Chapter 728. To authorize the leasing of public lands for use as public aviation fields
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Chap. 728: To authorize the leasing of public lands for use as public aviation fields. Chapter 728 45 Stat. 728 1928-05-24 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 728.— An Act To authorize the leasing of public lands for use as public aviation fields. May 24, 1928.[[H. R. 11990](/us/bill/70/hr/11990).][[Public, No. 499](/us/pl/70/499).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of th United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary Public lands.Leases of, for public airports authorized.of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion and under such regulations as he may prescribe, to lease for use as a public airport any contiguous public lands, unreserved and unappropriated, not to exceed six hundred and forty acres in area, subject to valid rights in such lands under the public land laws.
Term of lease. Sec. 2. Any lease under this Act shall be for a period not to exceed twenty years, subject to renewal for like periods upon agreement of Conditions.the Secretary of the Interior and the lessee. Any such lease shall be subject to the following conditions: 729
(a)That an annual rental of such sum as the Secretary of the Annual rental.Interior may fix for the use of the lands, shall be paid to the United States.
(b)That the lessee shall maintain the lands in such condition, Maintenance, facilities, etc.and provide for the furnishing of such facilities, service, fuel, and other supplies, as are necessary to make the lands available for public use as an airport of a rating which may be prescribed by the Secretary of Commerce.
(c)That the lessee shall make reasonable regulations to govern Regulations to govern use.the use of the airport, but such regulations shall take effect only upon approval by the Secretary of Commerce.
(d)That all departments and agencies of the United States operating Unrestricted use, etc., by Federal aircraft agencies.aircraft
(1)shall have free and unrestricted use of the airport, emit agencies, and
(2)with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, shall have the right to erect and install therein such structures and improvements as the heads of such departments and agencies deem advisable, including facilities for maintaining supplies of fuel, oil, and other materials for operating aircraft.
(e)That whenever the President may deem it necessary for Full control for military purposes if necessary.military purposes, the Secretary of War may assume full control of the airport. Sec. 3. With the consent of the lessee, the Secretary of the Cancelling present leases, and issuing new ones under this Act, authorized.Interior is authorized to cancel any lease of public lands for use as public aviation fields or airports, made under law in force upon the date of the approval of this Act, and to lease such lands to the lessee upon the conditions prescribed by this Act. Sec. 4. The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his Discretionary permission for beacon lights, etc., on unreserved public lands.discretion and under such rules as he may prescribe, to grant permission for the establishment of beacon lights and other air-navigation facilities, except terminal airports, upon tracts of unreserved and unappropriated public lands of the United States of appropriate size, and may withdraw the lands for such purposes. Approved, May 24, 1928.
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