An Act to authorize appropriations for the Civil Rights Commission and for other purposes
PL 91-521 (S.2455), enacted 11/25/1970

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PUBLIC LAW 91-521-NOV. 25, 1970 
[84 STAT. 
34 Stat. 84. 
33 use 491. 
C ommencement 
and completion, 
time limit. 
Tolls. 
on Wolfe Island and also a bridge and approaches thereto, from the 
westerly side of Wolfe Island across the westerly or Canadian channel 
of the Saint Lawrence Eiver to a point at or near Kingston, in the 
Province of Ontario, Canada, and to collect tolls for the use thereof, 
so far as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of the 
Saint Lawrence River, in accordance with the provisions of the Act 
entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges across navi-
gable waters,'- approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the approval 
of the proper authorities in Canada. 
SEC. 2. The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, its successor and 
assigns, is hereby authorized to enter into contracts and other agree-
ments, with the appropriate governmental authorities in Canada, nec-
essary or incidental to the construction, maintenance, and operation of 
its facilities. 
SEC. 3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of the Act of 
March 23, 1906 (33 U.S.C. 496), this Act shall be null and void unless 
the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, its successors or assigns, shall 
commence construction of the bridge referred to in the first section of 
this Act within three years and shall complete the construction of said 
additional bridge within eight years "from the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
SEC. 4. The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, its successors and 
assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over 
such bridge and in accordance with any laws of the State of New York 
or the United States applicable thereto, and the rates of tolls so fixed 
shall be the legal rates until changed by the Secretary of Transporta-
tion under the authority contained in the Act of March 23, 1906. 
SEC. 5. The enactment of this Act shall not be construed a;s repealing 
or amending the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act authorizing 
the New York Development Association, Incorporated, its successors 
and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the 
Saint Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay, New York" approved 
March 4, 1929. 
SEC. 6. The bonds or notes issued by the Thousand Islands Bridge 
Authority to finance the facilities authorized pursuant to this Act 
shall be deemed to be obligations issued by a political subdivision of 
the State of New York. 
SEC. 7. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved November 2, 1970. 
Public Law 91-521 
AN APT 
November25, 1970 
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[s. 2455] 
To authorize appropriations for the Civil Rights Commission, and. for other 
purposes. 
Civil Rights 
Commission. 
78 Stat. 250. 
Compensation. 
Appropriations. 
81 Stat. 582. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ 
SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of section 103 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1957 (71 Stat. 635; 42 U.S.C. 1975b(a)), as amended, is further 
amended as follows: Strike "$75" and insert in lieu thereof "$100". 
SEC. 2. Subsection (a) of section 105 of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 
(71 Stat. 636; 42 U.S.C. 1975d(a)), as amended, is further amended 
as follows: Strike "$75" and insert in lieu thereof "$100". 
SEC. 3. Section 106 of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 (71 Stat. 636; 42 
U.S.C. 1975e), as amended, is further amended to read as follows: 
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"SEC. 106. For the purjjoses of carrying out this Act, there is hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30,1970, 
the sum of $3,400,000, and for each fiscal year thereafter until January 
31,1973, the sum of $3,400,000." 
SEC. 4. Subsection (e) of section 102 of the Civil Eights Act of 1957 
(71 Stat. 634, as amended, 78 Stat. 249) is amended by inserting the 
following after the last period: "If a report of the Commission tends 
to defame, degrade or incriminate any person, then the report shall be 
delivered to such person thirty days before the report shall be made 
public in order that such person may make a timely answer to the 
report. Each person so defamed, degraded or incriminated in such 
report may file with the Commission a verified answer to the report 
not later than twenty days after service of the report upon him. Upon 
a showing of good cause, the Commission may grant the person an 
extension of time within which to file such answer. Each answer shall 
plainly and concisely state the facts and law constituting the person's 
reply or defense to the charges or allegations contained in the report. 
Such answer shall be published as an appendix to the report. The right 
to answer within these time limitations and to have the answer annexed 
to the Commission report shall be limited only by the Commission's 
power to except from the answer such matter as it determines has been 
inserted scandalously, prejudiciously or unnecessarily." 
Approv^ed November 25, 1970. 
Defamatory re-
port, answer. 
42 u s e 197Sa. 
Filing. 
Public Law 91-522 
AN ACT 
To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1033, as amended, and reenacted 
and amended by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1937, as amended, to author-
ize marketing research and promotion projects including paid advertising for 
almonds. 
November25, 1970 
[H.R. 13978] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Z/nited States of Arnenca in Congress assembled,, That section (8) (c) 
(6) (I) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, as amended, and 
reenacted and amended by the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1937, 
is further amended as follows by— 
(1) inserting "almonds," before the word "cherries"; 
(2) inserting before the colon at the end of the first proviso the 
following: "and with respect to almonds may provide for crediting 
the pro rata expense assessment obligations of a handler with all 
or any j)ortion of his direct expenditures for such marketing pro-
motion including paid advertising as may be authorized by the 
order"; and 
(3) amending the second proviso to read as follows: ": Pro-
vided further^1 That the inclusion in a Federal marketing order of 
provisions for research and marketing promotion, including paid 
advertising, shall not be deemed to preclude, preempt or supersede 
any such provisions in any State program covering the same 
commodity." 
Approved November 25, 1970. 
Almonds. 
Marketing orders, 
paid advertising. 
68 Stat. 906; 
Ante, p. 827. 
7 u s e 608c. 
Ante, p. 333»