Sec. 204. Upon the passage of this Act all available lands shall immediately assume the status of Hawaiian home lands and be under the control of the commission to be used and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this title, except that:

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## Sec. 204 Upon the passage of this Act all available lands shall immediately assume the status of Hawaiian home lands and be under the control of the commission to be used and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this title, except that: ####

(1)In case any available land is under lease by the Territory of Hawaii, by virtue of section 73 of the Hawaiian Organic Act, at the time of the passage of this Act, such land shall not assume the status of Hawaiian home lands until the lease expires or the Commissioner of Public Lands withdraws the lands from the operation of the lease. If the land is covered by a lease containing a withdrawal clause, as provided in subdivision

(d)of section 73 of the Hawaiian Organic Act, the Commissioner of Public Lands shall withdraw such lands from the operation of the lease whenever the commission, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, gives notice to him that the commission is of the opinion that the lands are required by it for the purposes of this title; and such withdrawal shall be held to be for a public purpose within the meaning of that term as used in subdivision

(d)section 73 of the Hawaiian Organic Act;