An Act to provide for continued delivery of water under the Federal reclamation laws to lands held by husband and wife upon the death of either.
PL 86-684 (S.68), enacted 09/02/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-684-SEPT. 2, 1960 
[74 ST AT, 
Employees. 
63 Stat. 954. 
5 u s e 1071 note. 
Powers. 
Exp endltur 
e s. 
Report to C o n -
gress 
Property, 
Expiration date. 
SEC. 3. The Commission may employ, without regard to the civil-
service laws or the Classification Act of 1949, as amended, such em-
ployees as may be necessary in carrying out its functions. 
Service 
of an individual as a member of the Commission or employment of an 
individual by the Commission, on a part-time or full-time basis, with 
or without compensation, shall not be considered as service or employ-
ment bringing such individual within the provisions of sections 281, 
283, 284, 434, or 1914 of title 18 of the United State Code, or section 
190 of the Eevised Statutes of the United States (5 U.S.C. 99). 
SEC. 4. (a) The Commission is authorized to accept donations of 
money, property, or personal services; to cooperate with patriotic and 
historical societies and with institutions of learning • and to call upon 
other Federal departments or agencies for their advice and assistance 
in carrying out the purposes of this joint resolution. The Commis-
sion, to such extent as it finds to be necessary, may, without regard to 
the laws and procedures applicable to Federal agencies, procure sup-
plies, services, and property and make contracts, and may exercise 
those powers that are necessary to enable it to carry out efficiently and 
in the public interest the purposes of this joint resolution. 
(b) Expenditures of the Commission shall be paid by the executive 
officer of the Commission, who shall keep complete records of such 
expenditures and who shall account also for all funds received by the 
Commission. A report of the activities of the Commission, including 
an accounting of funds received and expended, shall be furnished by 
the Commission to the Congress within two months following the 
celebration as prescribed by this joint resolution. 
(c) Any property acquired by the Commission remaining upon 
termination of the celebration may be used by the Secretary of the 
Interior for purposes of the national park system or may be disposed 
of as surplus property. The net revenues, after payment of Commis-
sion expenses, derived from Commission activities, shall be deposited 
in the Treasury of the United States. 
SEC. 5. The Commission shall expire upon the completion of its 
duties, but in no event later than March 1, 1965. 
Approved September 2, 1960. 
September 2, 1960 
[S, 68] 
Public Law 86-684 
AN ACT 
To provide for contimietl delivery of water under the Federal reclamation laws 
to lands held by husband and wife upon the death of either. 
Water delivery to 
excess lands. 
43 u s e 371 note. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That where the 
death of a husband or wife causes lands in private ownership to 
become excess lands, as that term is used in section 46 of the Act of 
May 26, 1926 (44 Stat. 636; 43 U.S.C. 423e), and those lands had 
theretofore been eligible to receive water from a project under the 
Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and 
Acts amendatory thereto) without execution of a recordable contract 
under section 46 of said Act of May 25, 1926, the Secretary of the 
Interior is authorized to furnish water to them, without requiring 
execution of such a contract, so long as they remain in the ownership 
of the surviving spouse: Provided^ That in the event of the remarriage 
of the surviving spouse, such lands shall be governed by applicable law 
without regard to the provisions of this Act. 
Approved September 2, 1960.