An Act to amend the 1956 Act authorizing the disposal of certain obsolete locks and dams on the Big Sandy River, Kentucky-West Virginia, for the purpose of increasing the authorization relating to dam numbered 3 on the Big Sandy River, Kentucky
PL 86-77 (H.R.5515), enacted 07/06/1959

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River Basin Study Commission for Texas; 
Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission; 
Boston National Historic Sites Commission; 
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization (civil defense and 
defense mobilization functions performed by other Federal 
agencies); 
Mutual security programs, $200,000,000, to be expended in ac-
cordance with provisions of law applicable to such programs dur-
ing the fiscal year 1959 and at a rate for any individual program 
not in excess of the current rate therefor: Provided, That admin-
istrative expenses for such programs shall not exceed the current 
rate; 
Department of Defense—military construction. Air National 
Guard; and 
Transitional grants to Alaska, $1,000,000, to be expended in the 
manner which would be provided for in the budget estimate for 
the fiscal year 1960. 
SEC. 102. Appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall remain available until 
(a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or activity 
provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) enactment of the applicable 
appropriation Act by both Houses without any provision for such 
project or activity, or (c) July 31, 1959, whichever first occurs. 
SEO. 103. Appropriations and funds made available and authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be used without regard 
to the time limitations set forth in subsection (d) (2) of section 3679 
of the Revised Statutes, as amended, and expenditures therefrom shall 
be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization 
whenever a bill in which such applicable appropriation, fund, or 
authorization is contained is enacted into law. 
SEC. 104. No appropriation or fund made available or authority 
granted pursuant to this joint resolution shall be used to initiate or 
resume any project or activity which was not being conducted during 
the fiscal year 1959. Appropriations made and authority granted 
pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations or expendi-
tures incurred for any project or activity during the period for which 
funds or authority for such project or activity are available under 
this joint resolution. 
Approved July 1, 1959. 
Public Law 86-77 
July 6. 1959 
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[H. R. 5515] 
rj,^ amend the 1956 Act authorizing the disposal of certain obsolete locks and 
dams on the Big Sandy River, Kentucky-West Virginia, for the purpose of 
increasing the authorization relating to dam numbered 3 on the Big Sandy 
River, Kentucky. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of 
the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the disposal of federally owned 
property at obsolescent canalized waterways and for other purposes'', 
approved August 6, 1956 (70 Stat. 1062), is amended by striking out 
•'$50,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100,000". 
Approved July 6, 1959. 
31 use 665.