An Act granting the consent of Congress to certain New England States to enter into a compact relating to higher education in the New England States and establishing the New England Board of Higher Education
PL 83-719 (H.R.9712), enacted 08/30/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 718-AUG. 30, 1954 
[68 S T A T . 
63 Stat. 388. 
is to revert to the State of Oregon together with any or all facilities 
and improvements, appurtenances, and utilities thereon or appertain-
ing thereto other than those hereinabove reserved to the United States. 
SEC. 2. The property herein transferred shall come within the 
provisions of section 203 (k) (2) (D) of the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (40 U. S. C., 484 (k) 
(2) (D)). 
Approved August 30,-1954. 
August 30, 1954 
[H. R. 8252] 
Public Law 718 
CHAPTER 1088 
AN ACT 
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For the relief of the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas. 
Be it enacted hy the SeTiate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Fort Smith, Ark. United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the city of Fort Smith, 
Arkansas, the sum of $2,381.75. The payment of such sum shall be in 
full settlement of all claims of the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas, 
against the United States for expenses for engineering fees incurred 
in connection with the project for the improvement of the Fort Smith 
Municipal Airport approved under the Federal Airport Act: Pro-
vided, That no part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be 
paid or delivered to or received by any agent or attorney on account 
of services rendered in connection with this claim, and the same shall 
be unlawful, any contract to the contrary notwithstanding. Any per-
son violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a 
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum 
not exceeding $1,000. 
Approved August 30, 1954. 
60 Stat. 170. 
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August 30, 1954 
[H. R. 9712] 
Public Law 719 
CHAPTER 1089 
AN ACT 
Granting the consent of Congress to certain New England States to enter into 
a compact relating to higher education in the New England States and estab-
lishing the New England Board of Higher Education. 
N e w 
E n g l a n d 
Higher 
Education 
Compact. 
Consent of Con-
gress. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That the consent of 
Congress is hereby given to any two or more of the States of Con-
necticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and 
Vermont to enter into the following compact and agreement relative 
to higher education and creating the New England Board of Higher 
Education. 
The compact reads as follows: 
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A R T I C L E 
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The purposes of the New England Higher Education Compact shall 
be to provide greater educational opportunities and services through 
the establishment and maintenance of a co-ordinated educational pro-
gram for the persons residing in the several states of New England 
parties to this compact, with the aim of furthering higher education 
in the fields of medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, public health 
and in professional, technical, scientific, literary and other fields.