All 66 Stat. 66. ing land exchanges hereunder upon an equitable basis, patents and instruments of conveyance may be issued, and property may be accepted, by the United States, subject to such reservations as may be necessary or in the public interest. Approved May 7, 1952. All 66 Stat. 69. Blue Ridge To authorize the transfer of certain lands of the Blue Ridge Parkway from the Jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, when in his judgment the public interest will be served thereby, the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, upon concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, to transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture for national forest purposes lands or interests in lands acquired for or in connection with the Blue Ridge Parkway. Lands transferred under this Act shall become national forest lands subject to all laws, rules, and regulations applicable to lands acquired pursuant $480, 500, to the Weeks Law of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended. 513-519, 521, Approved May 13, 1952. 16 U.S.C 552, 563. Granting the consent and approval of Congress to the participation of certain Canada. Forest Fire Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent and approval of Congress is hereby given to the participation in the Protection Northeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact in the manner Compact. provided in, and as a party to, such compact of any Province of the Consent of Dominion of Canada which is contiguous to any State which is a party Congress. to such compact, heretofore approved by the Act entitled "An Act granting the consent and approval of Congress to an interstate forest fire protection compact", approved June 25, 1949 (63 Stat. 271). SEC. 2. In order to assist in carrying out the terms of such compact, and notwithstanding any other provisions of law— (a) the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, may prescribe such procedures as he shall deem necessary for the purposes of such compact for the entry to the United States of articles of any kind. He may also prescribe regulations which permit, for such purposes, the return to United States customs territory of any articles temporarily exported, and the importation for temporary storage or use of any other articles, without entry and without the payment of any duty or tax imposed upon or by reason of importation; (b) the head of any Federal agency, other than the Treasury Department, exercising by law any authority with respect to imports or exports of any kind, may make such special rules and regulations relating to the exercise of such authority as he shall deem necessary for the purposes of such compact; and (c) the Attorney General, in the case of the immigration laws, and the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service with the approval of the Federal Security Administrator in the case of the 66 Stat. 71. public health laws, may make such special rules and regulations 66 Stat. 72. as they shall deem necessary for the temporary entry of persons to the United States for the purposes of such compact. SEC. 3. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is expressly reserved. Approved May 13, 1952. (397) All 66 Stat. 92. Chapter 327 - 2d Session S. 2322 AN ACT Prohibiting the manufacture or use of the character "Smokey Bear" by unauthorized persons. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the "Smokey Bear." United States of America in Congress assembled, That chapter 33 of 62 Stat. 731. title 18 of the United States Code be amended by adding a new section to be known as section 711, as follows: Deposit of fees. "g 711. "Smokey Bear' character or name "Whoever, except as authorized under rules and regulations issued by the Secretary of Agriculture after consultation with the Association of State Foresters and the Advertising Council, knowingly manufactures, reproduces, or uses the character 'Smokey Bear, originated by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the Association of State Foresters and the Advertising Council for use in public information concerning the prevention of forest fires, or any facsimile thereof, or the name 'Smokey Bear as a trade name or in such manner as suggests the character 'Smokey Bear' shall be fined not more than $250 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both. "The Secretary of Agriculture may specially authorize the manufacture, reproduction, or use of the character 'Smokey Bear for a period not to exceed one hundred and eighty days, expiring no later than one year after the enactment hereof, by any person who, because of plans or commitments made prior to the enactment of this Act, would suffer substantial loss if denied such authorization." SEC. 2. The analysis of chapter 33 immediately preceding section 701 of title 18 is amended by adding at the end thereof: "Sec. 711. 'Smokey Bear' character or name." SEC. 3. The Secretary of Agriculture shall deposit into a special account to be available for furthering the nation-wide forest-fire prevention campaign all fees collected under regulations promulgated by him relating to "Smokey Bear" under the provisions of section 711 of title 18. Approved May 23, 1952. (398) Chapter 337 - 2d Session AN ACT All 66 Stat. 95. To amend the Act of June 4, 1897, entitled "An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes", as amended, to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to sell without advertisement national forest timber in amounts not exceeding $2,000 in appraised value. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of June 4, 1897, as amended by the Act of June 6, 1900, and by section 30 Stat. 11. 3 of the Act of March 3, 1925 (16 U. S. C. 476), is hereby amended 43 Stat. 1132. by striking out the words "in value five hundred dollars" and substituting in lieu thereof "$2,000 in appraised value”. Approved May 27, 1952. To amend the joint resolution of August 8, 1946, as amended, with respect to appropriations authorized for the conduct of investigations and studies thereunder. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the last sentence Great Lakes. of the first paragraph of the joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution Sea lampreys. authorizing and directing the Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service 66 Stat. 314. of the Department of the Interior to investigate and eradicate the 66 Stat. 315. predatory sea lampreys of the Great Lakes", approved August 8, 1946, $921. as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows: "The cost of the 60 Stat. 930. investigations and studies authorized in this section shall not exceed 16 U.S.C. $59,000 for the first year; $216,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951; $500,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952; and $446,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1953. Approved July 1, 1952. (399) 71-490 O-66-27 Water research and development. Authority of Interior. 66 Stat. 328. 66 Stat. 329. Cooperation with Defense Department. Chapter 568 2d Session H. R. 6578 AN ACT To provide for research into and development of practical means for the economical production, from sea or other saline waters, of water suitable for agricultural, industrial, municipal, and other beneficial consumptive uses, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in view of the acute shortage of water in the arid areas of the Nation and elsewhere and the excessive use of underground waters throughout the Nation, it is the policy of the Congress to provide for the development of practicable low-cost means of producing from sea water, or from other saline waters, water of a quality suitable for agriculture, industrial, municipal, and other beneficial consumptive uses on a scale sufficient to determine the feasibility of the development of such production and distribution on a large-scale basis, for the purpose of conserving and increasing the water resources of the Nation. SEC. 2. In order to carry out the purposes of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, acting through such agencies of the Department of the Interior as he may deem appropriate, is authorized (a) by means of research grants and contracts as set forth in subsection (d) of this section to conduct research and technical development work, to make careful engineering studies to ascertain the lowest investment and operating costs, and to determine the best plant designs and conditions of operation; (b) to study methods for the recovery and marketing of byproducts resulting from and incident to the production of water as herein provided for the purpose of ascertaining the possibilities of offsetting the costs of water production in any area by the commercial utilization of such products; (c) to acquire, by purchase, license, lease, or donation, secret processes, technical data, inventions, patent applications, patents, licenses, land and any interest in land (including water rights, easements, and leasehold interests), plants and facilities, and other property or rights: Provided, That the land or other property acquired hereunder shall not exceed that necessary to carry on the experiments and demonstrations for the purposes herein provided; (d) to engage, by noncompetitive contract or otherwise, chemists, physicists, engineers, and such other personnel as may be deemed necessary, and any educational institution, scientific organization, or industrial or engineering firm deemed suitable to do any part of the research or other work, and to the extent appropriate to correlate and coordinate the research and development work of such educational institutions, scientific organizations and industrial and engineering firms; and (e) to cooperate with any other Federal, State, or municipal department, agency, or instrumentality, and with any private person, firm, educational institution, or other organization in effectuating the purpose of this Act. SEC. 3. Research undertaken by the Secretary of the Interior under the authority contained in this Act shall be coordinated or conducted jointly with the Department of Defense to the greatest practicable extent compatible with military and security limitations, to the end that research and developments under this Act which are primarily of a civil nature will contribute to the defense of the Nation and that research and developments in the same field which are primarily of a military nature and are conducted by the Department of Defense |