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture for the grazing of domestic 
livestock on lands acquired under this Act or on lands hereafter 
donated for matching purposes as hereinbefore referred to. 
The 
authorization of appropriations provided by this Act shall be in addi-
tion to and shall not aifect the authorization for the appropriation 
of certain receipts for purchase of lands provided by such Act of May 
11,1938, as amended. 
Approved July 24, 1956. 
Restriction. 
S
ly 24, 1956 
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Public Law 782 
CHAPTER 694 
AN ACT 
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To provide for municipal use of storage water in Benbrook Dam, Texas. 
Benbrook Dam, 
Tex. 
59 Stat. 18. 
58 Stat. 890; 
Stat. 93. 
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Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hmise of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That the project for 
improvement of the Trinity River and tributaries, Texas, authorized 
by the River and Harbor Act of March 2, 1945, is hereby modified to 
authorize the Secretary of the Army to contract with the city of Fort 
Worth pursuant to section 6 of the Flood Control Act of December 22, 
1944 (33 U. S. C. 708), for the use of water supply storage in the 
Benbrook Reservoir for municipal water supply until such time as the 
water supply storage is needed for navigation purposes. 
Approved July 24, 1956.