An Act to amend sections 216(c) and 305(b) of the Interstate Commerce Act, relating to the establishment of through routes and joint rates
PL 87-595 (H.R.11643), enacted 08/24/1962

76 STAT. ] 
PUBUC LAW 87-595-AUG. 24, 1962 
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SEC. 5. Construction of the Arbuckle project herein authorized may 
be undertaken in such units or stages as in the opinion of the Secre-
tary best serve the project requirements and the relative needs for 
water. 
Repayment contracts negotiated in connection with each unit 
or stage of construction shall be subject to the terms and conditions 
of section 2 of this Act. 
SEC. 6. The Secretary may (1) contract for the construction of any 
part of the minimum basic recreational facilities with any qualified 
agency of the State of Oklahoma or a political subdivision thereof, and 
(2) upon conclusion of a suitable agi'eement with any such agency or 
political subdivision for- assumption of the administration, operation, 
and maintenance thereof at the earliest practicable date, construct or 
f
)ermit the construction of public park and recreational facilities on 
ands owned by the United States adjacent to the reservoir of the 
Arbuckle project, when such use is determined by the Secretary not 
to be contrary to the public interest, all under such rules and regula-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe. 
No recreational use of any area 
to which this section applies shall be permitted which is inconsistent 
with the laws of the State of Oklahoma for the protection of fish and 
game and the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. The 
Federal costs of constructing the facilities authorized by this section 
shall be limited to the nonreimbursable costs of the Arbuckle project 
for minimum basic recreational facilities as determined by the Secre-
tary. 
SEC. 7. The Secretary may make such reasonable provision in con-
nection with the works of the Arbuckle Federal reclamation project, in 
accordance with section 2 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
(48 Stat. 401, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 661, and the following), as he 
nnds to be required for the conservation and development of fish and 
wildlife. 
SEC. 8. Expenditures for Arbuckle Reservoir, and the water supply 
aqueduct system, may be made without regard to the soil survey and 
land classification requirements of the Interior Department Appro-
priation Act, 1954 (43 U.S.C. 390a). 
SEC. 9, There is authorized to be appropriated for construction of 
the Arbuckle reclamation project the sum of $13,340,000 (March 1962 
prices), plus or minus such amounts as may be justified by reason 
of ordinary fluctuations in construction costs as indicated by engineer-
ing cost indices applicable to the type of construction involved herein. 
There are also authorized to be appropriated such additional sums as 
may be required for the operation and maintenance of the project. 
Approved August 24, 1962, 9:30 a. m. 
stages of con-
struction. 
Recreational fa-
cilities. 
Fish and >vild-
life. 
72 Stat. 563. 
67 Stat. 266. 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 87-595 
AN ACT 
To amend sections 216(c) and 305(b) of the Interstate Commerce Act, relating 
to the establishment of through routes and joint rates. 
August 24„ 1962 
[H. R. 11643] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress o^semhled., That subsection (c) 
of section'216 of the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 
316(c)), is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
sentence: "As used in this subsection, the term 'common carriers by 
water' includes water common carriers subject to the Shipping Act, 
1916, as amended, or the Intercoastal Shipping Act of 1933, as 
amended (including persons who hold themselves out to transport 
goods by water but who do not own'or operate vessels) engaged in the 
Interstate Com-
merce Act, amend-
ment. 
49 Stat. 558. 
40 Stat. 903. 
46 u s e 842. 
47 Stat. 1427. 
46 u s e 848. 
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[76 STAT. 
Through routes, 
joint rates. 
54 Stat. 934. 
transportation of property in interstate or foreign commerce between 
Alaska or Hawaii on the one hand, and, on the other, the other States 
of the Union, and through routes and joint rates so established and all 
classifications, regulations, and practices in connection therewith shall 
be subject to the provisions of this part." 
SEC. 2. Subsection (b) of section 305 of the Interstate Commerce 
Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. 905(b)), is amended by inserting between 
the second and third sentences thereof the following new sentence: 
"Common Carriers by water subject to this part may also establish rea-
sonable through routes and joint rates, charges, and classifications 
with common carriers by water subject to the Shipping Act,^1916, as 
amended, or the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933, as amended '(includ-
ing persons who hold themselves out to transport goods but who do not 
own or operate vessels) engaged in the transportation of property in 
interstate or foreign commerce between Alaska or Hawaii on the one 
hand, and, on the other, the other States of the Union, and such 
through routes and joint rates, and all classifications, regulations, and 
practices established in connection therewith shall be subject to the 
provisions of this part." 
Approved August 24, 1962. 
August 24, 1962 
[S. 3428] 
Public Law 87-596 
AN ACT 
Relating to the appointment of judges to the municipal court for the District 
of Columbia, the municipal court of appeals for the District of Columbia, and 
the juvenile court of the District of Columbia. 
D. C. judges. 
Appointment. 
56 Stat. 194. 
Ante, p. 21. 
Ante, p. 22. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House'^of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That (a) the second 
sentence of the first section of the Act entitled "An Act to consolidate 
the Police Court of the District of Columbia and the Municipal Court 
of the District of Columbia, to be known as 'The Municipal Court for 
the District of Columbia', to create 'The Municipal Court of Appeals 
for the District of Columbia', and for other purposes", approved 
April 1, 1942 (56 Stat. 190; D.C. Code, sec. 11-752), as amended, is 
amended to read as follows: "The court shall consist of a chief judge 
and fifteen associate judges appointed by the President with the 
advice and consent of the Senate." 
(b) The third sentence of section 6 of such Act, as amended (D.C. 
Code, sec. 11-771), is amended to read as follows: "The said court 
shall consist of a chief judge and two associate judges appointed by 
the President with the advice and consent of the Senate, tw^o of whom 
shall constitute a quorum." 
SEC. 2. (a) Subsection (a) of section 19 of the Juvenile Court Act 
of the District of Columbia, approved June 1, 1938 (52 Stat. 601; 
D.C. Code, sec. 11-920), as amended, is amended by striking out "three 
judges" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "a chief judge and 
two associate judges'. 
(b) Subsection (c) of section 19 of such Act is amended by striking 
out the first sentence thereof. 
SEC. 3. Nothing contained in any amendment made by this Act 
shall be construed as affecting any appointment or designation as a 
judge or chief judge of the municipal court for the District of 
Columbia, the municipal court of appeals for the District of Columbia, 
or the juvenile court of the District of Columbia made prior to the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
Approved August 24, 1962.