An Act granting the consent of Congress to the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma, to negotiate and enter into a compact relating to their interests in, and the apportionment of, the waters of the Arkansas River and its tributaries as they affect such States.
PL 84-97 (H.R.208), enacted 06/28/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 96-JUNE 28, 1955 
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TAT, 
"When any person is convicted of a violation of tliis Act, the court in 
its judgment of conviction may, in addition to the penalty prescribed, 
order the confiscation and disposal of such items described herein which 
were found in the possession or under the immediate control of such 
person at the time of his arrest." 
SEC. 4. The analysis of chapter 71 of title 18 of the United States 
Code is amended by inserting, immediately after and underneath item 
1464, as contained in such analysis, the following new item: 
"1465. Transportation of obscene matters for sale or distribution." 
Approved June 28, 1955. 
Public Law 96 
CHAPTER 191 
June 28. 1955 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[s. J. Rea» 60] 
Directing a study and report by the Secretary of Agriculture on burley tobacco 
marketing controls. 
Burley tobacco< 
Report t o Con-
g r e s s on market-
ing, etc* 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That for the purpose of 
developing basic information which will aid the Congress in formulat-
ing an improved program for the production and marketing of burley 
tobacco, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed (a) to 
make a study of the various methods of marketing control which have 
been or could be made applicable to burley tobacco, including farm 
marketing quotas, poundage limitations, acreage limitations, and a 
combination of both poundage and acreage limitations, and (b) to 
submit to the Congress on or before November 1,1955, a detailed report 
thereon showing among other things the probable costs, effects, and 
feasibility of each type of operation studied and what legislation, 
if any, would be needed to put it into effect. The Secretary may con-
duct such hearings and receive such statements and briefs as are neces-
sary to carry out the purpose of this joint resolution. 
Approved June 28, 1955. 
June 28, 1955 
[H. R. 208] 
Public Law 97 
CHAPTER 192 
AN ACT 
Granting the consent of Congress to the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma, to 
negotiate and enter into a compact relating to their interests in, and the 
apportionment of, the waters of the Arkansas River and its tributaries as 
they affect such States. 
A r k a n s a s and 
Oklahoma< 
Water apportion-
ment compacta 
U. S
< representa-
tive. 
Report, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of 
Congress is hereby given to the States of Arkansas and Oklahoma to 
negotiate and enter into a compact relating to the interests of such 
States in the development and protection from pollution of the water 
resources of the Arkansas River and its tributaries, and providing for 
an equitable apportionment among them of the waters of the Arkansas 
River and its tributaries flowing between such States, and for matters 
incident thereto, upon the condition that one qualified person appointed 
by the President of the United States shall participate in such nego-
tiations as chairman, representing the United States, and shall make 
a report to the President of the United States and the Congress of the 
proceedings and of any compact entered into. 
Such compact shall not 
be binding or obligatory upon any of the parties thereto until it shall 
have been ratified by the legislatures of each of the respective States, 
and approved by the Congress of the United States. 
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SEC. 2. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sufficient 
sum to pay the salaries and expenses of the representative of the United 
States appointed hereunder: Provided^ That such representative, if 
otherwise employed by the United States while so employed, shall not 
receive additional salary in the appointment hereunder. 
Approved June 28, 1955. 
Appropriation. 
Salary. 
Public Law 98 
CHAPTER 193 
AN ACT 
Authorizing E. B. Reyna, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, to con-
struct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Rio Grande, at or near 
Los Ebanos, Texas. 
June 28, 1955 
[H. R. 2984] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That in order to 
facilitate international commerce, improve the postal service, and other 
purposes, E. B. Reyna, his heirs, legal representatives, and assigns, 
be, and is hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a 
toll bridge and approaches thereto across the Rio Grande, so far 
as the United States has jurisdiction over the waters of such river, 
at a point suitable to the interests of navigation, at or near Los Ebanos, 
Texas, in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An 
Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters", 
approved March 23, 1906, subject to the conditions and limitations 
contained in this Act, and subject further to the approval of the 
International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and 
Mexico, and also subject to the approval of the proper authorities 
in the Republic of Mexico to the construction, operation, and mainte-
nance of such bridge. 
SEC. 2. There is hereby conferred upon E. B. Reyna, his heirs, legal 
representatives, and assigns, all such rights and powers to enter upon 
lands and to acquire, occupy, possess, and use real estate and other 
property in the State of Texas needed for the location, construction, 
operation, and maintenance of such bridge and its approaches, as are 
possessed by bridge corporations for bridge purposes, upon making 
]ust compensation therefor to be ascertained and paid according to 
the laws of such State of Texas. 
SEC. 3. The said E. B. Reyna, his heirs, legal representatives, and 
assigns, is hereby authorized to fix and charge tolls for transit over 
such bridge in accordance with any laws of the State of Texas or the 
United States applicable thereto, and the rates of toll so fixed shall 
be the legal rates until changed under the authority contained in the 
Act of March 23,1906. 
SEC. 4. The right to sell, assign, transfer, and mortgage all the 
rights, powers, and privileges conferred by this Act to any public 
agency, or to an international bridge authority or commission, is 
hereby granted to E. B. Reyna, his heirs, or legal representatives; 
and any such public agency, international bridge authority, or inter-
national bridge commission to which such rights, powers, and privi-
leges may be sold, assigned, or transferred, or which shall acquire 
the same by mortgage foreclosure or otherwise, is hereby authorized 
and empowered to exercise the same as fully as though conferred 
herein directly upon such public agency, international bridge author-
ity, or international bridge commission. 
SEC. 5. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby 
expressly reserved. 
Approved June 28, 1955. 
E. B. Reyna. 
Bridge construc-
tion authority. 
34 Stat. 84. 
33 u s e 491-498. 
Use of lands,etc. 
Tolls. 
T r a n s f er 
rights, etc. 
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