Public Law 71, 84th Congress, (S. 414), approved June 15, 1955. "An Act To authorize an 

 examination and survey of the coastal and tidal areas of the eastern and southern United 

 States,' with particular reference to areas where severe damages have occurred from 

 hurricane winds and tides." 



Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of 

 America in Congress assembled. That in view of the severe damage to the coastal and tidal 

 areas of the eastern and southern United States from the occurrence of hurricanes, 

 particularly the hurricanes of August 31, 1954, and September 11, 1954, in the New 

 England, New York, and New Jersey coastal and tidal areas, and the hurricane of October 

 15, 1954, in the coastal and tidal areas extending south to South CaroHna, and in view of 

 the damages caused by other hurricanes in the past, the Secretary of the Army, in 

 cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce and other Federal agencies cortcemed with 

 hurricanes, is hereby authorized and directed to cause an examination and survey to be 

 made of the eastern and southern seaboard of the United States with respect to 

 hurricanes, with particular reference to areas where severe damages have occurred. 



Sec. 2. Such survey, to be made under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, shall 

 include the securing of data on the behavior and frequency of hurricanes, and the 

 determination of methods of forecasting their paths and improving warning services, and 

 of possible means of preventing loss of human lives and damages to property, with due 

 consideration of the economics of proposed breakwaters, seawalls, dikes, dams, and other 

 structures, warning services, or other measures which might be required. 



Sec. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary 

 to carry out the provisions of this Act. 



Approved June 15, 1955. 



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