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266 six·rY-F1FTH conennss. ssss. 1. os. 49. mu. Waterway between Port Townsend Bay and Oak Bay in Jefferson mm Cocugty, Waslltiington, with a view to increased width and depth. avian. l21‘0u , k . °,§•£{~*;?,*,_,¤¤**’°’°°° Prl>1vided(:rTh?t noagruxey herein provided for shall be made until ' thxtlplse of the war with Germany except such as the Secretary ` t. scum Dmigmhm Q Sag? 5. That Congress hereb consents that the States of Minne- ¤r $Q'$§·.°niyl sota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, or spy tvgo mg} them, giay °°'“°" °· . ter`toan agreementoragreementswit eac 0 ertoai ' icihpmmgnf nagigation and to prevent and control floods on boundaf; waters o said tates and the waters tributary thereto. And said States, or any two of them, may agree with each other upon any prrgeot or tprojects for the purpose of such improvements, an upon e amount of money to be contributed by each to carry °“"°"*°‘°‘ out such projects. The Secretary of War is authorized and directed to make a survey of any project proposed as aforesaid, by said States, or any two of them, to detcrmme the feasibility and practicability thereof and the expenses of carrying the same into effect and what _ of such expenses should be rne by the respective States, local rnterests, or by the National Government. the Secretary of War approves any such projects, he may authorize the States to make A such improvements at their own expense, but under his supervision. ”'°"°‘°°"‘ That the sum of $25,000, or so muc as may be necessary, is hereby approgutgd, out of any funds m the Treasury of the •UD1t6d States not o erwiae appropriated, for the purpose of enabling the

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used to pay for any work done by private contract if the contract price is more than twenty-five per centum in excess of the estimated mmm 0, M_ cost of dox_p_Eathe workby Government plant. ¤¤`r;&¤§, m _ Sm. 7. t section four of the rrver and harbor Act of August ‘ "‘ , eighteenth, erghtem hundred and ninety-four, as amended by section eleven of the river and harbor Act of June thirteenth, nineteen uw Mmmm W hupdred and two, be, and is hereby amended so as to read as follows: ursrouueggiaeany SEG 4- Thiit It shell be the duty of the Secretary of War to S°{:g,{">g,gf gf- 3,,, prescribe such ]`%1.lbt101B for the use, administration, and navigameme. tron of the naviga le waters of the United States as in his judgment the public necessity may require for the protection of life and prop- Z§°£r§g°Zr?‘L?§2€$°.§’¤3t Ehp.s.s° U""ii$ $"{$5§‘.i°£““§°' l2""°"°m€r?”’ _ ca e _ er ¤£,,°‘f“"‘ °‘ '°‘“"‘ executive department, Such regulations sha1lybev;>ostes¢·lZmi(i)1°c0¤- rmaamm ru via ’P*°l-mus wd °·PP¥'°P¤¤l’·6 PIMGB, for the information of the public; "“"'“· md °VPi’.Y P°¥`¤°¤ wd WB`? corporation which shall violate such

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