Chapter 181. To grant certain lands to the city of Pocatello, State of Idaho, for conserving and protecting the source of its water supply
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CHAP. 181.— An Act To grant certain lands to the city of Pocatello, State of Idaho, for conserving and protecting the source of its water supply. May 12, 1920. [[S. 2528](/us/bill/66/s/2528).] [[Public, No. 202](/us/pl/66/202).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Public lands.Grant to Pocatello, Idaho, to protect water supply.Description. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to convey to the city of Pocatello, in the county of Bannock, and State of Idaho, certain adjacent public lands described as west half of section two and all of sections three, four, nine, and ten, or such portions thereof as said city may select, in township seven south, range thirty-four east, Boise meridian, in said county and State, containing two Price.thousand eight hundred and eighty acres, upon the payment of $1.25 per acre for the land selected, to have and to hold said lands for the conservation and protection of the source of the water supply of *Provisos*.Legal rights protected.said city: *Provided*, That the grant hereby made is, and patent issued thereunder shall be, subject to all legal rights heretofore acquired by any person or persons in or to the above-described premises or any part thereof and now existing under and by virtue Mineral deposits reserved.of the laws of the United States: *And provided further*, That there shall be reserved to the United States alt oil, coal, and other mineral deposits that may be found in the lands so granted and all necessary Use restricted.use of the lands for extracting the same; and that the lands hereby authorized to be conveyed as hereinbefore set forth and all portions thereof shall be held and used by or for the said grantee for the purpose Reversion for nonuse.herein specified; and if the said lands shall cease to be so used they shall revert to the United States, and this condition shall be597expressed in the patent to be issued under the terms of this Act: *And provided further*, That said grantee shall within two years fromTime limit for selection, etc. the passage of this Act make its selection and entry of the land and make use thereof for the purposes herein specified, and the grant herein is made upon the express condition that the mayor of the city of Pocatello shall, on or before January 10 of each year after theAnnual report of use, etc. expiration of said two years, submit report to the Secretary of the Interior as to the use made of the land herein granted during the preceding calendar year, showing compliance with the terms and conditions stated in this Act, and that in the event of his failure to so report, or in the event of a showing to the Secretary of the InteriorRecovery for noncompliance with terms. that the terms of the grant have not been complied with, that the grant shall be held to be forfeited, and the Attorney General of the United States shall institute suit in the proper court for the recovery of said lands.
Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorizedDisposal, etc., of townsite lots adjoining.[R. S., sec. 2381, p. 436](/us/rs/s2381/p436). and directed to cause the east half of section two in township seven south, of range thirty-four east, Boise meridian, to be surveyed, appraised, and disposed of under section 2381, United States Revised Statutes. Approved, May 12, 1920.