An Act to amend the Interstate Commerce Act in order to authorize common carriers to carry a disabled person requiring an attendant and such attendant at the usual fare charged for one person
PL 84-825 (S.1777), enacted 07/27/1956

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PUBLIC LiAW 825-JULY 27, 1956 
[70 ST A T . 
July 27,1956 
[S. 1777] 
Public Law 825 
CHAPTER 759 
AN ACT 
To amend the Interstate Commerce Act in order to authorize common carriers to 
carry a disabled person requiring an attendant and such attendant at the 
xisual fare charged for one person. 
50 Stat. 475. 
49 u s e 22. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asserrCbled^ That section 22 of the 
Interstate Commerce Act is amended by inserting after "or other guide 
dog specially trained and educated for that purpose" a comma and "or 
from carrying a disabled person accompanied by an attendant if such 
person is disabled to the extent of requiring such attendant,". 
Approved July 27, 1956. 
July 28, 1956 
[H. R. 11861] 
Public Law 826 
CHAPTER 768 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act authorizing Federal participation in the 
cost of protecting the shores of publicly owned property", approved August 
13, 1946. 
P r o t e c t i o n of 
s h o r e s owned by 
States, etc. 
60 Stat. 1056. 
33 u s e 
4 2 6 e -
426h. 
Federal contri" 
bution. 
Shores other than 
public. 
Authorized plans. 
46 Stat. 945. 
33 u s e 426. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenibled^ That the Act entitled 
"An Act authorizing Federal participation in the cost of protecting 
the shores of publicly owned property", approved August 13, 194^6, 
is hereby amended to read as follows: "That (a) with the purpose of 
preventing damage to the shores of the United States, its Territories 
and possessions and promoting and encouraging the healthful recrea-
tion of the people, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the United 
States, subject to the following provisions of this Act to assist in the 
construction, but not the maintenance, of works for the restoration 
and protection against erosion, by waves and currents, of the shores of 
the United States, its Territories and possessions. 
"(b) The Federal contribution in the case of any project referred 
to in subsection (a) shall not exceed one-third of the cost of the proj-
ect, and the remainder shall be paid by the State, municipality, or 
other political subdivision in which the project is located. 
"(c) When in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers the most suit-
able and economical remedial measures would be provided by periodic 
beach nourishment, the term 'construction' may be construed for the 
purposes of this Act to include the deposit of sand fill at suitable 
intervals of time to furnish sand supply to project shores for a length 
of time specified by the Chief of Engineers. 
"(d) Shores other than public will be eligible for Federal assistance 
if there is benefit such as that arising from public use or from the 
protection of nearby public property or if the benefits to those shores 
are incidental to the project, and the Federal contribution to the proj-
ect shall be adjusted in accordance with the dejgree of such benefits. 
"(e) No Federal contribution shall be made with respect to a project 
under this Act unless the plan therefor shall have been specifically 
adopted and authorized by Congress after investigation and study 
by the Beach Erosion Board under the provisions of section 2 of the 
River and Harbor Act approved July 3,1930, as amended and supple-
mented.