An Act to authorize appropriations for procurement of vessels and aircraft and construction of shore and offshore establishments for the Coast Guard
PL 88-281 (H.R.9640), enacted 03/11/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-281-MAR. 11, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
Payments. 
63 Stat. 603. 
Records require-
ments. 
to pay the United States share of the planning and engineerinir 
costs or allowable project costs."; 
(2) by striking out "of the project"' whei^e it appears in the 
third sentence; and 
(3) by amending the last sentence to read as follows: "I^nless 
and until such a grant agreement has been executed, the United 
States shall not pay, nor be obligated to pay, any ])ortion of the 
costs which have been or may be incurred." 
SEC. 12. Section 14 of such Act (49 U.S.C. 1113) is amended— 
(1) by inserting "advance planning and engineering costs or" 
immediately before "allowable" in the second sentence; 
(2) by striking out "of the project" each place it appears in 
the second and third sentences; 
(3) by inserting "advance planning and engineering or" imme-
diately before "airport development" each place it appears in the 
second and fourth sentences; 
(4) by inserting "of advance planning and engineering costs 
or" immediately after "United States share" in the third sentence: 
and 
(5) by inserting "planning and engineering or" immediately 
after "such" where it first appears in the fourth sentence. 
SEC. 13. The Federal Airport Act is amended further by inseH ing 
at the end thereof a new section as follows: 
(( 
ACCESS TO RECORDS 
"SEC. 21. (a) Each recipient of grants mider this Act sliall keep 
such records as the Administrator shall prescribe, including records 
which fully disclose the amount and the disposition by such recipient 
of the proceeds of such grants, the total cost of the plan or program 
in connection with which such grants are given or used, and the 
amount and nature of that portion of the cost of the plan or program 
supplied by other sources and such other records as will facilitate an 
effective audit. 
"(b) The Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United 
States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, shall have 
access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, docu-
ments, papers and records of the recipient that are pertinent to the 
grants received under this Act." 
Approved March 11, 1964. 
March 11, 1964 
[H. R. 9640] 
Public Law 88-281 
AN ACT 
To authorize appropriations for procurement of vessels and aircraft and con-
struction of shore and offshore establishments for the Coast Guard. 
Coast Guard. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asseiribled^ That the sum of 
$93,299,000 is authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year 1965 
for the use of the Coast Guard as follows: 
VESSELS 
For procurement of-
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
two high-endurance cutters; 
eight medium-endurance cutters; 
one coastal tender; 
three inland tenders; 
three small harbor tugs; 
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(6) nine small patrol cutters; and 
(7) one river tender. 
AIRCRAFT 
For procurement of seventeen helicopters. 
CONSTRUCTION 
For establishment or development of Coast Guard installations and 
facilities by acquisition, construction, conversion, extension, or instal-
lation of permanent or temporary public works, including the prepa-
ration of sites and furnishing of appurtenances, utilities, and equip-
ment for the following projects: 
Atlantic Coast: Offshore light platforms at Diamond Shoals and 
Chesapeake Bay entrance. 
Missouri River: Moorings for river tender. 
Air Station, Elizabeth City, North Carolina: Replace runway. 
Air Detachment, Annette Island, Alaska: Family housing units 
and support facilities. 
Detroit, Michigan: Operational facilities for helicopter detachment. 
Aircraft Repair and Supply Base, Elizabeth City, North Carolina : 
Maintenance facilities. 
Air Detachment-, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Maintenance and opera-
tional facilities. 
Moorings, Mayport, Florida: Administrative, operational, and 
maintenance facilities. 
San Juan, Puerto Rico: Family housing units and support facilities. 
Depot, Guam: Replace operational, administrative, and supply 
facilities. 
Wilmington, North Carolina: Moorings for large cutter. 
Base, Ketchikan, Alaska: Improve maintenance facilities. 
Base, Woods Hole. Maf^sachusetts: Improve oj)erational and main-
tenance facilities. 
Academy, New London, Connecticut: Field house. 
Loran Station, Sitkinak, Alaska: Replace runway. 
Approved March 11, 1964. 
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Public Law 88-282 
AN ACT 
To amend section 124 of title 28, I'nited States Code, to transfer Austin. Fort 
Bend, and Wharton Counties from the Galveston Division to the Houston 
Division of the Southern District of Texas. 
Be /f eruicted hy the Henate <ind Houne of Reprenentitttves of the 
United Staten of Amer!ea m ('ongrenH aHsembled^ That (a) paragraj)h 
(1) of section 124(b) of title 28, United States Code, is airiended to 
reiid as follows: 
"(1) The Galveston Division comprises the counties of Bra-
zoria, Chambers, Galveston, and Matagorda. 
"C'ouit for the Galveston Division shall be held ai (ja] vest 
on." 
(b) Paragraph (2) of section 124(b) of title 28, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
"(2) The Houston Division comprises the counties of Austin, 
Brazos, Colorado, Fayette, Fort Bend, (jrimes, Harris, Madison, 
Montgomeiy, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Walker, Waller, and 
Wharton. 
''Court, for the Houston Division shall be held at Houston."" 
Approved March 11, 1964. 
March 11, 1964 
[S. 7211 
Texas. 
District Court. 
Transfer of 
counties. 
62 Stat. 892.