An Act to amend the act of October 4, 1961, providing for the preservation and protection of certain lands known as Piscataway Park in Prince Georges and Charles Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes.
PL 93-444 (H.R.4861), enacted 10/15/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-444-OCT. 15, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
26 u s e 9009. 
does not include any calendar day on which both Houses of the 
Congress are not in session.". 
(b) Section 9009(b) of such Code (relating to regulations, etc.) is 
amended by inserting "in accordance with the provisions of subsection 
(c)" immediately after "regulations". 
2 u s e 431 note. 
Ante, p. 1272. 
Ante, 
pp. 1291-
1294, 1297, 1303. 
Ante, p. 1297. 
EFFECTIVE DATES 
SEC. 410. (a) Except as provided by subsection (b) and subsection 
(c), the foregoing provisions of this Act shall become effective Jan-
uary 1,1975. 
(b) Section 104 and the amendment made by section 301 shall be-
come effective on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c)(1) The amendments made by sections 403(a), 404, 405, 406, 
408, and 409 shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 1974. 
(2) The amendment made by section 407 shall apply with respect 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1971. 
Approved October 15, 1974. 
October IS, 1974 
[H. R.4861] 
Piscataway 
Park, Md. 
Preservation 
and protection. 
80 Stat. 319. 
Scenic ease-
ments, donations. 
80 Stat. 319. 
Post, 
p. 1305. 
Public Law 93-444 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of October 4, 1961, providing for the preservation and pro-
tection of certain lands known as Piscataway Parle in Prince Georges and 
Charles Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
October 4, 1961 (75 Stat. 780), providing for the preservation and 
protection of certain lands in Prince Georges and Charles Counties, 
Maryland, as amended, is amended as follows: 
(a) In section 2(b), amend the first sentence by striking out 
"drawing entitled 'Piscataway Park,' numbered NCR 69.714-18, and 
dated January 25, 1966," and inserting in lieu thereof "drawing 
entitled 'Piscataway Park,' numbered PIS-P-90,000, and dated 
July 19, 1974". 
(b) In section 2(b), delete the words "The property herein described 
is more particularly depicted on the drawing numbered 1961-1, a 
copy of which is on file with the Secretary of the Interior.". 
(c) In section 2(c), delete the first sentence and insert in lieu thereof 
the following: "Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, there is 
hereby vested in the LTnited States all right, title and interest in, and 
the right to immediate possession of, all real property within the 
boundaries of the parcels designated A, B, C, and D, as shown on the 
drawing referenced in subsection 2(b). The United States will pay just 
compensation to the owners of any property taken pursuant to this 
subsection and the full faith and credit of the United States is hereby 
pledged to the payment of any judgment so entered against the 
United States. Payment shall be made by the Secretary of the Treas-
ury from moneys available and appropriated from the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund, subject to the appropriation limitation 
contained in section 4 of this Act, upon certification to him by the Sec-
retary of the Interior of the agreed negotiated value of such property, 
or the valuation of the property awarded by judgment,, including 
interest at the rate of six (6) per centum per annum from the date of 
taking to the date of payment therefor. In the absence of a negotiated 
settlement or an action by the owner within one year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary may initiate proceedings at any 
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time seeking a determination of just compensation in a court of compe-
tent jurisdiction. The Secretary shall allow for the orderly termination 
of all operations on real property acquired by the United States in 
parcels A, B, C, and D of this subsection, and for the removal of equip-
ment, facilities, and personal property therefrom: Provided^ That in 
no event shall the Secretary allow operations at the Marshall Hall 
Amusement Park to continue beyond January 1, 1980. The Secretary 
shall, on lands acquired for the purposes of this park, implement a 
development plan which will assure public access to, and public use 
and enjoyment of, such lands. To further the preservation objective of 
this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may accept donations of scenic 
easements in the land within the area designated as 'Scenic Protection 
Area' on the drawing referred to in subsection (b) of this section." 
(d) In section 4, delete "$5,657,000" and insert "$10,557,000". 
Approved October 15, 1974. 
Development 
plan. 
Appropriation. 
75 Stat. 780; 
86 Stat. 1063. 
Public Law 93-445 
AN ACT 
To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to revise the retirement system 
for employees of employers covered thereunder, and for other purposes. 
October 16, 1974 
[H. R.15301] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Ame?'ica in Congress assembled^ 
tirement Act^f 
1937, amendment. 
TITLE I—THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974 
That the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 is amended to read as 
"
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follows: 
'DEFINITIONS 
"SECTION 1. For the purposes of this Act— 
"(a) (1) The term 'employer' shall include— 
"(i) any express company, sleeping-car company, and carrier 
by railroad, subject to part I of the Interstate Commerce Act; 
"(ii) any company which is directly or indirectly owned or 
controlled by, or under common control with, one or more 
employers as defined in paragraph (i) of this subdivision, and 
which operates any equipment or facility or performs any service 
(except trucking service, casual service, and the casual operation 
of equipment or facilities) in connection with the transportation 
of passengers or property by railroad, or the receipt, delivery, 
elevation, transfer in transit, refrigeration or icing, storage, or 
handling of property transported by railroad; 
" (iii) any receiver, trustee, or other individual or body, judicial 
or otherwise, when in the possession of the property or operating 
all or any part of the business of any employer as defined in 
paragraph (i) or (ii) of this subdivision ; 
45 u s e 231. 
49 u s e 1.