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PUBLIC LAW 87-169-AUG. 30, 1961 
[75 STAT. 
August 30, 1961 
[S. J. Res. 76] 
Public Law 87-169 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior during the calendar year 1962 to 
continue to deliver water to lauds in certain irrigation districts in the State 
of Washington. 
Ulterior Depart-
ment. 
Washington. 
D e l i v e r y 
of 
water. 
Resolved hy the Senate aiid House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of Arnerica in Congress assembled^ That pending completion 
of the amendatory rej)ayment contracts with the Quincy-Columbia 
Basin Irrigation District, the East Columbia Basin Irrigation Dis-
trict, and the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District, State of 
Washington, to the extent the Secretary of the Interior during the 
calendar year 1962 constructs necessary drainage facilities on the 
Columbia Basin project which are charged as a part of the cost of 
operation and maintenance as provided in the third sentence of 
article 7 of the existing repayment contracts with said districts, the 
Secretary is authorized to the extent of costs thereof to waive the 
provisions of articles 30(a) and 30(b) of said contracts and to deliver 
water during the calendar year 1962. 
Approved August 30, 1961. 
August 30, 1961 
[S. 650] 
Public Law 87-170 
AN ACT 
To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to permit certain 
new organizations to sponsor worl£s of improvement thereunder. 
Watershed 
Pro-
tection and Flood 
Prevention 
A c t , 
amendment. 
68 Stat. 666. 
16 u s e 1002. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assernbled^ That the last para-
graph of section 2 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 
Act is amended by inserting immediately before the period at the end 
thereof the following: "; or any irrigation or reservoir company, 
water users' association, or similar organization having such author-
ity and not being operated for profit that may be approved by the 
Secretary". 
Approved August 30, 1961. 
August 30, 1961 
[S. 883] 
Public Law 87-171 
AN ACT 
To extend the application of the Federal Boating Act of 1958 to the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. 
Federal B 
A c t 
of 1 
amendment. 
oating 
9 5 8, 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Federal 
Boating Act of 1958 (72 Stat. 1754; 46 U.S.C. 527-527h) is amended 
as follows: 
(1) Paragraph numbered (5) of section 2 is amended to read: 
"(5) The term 'State' means a State of the United States, the Com-
monwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the District 
of Columbia." 
(2) Sections 3(a), 8(c), and 13 are amended by striking out the 
words "its Territories" and substituting the words "the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam" in place thereof. 
Approved August 30, 1961.