An Act granting the consent of Congress to the States of Idaho, Montana,  Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact for the disposition, allocation, diversion, and apportionment of the waters of the Columbia River and its tributaries, and for other purposes
PL 82-572 (H.R.2470), enacted 07/16/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 572~JULY 16, 1952 
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a census of agriculture. The census herein provided for shall include 
each State, but shall not include the District of Columbia, Alaska, 
Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or such other areas or territory over which the 
United States exercises sovereignty or jurisdiction: Provided^ hoia-
ever, That as to the areas excluded from such census it is directed 
that data available from various Government sources shall be included 
as an appendix to the report of such census. The Secretary of Com-
merce is authorized to collect such preliminary or supplementary 
statistics, either in advance of or after the taking of such census, as 
are necessary to the initiation, taking, or completion thereof. The 
inquiries, and the number, form, and subdivisions thereof for the 
census provided for in this section shall be determined by the Secre-
tary of Commerce. 
Employees of the Department of Commerce and 
other departments and independent offices of the Government may, 
with the consent of the head of the respective department or office, 
be employed and compensated for field work in connection with each 
census provided for by this section." 
Approved July 16, 1952. 
Public Law 571 
CHAPTER 913 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
juiy i6. 1952 
To extend the time for use of construction reserve funds established under 
[H. j . Res. 480] 
section 511 of the Mercliant Marine Act, 1936, as amended. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 5 of an Act 
approved August 8, 1947 (Public Law 384, Eightieth Congress), gtat ^ale* ^^^' ^'' 
lelating to merchant-marine construction reserve funds established 
under section 511 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, is 
54 stat. noe. 
hereby amended by striking out March 31,1952 and inserting m lieu 
thereof "March 31,1953". 
Approved July 16, 1952. 
46 u s e 1161. 
Public Law 572 
CHAPTER 919 
AN ACT 
j^jy jg^ jg52 
Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
[H. R. 2470] 
Washington, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact for the 
disposition, allocation, diversion, and apportionment of the waters of the 
Columbia River and its tributaries, and for other purposes. 
Be it enaxited by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the consent 
Columbia River 
of Congress is hereby given to the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, '^°ct^l'rA o
f con-
Washington, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact ««•«'«• 
providing for the equitable division and apportionment of the waters 
of the Columbia River, and all of its tributaries in the States entering 
into such compact and for matters incidental thereto, upon condition 
that one qualified person shall be appointed by the President of the 
United States who shall participate in said negotiations as the repre- 
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sentative of the United States and shall make report to Congress of 
the proceedings and of any compact entered into: Provided, That any 
such compact shall not be binding or obligatory upon any of the 
, 
parties thereto unless and until the same shall have been ratified by 
each of said States and approved by the Congress of the United States. 
Approved July 16, 1952. 
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