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68 Stat. 460 Public Law 481 chapter 470 JOINT RESOLUTION To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the First International Instrument Congress and Exposition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. July 10, 1954[[H. J. Res. 256](/us/bill/83/hjres/256)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, First International Instrument Congress and Exposition, Philadelphia, Pa.Free entry of exhibits.

That any article which is imported from a foreign country for the purpose of exhibition at the First International Instrument Congress and Exposition, to be held at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September 13 to September 25, 1954, inclusive, by the Instrument Society of America, a corporation, or for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign exhibits at such exposition, upon which there is a tariff or customs duty, shall be admitted without payment of such tariff or customs duty or any fees or charges, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe.

Sec. 2. Sale, etc. It shall be lawful at any time during or within three months after the close of such exposition to sell within the area of the exposition any articles provided for herein, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. All such articles, when withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of their withdrawal; and on such articles which shall have suffered diminution or deterioration from incidental handling or exposure, the duties, if payable, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal from entry hereunder for consumption or entry under the general tariff law.

Sec. 3. Marking requirements. Imported articles provided for herein shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the general tariff laws, except when such articles are withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, in which case they shall not be released from customs custody until properly marked, but no additional duty shall be assessed because such articles were not sufficiently marked when imported into the United States. Sec. 4. Abandoned articles, etc. At any time within three months after the close of the exposition, any article entered hereunder may be abandoned to the United States or destroyed under customs supervision, whereupon any duties on such article shall be remitted.

Sec. 5. Transfers. Articles which have been admitted without payment of duty for exhibition under any tariff law and which have remained in continuous customs custody or under a customs exhibition bond and imported articles in bonded warehouses under the general tariff law may be accorded the privilege of transfer to and entry for exhibition at such exposition, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. Sec. 6. Instrument Society of America.Payment of customs charges, etc.

The Instrument Society of America, a corporation, shall be deemed, for customs purposes only, to be the sole consignee of all merchandise imported under the provisions of this Act. The actual and necessary customs charges for labor, services, and other expenses in connection with the entry, examination, appraisement, release, or custody, together with the necessary charge for salaries of customs officers and employees in connection with the supervision, custody of, and accounting for, articles imported under the provisions of this Act, shall be reimbursed by the Instrument Society of America, a corporation, to the United States, under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.

Receipts from such reimbursements shall be68 Stat. 461 deposited as refunds to the appropriation from which paid, in the manner provided for in section 524 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U. S. C., sec. 1524). [52 Stat. 1087](/us/stat/52/1087). Approved July 10, 1954. Public Law 482: To amend the hospital survey and construction provisions of the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance to the States for surveying the need for diagnostic or treatment centers, for hospitals for the chronically ill and impaired, for rehabilitation facilities, and for nursing homes, and to provide assistance in the construction of such facilities through grants to public and nonprofit agencies, and for other purposes.

Public Law 482 Public Law 482 68 Stat. 461 1954-07-12 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 482 chapter 471 AN ACT To amend the hospital survey and construction provisions of the Public Health Service Act to provide assistance to the States for surveying the need for diagnostic or treatment centers, for hospitals for the chronically ill and impaired, for rehabilitation facilities, and for nursing homes, and to provide assistance in the construction of such facilities through grants to public and nonprofit agencies, and for other purposes.

July 12, 1954[[H. R. 8149](/us/bill/83/hr/8149)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That this Act mayMedical Faculties Survey and Construction Act of 1954. be cited as the “Medical Facilities Survey and Construction Act of 1954”. Sec. 2. Title VI of the Public Health Service Act is amended by[60 Stat. 1041](/us/stat/60/1041).[42 USC 291–291n](/us/usc/t42/s291–291n). adding immediately after part D thereof the following new parts:

" “Part. E— Declaration of Purpose With Respect to Diagnostic or Treatment Centers, Chronic Disease Hospitals, Rehabilitation Facilities, and Nursing Home. Sec. 641. The purpose of parts F and G of this title is— “(a) to assist the several States

