An Act to amend the act of July 29, 1954, As amended, to permit transfer of title to movable property to agencies which assume operation and maintenance responsibility for project works serving municipal and industrial functions
PL 89-48 (S.1000), enacted 06/24/1965

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PUBLIC LAW 89-48-JUNE 24, 1965 
[79 STAT. 
Public Law 89-48 
June 24, 1965 
[S. 1000] 
Irrigation works 
Movable prop-
erty title. 
43 u s e 499a. 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of July 29, 1954, as amended, to permit transfer of title to 
movable property to agencies which assume operation and maintenance respon-
sibility for project works serving municipal and industrial functions. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 1 of the 
Act of July 29,1964 (68 Stat. 580), as amended by the Act of August 
2, 1956 (70 Stat. 940), is further amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 1. That whenever an irrigation district, municipality, or water 
users' organization assumes operation and maintenance of works con-
structed to furnish or distribute a water supply pursuant to a contract 
entered into with the United States in accordance with the Federal 
reclamation laws (Act of June 17,1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amenda-
tory thereof or supplementary thereto) (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), the 
Secretary of the Interior may transfer to said district, municipality, 
or organization title to movable property which has been purchased 
with funds advanced by the district, municipality, or organization or 
which, in the case of property purchased with appropriated funds, is 
necessary to the operation and maintenance of such works and the 
value of which is to be repaid under a contract with the district, munic-
ipality, or organization. 
In order to encourage the assumption by 
irrigation districts, municipalities, and water users' organizations of 
the operation and maintenance of works constructed to furnish or dis-
tribute a water supply, the Secretary is authorized to use appropri-
ated funds available for the project involved to acquire movable prop-
erty for transfer under the terms and conditions hereinbefore provided, 
at the time operation and maintenance is assumed." 
SEC. 2. Whenever a municipal corporation or other organization to 
which water for municipal, domestic, or industrial use is furnished of 
distributed under a contract entered into with the United States pur-
suant to the Federal reclamation laws so requests, the Secretary of 
the Interior is authorized to transfer to it or its nominee the care, 
operation, and maintenance of the works by which such water supply 
is made available or such part of those works as, in his judgment, is 
appropriate in the circumstances, subject to such terms and conditions 
as he may prescribe. 
Approved June 24, 1965. 
Public Law 89-49 
June 24, 1965 
[H. R. 8464] 
Public debt 
limit. 
Temporary irw 
crease. 
78 Stat. 225. 
AN ACT 
To provide, for the period beginning on July 1, 1965, and ending on June 30, 
1966, a temporary increase in the public debt limit set forth in section 21 of 
the Second Liberty Bond Act. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, during the 
period beginning on July 1, 1965, and ending on June 30, 1966, the 
public debt limit set torth in the first sentence of section 21 of the 
Seccmd Liberty Bond Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 757b), shall be 
temporarily increased to $328,000,000,000. 
Approved June 24, 1965.