An Act to authorize the acquisition by the United States of the remaining non Federal lands within Big Bend National Park, and for other purposes
PL 83-231 (H.R.1527), enacted 08/08/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 232-AUG. 8, 1953 
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Public Law 231 
CHAPTER 385 
AN ACT 
To authorize the acquisition by the United States of the remaining non-Federal 
lands within Big Bend National Park, and for other purposes. 
August 8, 1953 
[H. R. 152 7] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemoled^ That, notwithstand-
ing any other provisions of law, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby 
authorized to procure, in such manner as he may consider to be in the 
public interest, the remaining non-Federal land and interests in land 
within the boundaries of Big Bend National Park. 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
Public Law 232 
CHAPTER 386 
AN ACT 
To amend the rules for the prevention of collisions on certain inland waters of 
the United States and on the western rivers. 
August 8, 1953 
[H. R. 2234] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That so much of the 
Act entitled "An Act to adopt regulations for preventing collisions 
upon certain harbors, rivers, and inland waters of the United States", 
approved June 7, 1897, as amended (33 U. S. C. 154), as reads "That 
the following regulations for preventing collisions shall be followed 
by all vessels upon the harbors, rivers, and other inland waters of the 
United States, except the Great Lakes and their connecting and trib-
utary waters as far east as Montreal, and the waters of the Mississippi 
River between its source and the Huey P. Long Bridge and all of its 
tributaries emptying thereinto and their tributaries, and that part of 
the Atchafalaya River above its junction with the Plaquemine-Morgan 
City alternate waterway, and the waters of the Mobile River above 
Choctaw Point and all of its tributaries, and the Red River of the 
North; and are hereby declared special rules duly made by local 
authority;" is amended to read as follows: "That the following regu-
lations for preventing collisions shall be followed by all vessels upon 
the harbors, rivers, and other inland waters of the United States 
except the Great Lakes and their connecting and tributary waters as 
far east as Montreal, and the waters of the Mississippi River between 
its source and the Huey P. Long Bridge and all of its tributaries 
emptying thereinto and their tributaries, and that part of the Atcha-
falaya River above its junction with the Plaquemine-Morgan City 
alternate waterway, and the Red River of the North, and are hereby 
declared special rules duly made by local authority:". 
SEC. 2. Section 4233 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, 
as amended (33 U. S. C. 301), is amended to read as follows: 
"SEC. 4233. The following regulations for preventing collisions 
shall be followed by all vessels upon the w^aters of the Mississippi 
River between its source and the Huey P. Long Bridge and all of the 
tributaries emptying thereinto and their tributaries, and that part 
of the Atchafalaya River above its junction with the Plaquemine-
Morgan City alternate waterw^ay, and the Red River of the North; 
and are declared special rules duly made by local authority." 
Approved August 8, 1953. 
Navigation on in-
land waters, etc. 
62 Stat. 249.