An Act to amend Public Law 89428 to authorize the Atomic Energy Commission to enter into a cooperative arrangement for a large-scale combination nuclear power desalting project, and appropriations therefore, in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy
PL 89-648 (S.3807), enacted 10/13/1966

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PUBLIC LAW 89-649-OCT. 13, 1966 
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Public Law 89-648 
AN A C T 
October 13, 1966 
To amend Public Law 89-428 to authorize the Atomic Energy Commission to 
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enter into a cooperative arrangement for a large-scale combination nuclear 
power-desalting project, and appropriations therefor, in accordance with sec-
tion 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That Public Law ^^^"^^l^^"" ^ro^ect 
89-428 is hereby amended by adding a new section as follows: 
Ante, p. i62. 
"SEC. 108. LARGE-SCALE COMBINATION NUCLEAR POWER-DESALTING 
PROJECT.—The Commission is hereby authorized to enter into a co-
operative arrangement, in association with the Department of the In-
terior, with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, 
with privately, publicly, or cooperatively owned utilities, or others, 
for participation in a large-scale nuclear power-desalting project in-
volving the development, design, construction, and operation of a de-
salting plant, back pressure turbine, and a nuclear powerplant or 
plants that will also be utilized for the generation of electric energy, 
in accordance with the basis for an arrangement described in the pro-
gram justification data submitted by the Commission in support of this 
authorization for fiscal year 1967 without regard to the provisions of 
section 169 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended: Provided 
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further^ That appropriations in the amount of $15,000,000 are hereby 
authorized for the Commission's participation in this project; and the 
Commission's cooperative assistance shall pertain to the dual-purpose 
aspects of the project; the siting and related design of the plants; and 
the coupling of the desalting plant with the back pressure turbine and 
the nuclear powerplants; or to other aspects of the project pertaining 
to interrelationship of nuclear power and desalting." 
Approved October 13, 1966, 
Public Law 89-649 
AN ACT 
October 13, 1966 
To clarify authorization for the approval by the Administrator of the Federal 
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Aviation Agency of the lease of a portion of certain real property conveyed 
to the city of Clarinda, Iowa, for airport purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, notwithstand-
ing section 16 of the Federal Airport Act, the Administrator of the 
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Federal Aviation Agency is authorized, subject to the provisions of 
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section 4 of the Act of October 1, 1949 (50 App. U.S.C. 1622c), to 
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grant releases from any of the terms, conditions, reservations, and 
restrictions contained in the deed of conveyance dated March 26,1947, 
under which the United States conveyed certain property to the city 
of Clarinda, loMa, for airport purposes. 
Approved October 13, 1966.