An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to grant to the town of Chincoteague, Va., permanent easements on certain lands for the purpose of taking subterranean water.
PL 84-693 (H.R.8552), enacted 07/11/1956

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Funds for admin-
istration. 
Confirmation o f 
deeds. 
Effective date. 
otherwise the Public Housing Commissioner takes possession of the 
Falansterio Apartments, or any part thereof, he is authorized to 
improve and administer the property, to release, convey, or reconvey 
any part thereof, and to otherwise dispose of the remaining property. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds collected by 
the Public Housing Commissioner under this section shall be available 
for expenses incurred by him hereunder. 
SEC. 4. The Public Housing Commissioner is hereby authorized to 
sell to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, for such consideration mutu-
ally agreeable, the rights, title, and interest transferred to him by 
Section 3 hereof with respect to the Falansterio Apartments, and to 
transfer to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico the powers, duties, and 
responsibilities under the private sales contract executed on July 1, 
1948, mentioned in Section 3 hereof. 
SEC. 5. Any funds collected by the Secretary of Agriculture under 
sections 1 and 2 hereof, may be credited to appropriations current at 
the time such funds are received, to the extent necessary to reimburse 
such appropriation for expenditures required in the administration 
of this Act. 
SEC. 6. All deeds pertaining to property of the Puerto Rico Recon-
struction Administration executed by the Secretary of the Interior or 
his designees subsequent to February 15,1955, are hereby confirmed. 
SiJO. 7. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
July 11, 1956 
[H. R. 8552] 
Public Law 693 
CHAPTER 566 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to grant to the town of Chincoteague, 
Virginia, permanent easements on certain lands for the purpose of taking 
subterranean water. 
C h i ncot I 
Va. 
Easements 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Navy is authorized to grant to the town of Chincoteague, 
Virginia, permanent easements over any portions of the United States 
Naval Air Station, United States Aviation Ordnance Test Station, 
Chincoteague, Accomack County, Virginia, for the construction, drill-
ing, operation, and maintenance of water wells, together with such 
piping and pumping facilities, as may be necessary to permit the town 
of Chincoteague, Virginia, to take subterranean water from under such 
land for use for domestic and industrial purposes, and such easements 
shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of the 
Navy deems necessary to protect the interests of the United States. 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
July 11, 1956 
[H. R. 9769] 
Public Law 694 
CHAPTER 567 
AN ACT 
To enable the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii to authorize the city and 
county of Honolulu, a municipal corporation, to issue general obligation 
bonds. 
H o n o l u l u , Ha-
waiia 
General obliga-
tion bonds. 
31 Stat. 141. 
48USC491note. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of A^merica, in Congress assembled^ That any provision 
of the Hawaiian Organic xVct, or any law of the Territory of Hawaii, 
or any Act of the Congress to the contrary notwithstanding. Acts 
145, 199, 210, and 223 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1955, author-
izing the issuance of general obligation bonds by the city and county 
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of Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, are hereby ratified and confirmed, 
subject to the provisions of this Act, such authorization to be over 
and above any limitations on the amount of the bonded debt of the 
city and county of Honolulu and on the amount of the debt which 
may be incurred by said city and county in any one year imposed 
by the Hawaiian Organic Act, and such authorization shall also be 
in addition to all other issues authorized by the Congress: Provided^ 
however^ That nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit 
the amendment of said Acts of said Territory by the legislature 
thereof, from time to time, to provide for changes in the improve-
ments authorized by said Acts. 
SEC. 2. Any provision of the Hawaiian Organic Act or any other 
Act of Congress to the contrary notwithstanding, the Territory of 
Hawaii may authorize the city and county of Honolulu to issue gen-
eral obligation bonds for public improvements in an amount not 
exceeding 2 per centum of the assessed valuation of the real estate 
or $14,000,000, whichever is the greater, in any single calendar year: 
Provided^ That the total indebtedness of said city and county shall 
not exceed 10 per centum of the assessed valuation of the real estate 
or $70,000,000, whichever is the greater, at any one time: Provided 
further^ That any indebtedness incurred pursuant to specific author-
ization of the Congress, including indebtedness incurred pursuant to 
section 1 hereof, shall be included in computing such total indebtedness. 
SEC. 3. The bonds issued under authority of this Act may be serial 
bonds payable in substantially equal annual installments, the first 
installment to mature not later than five years and the last install-
ment to mature not later than thirty years from the date of such 
issue. Such bonds may be issued without the approval of the Presi-
dent of the United States. 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
Limitation. 
Bond Umitation. 
48 u s e 491 note. 
Debt limitation. 
Serial bonds; ma-
turity. 
Public Law 695 
CHAPTER 568 
AN ACT 
To include the present area of Zion National Monument within Zion National 
Park, in the State of Utah, and for other purposes. 
July 11, 1956 
[H. R. 10535] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That for the purpose 
of combining Zion National Park and Zion National Monument, Utah, 
in a single national park unit, in the interest of efficient administra-
tion and to preserve adequately the features thereof, Zion National 
Park hereafter shall comprise the present area of the National Park 
and the present area of the Zion National Monument: Provided^ That 
the enactment of this Act shall not affect adversely any valid rights 
or privileges heretofore existing within the areas hereby established 
as the Zion National Park. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to administer 
Zion National Park as hereby established in accordance with his 
authority over the park heretofore granted by the Congress and in 
accordance with the general laws governing areas of the national park 
system. 
SEC. 3» All funds heretofore made available for purposes of Zion 
National Park and Zion National Monument may be used for purposes 
of Zion National Park as established by this Act. 
Approved July 11, 1956. 
Zion N a t i o n a l 
Park. 
Ad mini stra tion. 
Funds.