An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to give 25 World War II paintings to the Government of New Zealand.
PL 84-424 (H.R.8101), enacted 03/01/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 424-MAR. 1, 1966 
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(c) Any contract entered into under section 9, subsection (d), of 
Repayment con-
the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 1187, 1193, 43 U. S. C, 
sec. 485 (h)) for payment of those portions of tlie costs of constructing, 
^3 use 485h. 
operating, and maintaining the Ventura River project which are 
allocated to irrigation and assigned to be paid bv the contracting 
organization may provide for the repayment of the portion of the 
construction cost of the project assigned to any project contract unit 
or, if the contract unit be divided into two or more irrigation blocks, 
to any such block over a period of not more than fifty years or as near 
thereto as is consistent with the adoption and operation of a variable 
payment fo'-mula which, being based on full repayment within the 
period stated under normal conditions, permits variance in the required 
annual payments in the light of economic factors pertinent to the 
ability of the organization to pay. 
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 
nil net revenues derived by the Secretary from the furnishing of water 
for municipal, domestic, and industrial use shall be applied first to the 
amortization of that portion of the cost of constructing the Ventura 
River project which is allocated to that purpose with interest on the 
unamortized balance thereof at the average rate (which rate shall be 
certified bv the Secretary of the Treasury) paid by the United States 
on its marketable long-term securities outstanding on the date of this 
Act and thereafter to the amortization of that portion of the cost of 
constructing the project which is allocated to irrigation but which is 
beyond the ability of the irrigation water users or their contracting 
organization to repay as provided above. 
(e) The Secretary is authorized, subject to such lules and regu-
lations as he may prescribe, to turn over to any contracting organiza-
tion or to an organization which is designated by it for that purpose 
and which is satisfactory to the Secretary the care, operation, and 
maintenance of such portions of the Ventura River project as are used 
solely or principally for the benefit of that organization. 
(f) Minimum basic facilities may be provided for the accommoda- fa^-iaiM" ^®'^'' 
tion of the visiting public at Casitas Dam and, if res])onsible local 
interests agree to assume the oi:)eration and maintenance thereof, at 
the project reservoirs. The costs of such facilities shall be non-
reimbursable. 
SEC. 3. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for construe- 
Appropriauon. 
tion of the Ventura River project the sum of $27,600,000 plus such 
amounts, if any, as may be required by reason of changes in construc-
tion costs as may be indicated by engineering cost indices applicable 
to the types of construction involved herein and, in addition thereto, 
such sums as may be required to operate and maintain the project. 
Approved March 1, 1956. 
Public Law 424 
CHAPTER 76 
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March 1 1956 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to give twenty-five World War II 
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paintings to the Government of New Zealand. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) the Sec- woTi^^^virS***!! 
retary of the Army is authorized to transfer to the Government of paintings. 
New Zealand without compensation twenty-five German war paint-
ings depicting Xew Zealand troops which are now the property of 
the United States in the custody of the Secretary of the Army. 
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(b) Nothing contained in this Act shall authorize the expenditure 
of any funds of the United States to defray any costs of transporta-
tion or handling incident to such transfer. 
Approved March 1, 1956. 
Public Law 425 
CHAPTER 78 
March 2. 1956 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[H. j» Rea. 455]_ 
Relating to buvley tobacco acreage allotments and marketing quotas. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
ac?"age*Jil°men^s ^^^^^^ of America in Congress assembeld^ That, notwithstanding any 
and marketing other provisiou of law and the proclamation by the Secretary of 
quo as. 
Agriculture of a national marketing quota for hurley tobacco for 
the 1956-1957 marketing year pursuant to section 312 of the Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act of 1988, as amended, and the State and farm 
acreage allotments established pursuant thereto, the 1956 State acre-
age allotments of burley tobacco proclaimed by the Secretary of 
Agriculture (20 Federal Register 8845) shall be increased so as to 
result in a State adjustment factor for each State under section 
725.717 of the burley and flue-cured tobacco marketing quota regula-
tions, 1956-1957 marketing year, issued by the Secretary of Agricul-
ture (20 Federal Register 4571), equal to 1.0, and all 1956 farm 
acreage allotments of burley tobacco shall be redetermined on the 
basis of such State adjustment factor. 
The production from the 
increased acreage required by this resolution shall be in addition 
to the national marketing quota for the 1956-1957 marketing year. 
Approved March 2, 1956. 
69 Stat. 557. 
7 u s e 1312. 
7 CFR 725.717. 
Public Law 426 
CHAPTER 79 
March 2, 1956 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
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Relating to flre-cured and dark air-cured tobacco acreage allotments and 
marketing quotas. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
dMk^^ir^c'vtf^d ^ - ^^td'tes of AmeHca in Congress assemheld, That, notAvithstanding any 
bacco acre Me ai- other provisiou of law and the proclamation by the Secretary of 
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keting quotas. 
Agriculture 01 a national marketing quota lor tire-cured and dark 
air-cured tobacco for the 1956-1957 marketing year pursuant to sec-
tion 312 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, 
and the State and farm acreage allotments established pursuant 
thereto, the 1956 State acreage allotments of fire-cured and dark air-
cured tobacco proclaimed by the Secretary of Agriculture (20 Federal 
Register 8846) shall be increased so as to result in a State adjustment 
factor for each State under section 726.717 of the fire-cured, dark 
air-cured and Virginia sun-cured tobacco marketing quota regula-
tions, 1956-1957 marketing year, issued by the Secretary of Agricul-
ture (20 Federal Register 6066), equal to 1.0, and all 1956 farm 
acreage allotments of fire-cured and dark air-cured tobacco shall be 
redetermined on the basis of such State adjustment factor. 
The 
production from the increased acreage required by this resolution 
shall be in addition to the national marketing quota for the 1956-1957 
marketing year. 
Approved March 2, 1956. 
69 Stat. 557. 
7 u s e 1312. 
7 CFR 726.717.