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section, under terms and conditions satisfactory to the Secretary, such portion of the cost of constructing those works as is within their reayment ability, said repayment ability to be determined by the ecretary from time to time, but not more often than every five years, after consultation with said districts. SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to construct upon a nonreimbursable basis, works for the alleviation of salinity in the Pecos River Basin, New Mexico, substantially in accordance with the report entitled "Possible Improvement of Quality of Water of the Pecos River by Diversion of Brine, Malaga Bend, Eddy County, New Mexico," prepared by the Water Resources Division, Geological Survey, and dated December 1954, but with such modifications of, additions to, and deletions from said plans as the Secretary may find appropriate to acfcomplish the purposes of this joint resolution. The Secretary shall not proceed with the construction of such works until (1) he has adequate assurance from the State of New Mexico that it Avill, as its share of the costs of construction of such works, acquire such rights-of-way for wells, pipelines, and disposal areas as may be necessitated by the construction of such works, and (2) he has adequate assurance from the Pecos River Commission or other State and local agencies in Texas that Texas or local agencies therein will operate and maintain such works. SEC. 3. The projects constructed under the authority of this joint resolution shall, except as otherwise provided herein, be governed by the Federal Reclamation Laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 ^ a t. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto), to which laws this Act shall be a supplement. Sec. 4. Nothing contained in this joint resolution shall be construed to abrogate, amend, modify, or be in conflict with any provisions of the Pecos River Compact. SEC. 5. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be required to carry out the purpose of this joint resolution. Approved February 20, 1958.
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Appropriation.
Public Law 85-334 AN ACT To amend the Acts known as the "Life Insurance Act", approved June 19, 1934, and the "Fire and Casualty Act", approved October 9, 1940.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 5 of chapter II of the Life Insurance Act (sec. 35-404, D. C. Code, 1951 edition), is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 5. I t shall be the duty of the Superintendent to issue a certificate of authority to a company when it shall have complied with the requirements of the laws of the District so as to be entitled to do business therein. The Superintendent may, however, satisfy himself by such investigation as he may deem proper or necessary that such company is duly qualified under the laws of the District to transact business therein, and may refuse to issue or renew any such certificate to a company if the issuance or renewal of such certificate would adversely affect the public interest. I n each case the certificate shall be issued under the seal of the Superintendent, authorizing and empowering the company to transact the kind or kinds of business specified in the certificate, and each such certificate shall be made to expire on the thirtieth day of April next succeeding the date of its issuance. No
February 22. 1958 [S. 10146]
D. C. L i f e Insiirance Act, amendments. 48 Stat. 1131. C e r t i f i c a t e of authority.
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