An Act for the relief of the State of Hawaii
PL 91-561 (H.R.14684), enacted 12/19/1970

84 STAT, ] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-562-DEC. 19, 1970 
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ceedings and two of whom shall have such technical or other qualifica-
tions as the Commission deems appropriate to the issues to be decided, 
to conduct such hearings as the Commission may direct and make such 
intermediate or final decisions as the Commission may authorize with 
respect to the granting, suspending, revoking or amending of any 
license or authorization under the provisions of this Act, any other 
provision of law, or any regulation of the Commission issued there-
under." 
Approved December 19, 1970. 
Public Law 91-561 
AN ACT 
For the relief of the State of Hawaii. 
December 1 9,1970 
[H.R. 14684] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseinhled^ 
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any prior judgment and notwithstand-
ing the limitations of section 5 of the Suits in Admiralty Act (41 Stat. 
525, 526; 46 U.S.C. 745) or any other statute of limitations, lapse of 
time, or bars of laches, jurisdiction is hereby conferred on the United 
States District Court for the District of Hawaii to hear, determine, 
and render judgment upon the claim of the State of Hawaii against 
the LTnited States for damages to the State pier in Kewalo Basin, 
Honolulu, Hawaii, allegedly caused by the United States Bureau of 
Commercial Fisheries' vessel, the motor vessel Townsend Cromwell, 
on or about January 15, 1964. 
SEC. 2. The jurisdiction conferred by section 1 shall be withdrawn 
unless suit on the claim is instituted within one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the 
determination of such claim, and review thereof, and payment of any 
judgment thereon, shall be in accordance with the provisions of law 
applicable to cases over which the court has jurisdiction under the Act 
entitled "An Act for the extension of admiralty jurisdiction", 
approved June 19,1948 (62 Stat. 496; 46 U.S.C. 740). 
SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as an inference or 
admission of liability on the part of the United States. 
Approved December 19, 1970. 
Hawaii. 
Relief. 
64 Stat. 1112,. 
Public Law 91-562 
AN ACT 
To release the conditions in a deed with resi>ect to a certain iwrtion of the land 
heretofore conveyed by the United States to the Salt Lake City Corporation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand-
ing the provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as amended 
(50 U.S.C. 1622(h)), the terms and conditions in the instrument of 
transfer issued by the United States on November 15,1961, to the Salt 
Lake City Corporation, providing for a reversion of title to the United 
States under specified circumstances, are hereby waived, for the limited 
purpose of permitting the repair and lighting of a large concrete "U" 
(an emblem of the University of Utah) situated on a tract of approxi-
mately 3.73 acres in section 33, township 1 north, range 1 east, Salt 
Lake meridian, Utah. 
Approved December 19, 1970. 
December 19,1970 
[S.1366] 
Salt Lake City 
Corporation. 
Title reversion, 
waiver. 
62 Stat. 350. 
50 u s e app. 
1622. 
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