58 STAT.] 78TH CONG. , 2D SESS.-CHS. 212 -214 -MAY 29, 1944 [CHAPTER 212] AN ACT May 29, 1944 To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands within the [H. R. 2143 Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona. [Public Law 317] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized to exchange approximately six acres of Navajo Tribal land located in section 26, township 27 north, range 26 east, Gila and Salt River meridian, Apache County, Arizona, for a tract of Mission land containing approximately four and fourteen-one -hundredths acres in section 27, township 27 north, range 26 east, Gila and Salt River meridian, Apache County, Ari- zona, being a portion of the land fee patented to the Woman's Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. SEC. 2 . Title to the land received in the exchange shall be satis- factory to the Secretary of the Interior and shall be taken in the name of the United States of America in trust for the Navajo Indian Tribe. Approved May 29, 1944. [CHAPTER 213] AN ACT To provide for emergency flood-control work made necessary by recent floods, 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 sum of $12,000,000 is hereby authorized to be appropriated as an emergency fund to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for the repair, restoration, and strengthening of levees and other flood-control works which have been threatened or destroyed by the recent floods, or which may be threatened or destroyed by later floods, and for completion of work begun under the Act entitled "An Act to provide for emergency flood-control work made necessary by recent floods, and for other purposes", approved July 12, 1943: Provided, That pending the appropriation of said sum the Secretary of War may allot from existing flood-control appropriations such sums as may be necessary for the immediate prosecution of the work herein authorized, such appropriations to be reimbursed from the appropriation herein authorized when made. SEC. 2 . The provisions of section 1 shall be deemed to be additional and supplemental to, and not in lieu of existing general legislation authorizing allocation of flood-control funds for restoration of flood- control works threatened or destroyed by flood. Approved May 29, 1944. [CHAPTER 214] AN ACT To provide for the recognition of the services of the civilian officials and employees, citizens of the United States, engaged in and about the construction of the Panama Canal. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in recognition of the distinguished services rendered in and about the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation, and government of the Panama 93650--45 --pr. I - 17 Navajo Indian Res- ervation, Ariz. Exchange oflands. Title. May 29,1944 [H. R. 4793] [Public Law 318] Emergency flood- control work. Appropriation au- thorized. Post, p. 613 . 57 Stat. 521 . Allotments; reim- bursement. May 29; 1944 [S. 683] [Public Law 319] Panama Canal, con- struction. Recognition of civil- ian services. 257
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