An Act to authorize the Secretary of the Army to relinquish to the State of New Jersey jurisdiction over any lands within the Fort Hancock Military Reservation.
PL 87-640 (H.R.11251), enacted 09/05/1962

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PUBLIC LAW 87-639-SEPT. 5, 1962 
[76 STAT. 
September 5, 1962 
[H. R. 3801] 
Public Law 87-639 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture to make 
joint investigations and surveys of watershed areas for flood prevention or 
the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, and for 
flood control and allied purposes, and to prepare joint reports on such investi-
gations and surveys for submission to the Congress, and for other purposes. 
Flood preven-
tion. 
Watershed areas, 
joint investiga-
tions and surveys. 
Reports to Con-
gress. 
68 Stat. 666. 
16 u s e 1001 
note. 
Appropriation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture, when authorized to do 
so by resolutions adopted by the Committee on Public Works of the 
Senate or the Committee on Public Works of the House of Representa-
tives, are hereby authorized and directed to make joint investigations 
and surveys in accordance with their existing authorities of watershed 
areas in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and 
to prepare joint reports on such investigations and surveys setting 
forth their recommendations for the installation of the works of im-
provement needed for flood prevention or the conservation, develop-
ment, utilization, and disposal of water, and for flood control and allied 
purposes. 
Such joint reports shall be submitted to the Congress 
through the President for adqption and authorization by the Congress 
of the recommended works of improvement: Provided,, That the proj-
ect authorization procedure established by Public Law 566, Eighty-
third Congress, as amended, shall not be affected. 
SEC. 2. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act, such sums 
to remain available until expended. 
Approved September 5, 1962. 
September 5, 1962 
[H. R. 11251] 
Public Law 87-640 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Army to relinquish to the State of New Jersey 
jurisdiction over any lands within the Fort Hancock Military Reservation. 
Fort Hancock 
Military Reserva-
tion, N. J. 
Relinquishment 
of jurisdiction. 
Notice. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That (a) notwith-
standing any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Army may, 
at such times as he may deem desirable, relinquish to the State of 
New Jersey all, or any lesser measure he may deem desirable for 
relinquishment, of the jurisdiction heretofore acquired by the United 
States over any lands within the Fort Hancock Military Reservation, 
New Jersey. 
(b) Relinquishment of jurisdiction under the authority of this 
Act may be made by filing with the Governor of the State of New 
Jersey a notice of such relinquishment, which shall take effect upon 
acceptance thereof by the State of New Jersey in such manner as the 
laws of such State may prescribe. 
Approved September 5, 1962.