Chapter 99. To grant certain lands to the board of trustees of the village of Downey, State of Idaho, for the protection of its water supply
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CHAP. 99.— An Act To grant certain lands to the board of trustees of the village of Downey, State of Idaho, for the protection of its water supply. March 1, 1921. [[H. R. 11004](/us/bill/66/hr/11004).] [[Public, No. 348](/us/pl/66/348).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* Public lands.Grant to Downey, Idaho, for protection of water supply. That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed, in his discretion, to issue patent to the board of trustees of the village of Downey, in the county of Bannock and State of Idaho, for the northeast quarter, north half southwest quarter, southeast quarter, section eight, west half southwest quarter and northwest quarter, section nine, in township eleven south, of range thirty-eight east, Boise meridian, in said county and State, containing six hundred and forty acres, in Price.consideration of a sum not less than $1.25 per acre, to have and to hold said lands for the protection and *Provisos*.Legal rights not affected.promotion of the water supply and water-works system of 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 Conditional grant.existing under and by virtue of the laws of the United States: *Provided further,* 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 nonuser.herein specified; and if the said lands shall cease to be so used they shall revert to the United States, and this condition shall be expressed in the patent to be issued under the Report of use to be made.terms of this Act: *And provided further,* That the grant herein is made upon the express condition that, within thirty days of the receipt of any request tn for from the Secretary of the Interior, the chairman of the board of trustees of said village shall submit to the said Secretary of the Interior a report as to the use made of the land herein granted to the 1199village during the preceding period named in such request showingForfeiture on failure. compliance with the terms and conditions stated in this Act; that in the event of his failure to so report or in the event of a showing in such report to the Secretary of the Interior that the terms of the grant have not been complied with, the grant shall be held to be forfeited, and the Attorney General of Mineral deposits reserved.the United States be instructed to institute suit in the proper courts for the recovery of said lands: *Provided further,* That there shall be reserved to the United States all oil, coal, and other mineral deposits that may be found on the lands so granted and the right to prospect for, mine, and remove the same.
Approved, March 1, 1921.