An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to certain rebroadcasting activities.
PL 86-609 (S.1886), enacted 07/07/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-609-JULY 7, 1960 
363 
Public Law 86-608 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of August 26, 1935, to permit certain real property of the 
United States to be conveyed to States, municipalities, and other political 
subdivisions for highway purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseTnbled, That the Act entitled 
"An Act to authorize the sale of Federal buildings", approved August 
26,1935, as amended (40 U.S.C. 345b), is amended by striking out the 
colon at the end of the second proviso and all that follows down 
through and including the period at the end of such Act and inserting 
in lieu thereof a period and the following: 
"SEC. 2. (a) Whenever a State or political subdivision of a State 
makes application therefor in connection with an authorized widening 
of a public highway, street, or alley, the head of the executive agency 
having control over the affected real property of the United States 
may convey or otherwise transfer, with or without consideration, to 
such State or political subdivision for such highway, street, or alley 
widening purposes, such interest in such real property as he determines 
will not be adverse to the interests of the United States, subject to such 
terms and conditions as he deems necessary to protect the interests of 
the United States. 
"(b) As used in this section the term 'executive agency' means any 
executive department or independent establishment in the executive 
branch of the Government of the United States, including any wholly 
owned Government corporation. 
"(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the con-
veyance or other transference of any interest in real property which 
can be transferred to a State or political subdivision of a State for 
highway purposes under title 23 of the United States Code." 
Approved July 7, 1960. 
July 7, 1960 
[H. R. 11522] 
" F e d e r a l 
prop-
erty. 
Conveyance 
for 
highway purposes. 
49 Stat. 800. 
72 Stat. 885. 
Public Law 86-609 
AN ACT 
July 7, 1960 
[S. 1886] 
C otnmunications 
50 Stat. 56. 
To amend the Ominninicatioits Act of 1934 with respec^t to certain rebroadcasting 
activities. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemMed^ That section 318 Act of 1934, 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 318) is amended by ^"Jn^'sJ^^"*^ 
striking out "(3) stations engaged in broadcasting, and" and insert 
in lieu thereof the following: "(3) stations engaged in broadcasting 
(other than those engaged solely in the function of rebroadcasting 
the signals of television broadcast stations), and". 
SEC 2. Section 319(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 319(d)) is amended by inserting after the period at the end 
thereof the following: "If the Commission finds that the public 
interest, convenience, and necessity would be served thereby, it may 
waive the requirement of a permit for construction of a station that is 
engaged solely in rebroadcasting television signals if such station was 
constructed on or before the date of enactment of this sentence." 
Approved July 7, 1960. 
68 Stat. 35.