An Act to provide for the protection of forest cover for reservoir areas under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers
PL 86-717 (H.R.9377), enacted 09/06/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-717-SEPT. 6, 1960 
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40-103(a), D.C. Code, 1951 ed., Supp. VIII), is amended by insert-
ing immediately before the period at the end of such subsection the 
following: ", except that in the event the Commissioners prescribe 
and issue as the official identification tags for the District of Colum-
bia tags treated with special reflective materials designed to increase 
the visibility and legibility of such tags, the Commissioners may 
charge a fee not exceeding fifty cents in addition to all other fees 
which may be required". 
SEC. 2. Subsection (b) of section 3 of title IV of such Act (sec. 
40-103 (b), D.C. Code, 1951 edition, Supp. VIII), as amended, is 
amended (a) by striking "gasoline-j)ropelled" wherever such words 
appear in the subsection; (b) by striking, in class F of such subsec-
tion, "three sets of tags, $50", and inserting in lieu thereof "set of 
tags, $30"; and (c) by adding at the end of such subsection the fol-
lowing : 
"Class G. For each motor vehicle propelled by fuel not subject 
to taxation under the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for a tax on 
motor fuels sold within the District of Columbia, and for other pur-
poses', approved April 23, 1924 (43 Stat. 106), as amended (sec. 47-
1901, and the following, D.C. Code, 1951 edition), and motor ve-
hicles propelled by any means other than motor fuels as defined in 
said Act, double the fees provided in this subsection for classes A 
through D." 
SEC. 3. The second sentence of subsection (e) of section 3 of such 
Act is amended by striking "and class C" and inserting in lieu there-
of "and class C and G". 
Approved September 6, 1960. 
Fees. 
68 Stat. 112. 
D. C. C o d e 40-
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Public Law 86-717 
AN ACT 
To provide for the protection of forest cover for reservoir areas under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers. 
September 6, 1960 
[H. R. 9377] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That it is hereby 
Reservoir areas. 
declared to be the policy of the United States to provide that reservoir fore°s"V^<fs.°" ° 
areas of projects for flood control, navigation, hydroelectric power 
development, and other related purposes owned in fee and under the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Engineers 
shall be developed and maintained so as to encourage, promote, and 
assure fully adequate and dependable future resources of readily 
available timber, through sustained yield programs, reforestation, and 
accepted conservation practices, and to increase the value of such 
areas for conservation, recreation, and other beneficial uses: Provided^ 
That such development and management shall be accomplished to the 
extent practicable and compatible with other uses of the project. 
SEC. 2. In order to carry out the national policy declared in the first 
section of this Act, the Chief of Engineers, under the supervision of 
the Secretary of the Army, shall provide for the protection and 
development of forest or other vegetative cover and the establishment 
and maintenance of other conservation measures on reservoir areas 
under his jurisdiction, so as to yield the maximum benefit and other-
wise improve such areas. Programs and policies developed pursuant 
to the preceding sentence shall be coordinated with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, and with appropriate State conservation agencies. 
Approved September 6, 1960. 
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