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73d CONGRESS . SESS. II. CHS. 282, 283 . MAY 14, 1934 .

775 [CHAPTER 282 .] AN ACT

May 14, 1934 . To amend the Act of May 25, 1926, entitled "An Act to provide for the establish- [S . 618 .] ment of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for [Public, No . 221 .] other purposes ." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Am eri ca in Congress assembled, That the second and third provisos of section 3 of the Act of May 25, 1926, entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of the Mammoth Cave National Park in the State of Kentucky, and for other purposes" be, and the same are hereby, amended to read as follows : " And provided further, That the minimum area to be administered and protect ed by the Na tional Park servic e shall be, f or the said Main- moth Cave National Park, twenty thousand acres : Provided fur- ther, That no general development of said area shall be undertaken until a major portion of the remainder in such area, including all the caves thereof, shall have been accepted by said Secretary, and he shall have established a schedule of fees for admission to such caves ." SEC. 2. That in the establishment of the said Mammoth Cave Na- tional Park the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to accept donations of money for the acquisition of lands and rights ther ein and to a cqui re the same by purc has e, c onde mnat ion, or otherwise . Approved, May 14, 1934 . [CHAPTER 283 .1 AN ACT To amend section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended, with respect to the jurisdiction of the district courts of the United States over suits relating to orders of State administrative boards . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer ica in Congre ss asse mbled, That the first paragraph of section 24 of the Judicial Code, as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following : " Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, no district court shall have jurisdiction of any suit to enjoin, suspend, or restrain the enforce- ment, operation, or execution of any order of an administrative board or commission of a State, or any rate-making body of any political subdivision thereof, or to enjoin, suspend, or restrain any action in compliance with any such order, where jurisdiction is based solely upon the ground of diversity of citizenship, or the repugnance of such order to the Constitution of the United States, where such order (1) affects rates chargeable by a public utility, (2) does not interfere with interstate commerce, and (3) has been made after reasona ble no tice a nd hea ring, and wh ere a p lain, speedy, and effi- cient remedy may be had at law or in equity in the courts of such State ." SEC . 2 . The provisions of this Act shall not affect suits commenced in the district courts, either originally or by removal, prior to its passage; and all such suits shall be continued, proceedings therein had, appeals therein taken, and judgments therein rendered, in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act had not been passed . Approved, May 14, 1934 . Ma mmoth Cave Na- t ional Par k, Ky . Vol . 44, p. 63 6, amended . U S.C., Supp. VII, p. 305. Minimum area. Development contin- gent upon acceptance. Schedule of admis- sion fees . Acquisition of lands. May 14, 1934 . [S. 752.] [Public, No. 222 .] Judicial

Code, amendments . United States district courts . Ju risdiction over suits relating to orders of State administrative boards. Vol . 36, p. 1091; U.S.C., p. 866. Pending suits not af- fected .