An Act to provide for the payment of compensation, including severance damages, for rights-of-way acquired by the United States in connection with reclamation projects the construction of which commenced after January 1, 1961
PL 88-561 (H.R.130), enacted 09/02/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-561-SEPT. 2, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
42 u s e 1441-
1464; Ante, p. 788. 
75 Stat. 169. 
42 u s e 1463. 
ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN LOCAL GKANTS-IN-AID 
SEC. 1008. (a) Notwithstanding the date of the commencement of 
construction of the Fox Point hurricane dam in Providence, Rhode 
Island, local expenditures made in connection with such dam shall, 
to the extent otherwise eligible, be counted as a local grant-in-aid to 
the railroad relocation urban renewal project (Rhode Island R-S) 
in accordance with the provisions of title I of the Housing Act of 1949. 
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 112(b) of the Hous-
ing Act of 1949, expenditures made by the Methodist Hospital of 
Central Illinois, and Saint Francis Hospital, Peoria, Illinois, for the 
purchase of two parcels of land on or about June 25 and July 28,1956, 
for a price of not more than $82,980, shall if otherwise eligible be 
counted as local grants-in-aid to the Peoria "Medical Center" urban 
renewal project (Illinois R-61) in accordance with the remaining pro-
visions of title I of that Act. 
Approved September 2, 1964. 
September 2, 1964 
[H.R. 130] 
Reclamation 
projects. 
Rights-of-way. 
Public Law 88-561 
AN ACT 
To provide for the payment of compensation, including severance damages, for 
rights-of-way acquired by the United States in connection with reclamation 
projects the construction of which commenced after January 1, 1961. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand-
ing the existence of any reservation of right-of-way for canals under 
the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 371, 391; 43 U.S.C. 945), the 
Secretary of the Interior shall pay just compensation, including 
severance damages, to the owners of private land utilized for ditches 
or canals in connection with any reclamation project, or any unit or 
any division of a reclamation project, provided the construction of 
said ditches or canals commenced after January 1, 1961, and such 
compensation shall be paid notwithstanding the execution of any 
agreements or any judgments entered in any condemnation proceed-
ing, prior to the effective date of this Act. 
Approved September 2, 1964. 
September 2, 1964 
[H.R. 11338] 
Public Law 88-562 
AN ACT 
To remove certain conditions subject to which certain real property in South 
Boston, Massachusetts, was authorized to be conveyed to the Massachusetts 
Port Authority. 
Massachusetts 
Port Authority. 
Land transfer, 
repeal of con-
ditions. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the 
Act entitled "Aii Act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to trans-
fer to the Massachusetts Port Authority, an instrumentality of the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, certain lands and improvements 
thereon comprising a portion of the so-called E Street Annex, South 
Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard, in South Boston, Massachu-
setts, in exchange for certain other lands", approved July 7, 1960 
(Public Law 86-602; 74 Stat. 355), is repealed. 
Approved September 2, 1964.