An Act to provide for the establishment of the Roger Williams National Memorial in the city of Providence, R.I. and for other purposes
PL 89-293 (H.R.7919), enacted 10/22/1965

79 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 89-293-OCT. 22, 1965 
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shall have the perniaiieiit I'i^ht to use the intake, pumping plants, 
aqueducts, reser\oirs, and related features of the southern Nevada 
water supply project in accordance with said contract. 
SEC. 4. huch amount of the costs of construction as are allocated to ^^Nonreimbursable 
the furnishing of a water supply to Xellis Aii- Force Base or other 
defense installations shall l)e nonreimbursable. 
SEC. 5. The use of all water diverted for tliis projet^'t from the ^ ^"im'^^watfr''^'^ 
Colorado RiA'er system sliall be subject to and controlled by the Colo- diversion. 
rado Eiver compact, the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 Stat. 1057; 
43 U.S.C. 6l7t). and the Mexican Water Treatv (Treaty Series 994) 
(59 Stat. 1219).' 
SEC. 6. In all water sup])ly contracts for the use of water in Nevada inJ^ggtat"^'^*^' 
luider this Act or section 5 of the Boulder Canyon Project Act (45 priorUieT. 
Stat. 1057) the Secretary shall recognize the intrastate priorities of 
water rights to the use of water existing on the date of enactment 
of this Act: Pfor/de<L howerei'. That nothing in this Act shall be con-
strued as validating any right diminished or h)st because of abandon-
ment, nonuse, or lack of (hie diligence. Jior sliall anything in this Act l)e 
construed as affecting the satisfaction of i)i'esent i)erfe<2ted rights as 
defined by the decree of the T'nited States Sui)reme Court in Arizona 
against California etal. (876 C S . 840). 
SEC. 7. There is hereby authorized to be apj)i'<)priated for construe- Appropriation. 
tion of the southern Nevada water project, Nevada, the sum of 
$81,003,000 (September 1965 j^rices) plus or minus such amounts, if 
any, as may be justitied by reason of ordiiiaiy fhictuations in construc-
tion costs as indicated by engineering cost indexes ap])licable to the 
types of construction involved herein. 
Approved October 22, 1965. 
Public Law 89-293 
A N A C T 
October 22, 1965 
To provide for the" establishment of the Roger Williams National Memorial in —.—:—— 
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the city of Providence, Rhode Island, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That the Secretary 
Roger wiiiiams 
of the Interior may acquire by gift, purchase with appropriated or Hai)°R^i.'^^"'° 
donated funds, transfer from any Federal agency, exchange, or other- 
Establishment. 
wise, not to exceed five acres of land (together with any buildings or 
other improvements thereon) and interests in land at the site of the 
old town spring, traditionally called Roger Williams Spring, in Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, for the purpose of establishing thereon a national 
memorial to Roger Williams in commemoration of his outstanding 
contributions to the development of the principles of freedom in this 
country: Provided^ That property owned by the city of Providence 
or the Providence Redevelopment Agency may be acquired only with 
the consent of such owner. 
SEC. 2. The property acquired pursuant to the first section of this 
Publication in 
Act shall be established as the Roger Williams National Memorial ^^^^'^' Register. 
and the Secretary of the Interior shall publish notice of such estab-
lishment in the Federal Register. 
Such national Memorial shall be 
administered by the Secretary subject to the provisions of the Act 
entitled "An Act to establish a National Park Service, and for other 
purposes," approved August 25, 1916 (39 Stat. 535), as amended and 
^^ "^c 1-4. 
supplemented, and the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the preser-
vation of historic American sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities 
of national significance, and for other purposes," approved August 21, 
1935 (49 Stat. 666). 
16 use 461-
467. 
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Appropriation. 
SEC. 3. (a) The Secretary is authorized to cooperate with the city 
of Providence, local historical and preservation societies, and inter-
ested persons in the maintenance and operation of the Roger Williams 
National Memorial, and he may seek the assistance of and consult with 
such city, societies, and persons from time to time with respect to 
matters concerning the development and operation of the memorial. 
(b) The Secretary may accept on behalf of the people of the United 
States gifts of historic objects and records pertaining to Roger Wil-
liams for appropriate display or other use in keeping with the com-
memoration of the founding of the principles of freedom in the LTnited 
States and of the historical events that took place in the city of Provi-
dence in connection therewith. 
SEC. 4. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated not more 
than $700,000 for the acquisition of lands and interests in land and 
for the development of the Roger Williams National Memorial, as 
provided in this Act. 
Approved October 22, 1965. 
October 23, 1965 
[H. J. Res. 571] 
Public Law 89-294 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
. To authorize the President to proclaim the week beginning October 25, 1965, 
as Najtional Parkinson Week. 
National Park-
inson Week. 
Proclamation. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the 
United States is authorized and requested to issue annually a procla-
mation designating the week beginning October 25,1965, as National 
Parkinson Week and inviting the Governors of the several States to 
issue similar proclamations. 
It is requested that such proclamation 
invite the medical profession, the press, and all agencies and indi-
viduals interested in a national program for the control of Parkinson's 
disease to unite during such week m public dedication to such a pro-
f
ram and in a concerted effort to impress upon the people of the 
Jnited States the necessity for such a program. 
Approved October 23, 1965. 
October 23, 1965 
[H. R. 7888] 
United American 
Veterans of the 
United States of 
America, Inc. 
Design patent, 
extension. 
Public Law 89-295 
AN ACT 
Providing for the extension of patent numbered D-li9,187. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled. That (a) a certain 
design patent issued by the United States Patent Office of date Febru-
ary 27, 1940, being patent numbered D-119,187, which is the insignia 
of the Massachusetts Department of the United American Veterans 
of the United States of America, Incorporated, is hereby renewed and 
extended for an additional period of fourteen years from and after 
the date of enactment of this Act, with all the rights and privileges 
pertaining to the same, being generally known as the insignia of the 
Massachusetts Department of the United American Veterans of the 
United States of America, Incorporated; (b) no person who has 
manufactured the design of such patent between February 27, 1954, 
and the date of the enactment of this Act shall be held liable for 
infringement of such patent by reason of the continued manufacture 
and SMe thereof. 
Approved October 23, 1965.