An Act to provide for the participation of the Department of the Interior in the construction and operation of a large prototype desalting plant, and for other purposes
PL 90-18 (S.270), enacted 05/19/1967

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PUBLIC LAW 90-18-MAY 19, 1967 
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A p p r o p r i a t i o n . 
74 S t a t . 4 8 8 . 
68 S t a t . 1259. 
Short t i t l e . 
an amount not to exceed that shown opposite such river basin in the 
third column below: 
Basin 
Alabama-Coosa River 
Arkansas River 
Brazos River 
Central and Southern Florida 
Columbia River 
Missouri River 
Ohio River 
Ouachita River 
San Joaquin River 
South Platte River 
Upper Mississippi River 
West Branch Susquehanna River. 
White River 
Act of 
Congress 
Mar. 
2,1946 
June 28,1938 
Sept. 3,1954 
June 30,1948 
June 28,1938 
d o - . 
June 22,1936 
May 17,1950 
Dec. 22,1944 
May 17,1950 
June 28,1938 
Sept. 
3,1954 
June 28,1938 
Amount 
$34, 
170, 
9, 
14, 
153, 
20, 
38, 
8, 
2, 
2, 
4, 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
000,000 
(b) The total amount authorized to be appropriated by this section 
shall not exceed $465,000,000. 
SEC. 2. In addition to the previous authorization, the completion 
of the initial phase of the bank erosion control works and setback 
levees on the Sacramento River, California, authorized by the Flood 
Control Act of 1960, is hereby authorized at an estimated cost of 
$7,000,000. 
SEC. 3. The plan of improvement for the Brazos River Basin, 
Texas, authorized by the Flood Control 'Act of 1954, is hereby modified 
to provide that all additional construction costs occasioned by the 
occurrence of the slide in the embankment of Waco Dam on the Bosque 
River during the fall of 1961 shall be borne by the United States. 
SEC. 4. This Act may be cited as the "River Basin Monetary 
Authorization Act of 1967". 
Approved May 12, 1967. 
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May 19, 1967 
[S. 270] 
Public Law 90-18 
AN ACT 
To provide for the participation of the Department of the Interior in the con-
struction and operation of a large prototype desalting plant, and for other 
purposes. 
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ing p l a n t , Calif. 
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Be it enaMed hy the Senate and Flouse of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America In Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to participate in the development of tech-
nology for a large-scale desalting plant by providing financial, tech-
nical, or other assistance to the Metropolitan Water District of South-
ern California for the design, development, construction, and opera-
tion of a water treatment and desalting plant to be constructed as a 
part of a dual-purpose electrical power generation and desalting proj-
ect in the southern California area. 
SEC. 2. Before providing any assistance as authorized by this Act, 
the Secretary shall first determine that the value of the anticipated 
technical knowledge and experience in desalting to be derived from 
his participation in the construction and operation of this facility will 
be not less than the amount of such assistance. 
SEC. 8. In order to provide the assistance authorized by this Act, 
the Secretary may, without regard to the provisions of Revised Statutes 
3648, enter into a contract with the Metropolitan Water District of 
Southern California containing such terms and conditions as he deems 
appropriate and covering such periods of time as he may consider 
necessary but under which the liability of the United States shall be 
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contingent upon appropriations being available therefor. No such 
contract, however, shall be executed by the Secretary until 45 calendar 
days after it has been transmitted to the President of the Senate and 
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, wh'ch 45 days shall not 
include days on which either the Senate or the House of Representa-
tives is not in session because of an adjournment for more than three 
days to a day certain or an adjournment sine die. The contract shall 
provide that any financial assistance by the United States under this 
Act toward the construction of the Bolsa Island or the facilities 
thereon shall be contingent upon the parties concerned obtaining, 
prior to the start of construction of the Bolsa Island, a construction 
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permit from the Ignited States Atomic Energy Commission for the 
construction of the nuclear reactors on the said island. The contract 
shall also provide that the United States, its officers and employees 
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shall have a permanent right to access to said island and the desalting 
project located thereon for all official purposes. 
SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Interior shall report to the President 
Report to 
of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on or 
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before March 1 of each year on his operations under this Act and on 
the results obtained by the TTnited States from participation in the 
desalting and electrical power generation project pursuant to this Act. 
SEC. 5. To carry out the purposes of this Act, there are authorized 
Appropriation. 
to be appropriated not to exceed $57,2()(),0()0, which shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
Approved May 19, 1967. 
Public Law 90-19 
J O I N T RESOLUTION 
May 25, 1967 
To jimeiid the Xatiuiial H(Mising Act. mul other laws relating to housing and 
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urban fleveloi»nient, to correct certain obsolete references. 
Re^iolved by the Senate and Hou^e of Rep'reHentatives of the United 
States of Ame7ica in Congre-ss asaemhled^ That (a) the National Hous- 
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(1) by striknig out "l^ederal Housing Administration 
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place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "Department of ^"'^ "°*^-
Housing and l^rbaii Development'"; 
(2) by striking out '"•Federal Housing Commissioner' each 
place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof''Secretary of Hous-
ing and L^rbaii Development"; 
(3) by striking out "Commissioner" each place it appears and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary"; and 
(4) by striking out "Commissioner's'' each place it appears and 
inserting in lieu thereof "Secretary's". 
(b) The headhig of section 1 of such Act is amended by striking out 
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"cREA'nox OF FEDERAL HOUSING ADMiNisiTtATioN" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS".