PUBLIC LAWS-CHS. 86, 87-APR . 24 , 25, 1939 [53 STAT. April 24, 1939 [S. 1574] [Public, No. 42] [CHAPTER 86] AN ACT To authorize the attendance of the Marine Band at the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic to be held at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from August 27 to September 1, inclusive, 1939. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the National Encamp- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President ment of the Grand Army of the Repub is authorized to permit the band of the United States Marine Corps Attendance of Ma- to attend and give concerts at the National Encampment of the rine Band authorized. Grand Army of the Republic to be held at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from August 27 to September 1, inclusive, 1939. Appropriation au- SEC. 2. For the purpose of defraying the expenses of such band Post,p. 77 . in attending and giving concerts at such encampment, there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $8,500, or so much thereof P oetoj. as may be necessary, to carry out the provisions of this Act: Pro- Allowances. vided, That in addition to transportation and Pullman accommoda- tions the leaders and members of the Marine Band be allowed not to exceed $5 per day each for additional living expenses while on the duty, and that the payment of such expenses shall be in addition to the pay and allowances to which they would be entitled while serving at their permanent station. Approved, April 24, 1939. [CHAPTER 87] April 25,1939 [H. R. 4278] [Public, No. 43] Naval aviation fa- cilities,establishment, etc. Post, pp. 772, 797. 48 Stat. 957. Total cost; limita- tion. Proviso. Variation in costs permitted; limitation. Naval Aircraft Fac- tory, Philadelphia, Pa., construction at. Acceptance of title to land, etc. Corpus Christi, Tex. AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to establish, develop, or increase naval aviation facilities, with which shall be included the authority to purchase, accept by gift, or otherwise acquire land and to con- struct buildings and accessories, with approximate costs as indicated, at or in the vicinity of Kaneohe Bay, $5,800,000; Midway Island, $5,350,000; Wake Island, $2,000,000; Johnston Island, $1,150,000; Palmyra Island, $1,100,000; Kodiak, Alaska, $8,750,000; Sitka, Alaska, $2,900,000; San Juan, Puerto Rico, $9,300,000; Pensacola, Florida, $5,850,000; Jacksonville, Florida, and Banana River, Flor- ida, $17,000,000; Norfolk, Virginia, $500,000, for acquiring the land described and authorized by the Act of June 14, 1934 (48 Stat. 957), as amended by section 5 of this Act; Quonset Point, Rhode Island, $1,000,000 for acquiring privately owned land; Tongue Point, Oregon, $1,500,000; Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, $2,800,000; the total cost not to exceed $65,000,000, except as may be otherwise authorized by law: Provided, That the approximate cost indicated for each project enumerated above may, in the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy, be varied upward or downward by an amount not to exceed 25 per centum of the approximate cost indicated, but the total cost of $65,000,000 shall not be exceeded. In addition to other authority contained in this section the Secretary of the Navy is hereby author- ized to proceed with the construction of aeronautical engine and materials laboratory buildings at the Naval Aircraft Factory, Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania, at a cost not to exceed $1,800,000. In addition to other authority contained in this section, the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to accept, free from all encumbrances and with- out cost to the United States, title in fee simple to land or other realty at or in the vicinity of Corpus Christi, Texas, to be used for 590
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