(1)to inventory their existing diagnostic or treatment centers, hospitals for the chronically ill and impaired, rehabilitation facilities, and nursing homes,

(2)to survey the need for the construction of facilities of the types referred to in clause (1), and

(3)to develop programs for the construction of such public and other nonprofit facilities of the types referred to in clause

(1)as will, in conjunction with existing facilities, afford the necessary physical facilities for furnishing to all their people adequate services of the kinds which may be supplied by facilities of the types referred to in clause (1); and “(b) to assist in the construction, in accordance with such programs, of public and other nonprofit facilities of the types referred to in subsection (a). “Part. F— Surveys and Planning With Respect to Diagnostic or Treatment Centers, Chronic Disease Hospitals, Rehabilitation Facilities, and Nursing Home. “authorization of appropriation “Sec. 646. In order to assist the States in carrying out the purposes of section 641

(a)there is hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $2,000,000, to remain available until expended. The sums appropriated under this section shall be used for making payments to States which have submitted, and had approved by the Surgeon General, State applications for funds for carrying out such purposes. “state applications “Sec. 647. The Surgeon General shall approve a State application for funds for carrying out the purposes of section 641

(a)which— “(1) designates as the sole agency for carrying out such purposes, or for supervising the carrying out of such purposes, the State agency designated in accordance with section 623

(a)(1); [42 USC 291f](/us/usc/t42/s291f). 68 Stat. 462 “(2) provides for the utilization of the State advisory council provided in section 623

(a)(3), and if such council does not include representatives of nongovernment organizations or groups, or State agencies, concerned with rehabilitation, provides for consultation with organizations, groups, and State agencies so concerned; and “(3) provides for making an inventory and survey containing all information required by the Surgeon General and for developing a construction program in accordance with section 653. “allotments to states “Sec. 648. Each State shall be entitled to an allotment of such proportion of any appropriation made pursuant to section 646 as its population bears to the population of all the States, and within such allotment shall be entitled to receive 50 per centum of its expenditures in carrying out the purposes of section 641

(a)in accordance with its application: *Provided*, That no such allotment to any State shall be less than $25,000. The Surgeon General shall from time to time estimate the sum to which each State will be entitled under this section, during such ensuing period as he may determine, and shall thereupon certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the amount so estimated, reduced or increased, as the case may be, by any sum by which the Surgeon General finds that his estimate for any prior period was greater or less than the amount to which the State was entitled for such period. The Secretary of the Treasury shall thereupon, prior to audit or settlement by the General Accounting Office, pay to the State, at the time or times fixed by the Surgeon General, the amount so certified. “(b) Any funds paid to a State under this section and not expended for the purposes for which paid shall be repaid to the Treasury of the United States.” " Sec. 3. [42 USC 291–291n](/us/usc/t42/s291–291n). Title VI of the Public Health Service Act is further amended by adding a new part G to read as follows: " “Part. G— Construction of Diagnostic or Treatment Centers, Chronic Disease Hospitals, Rehabilitation Facilities, and Nursing Home. “authorization of appropriation “Sec. 651. In order to assist the States in carrying out the purposes of section 641 (b), there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1955, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years— “(1) $20,000,000 for grants for the construction of public and other nonprofit diagnostic or treatment centers; “(2) $20,000,000 for grants for the construction of public and other nonprofit hospitals for the chronically ill and impaired; “(3) $10,000,000 for grants for the construction of public and other nonprofit rehabilitation facilities; and “(4) $10,000,000 for grants for the construction of public and other nonprofit nursing homes. “allotments to states “Sec. 652. Each State shall be entitled for each fiscal year to an allotment of a sum bearing the same ratio to the sums appropriated for such year pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively, of section 651, as the product of

(a)the population of such State and68 Stat. 463

(b)the square of its allotment percentage (as defined in section 631 (a)) bears to the sum of the corresponding products for all of[42 USC 291i](/us/usc/t42/s291i). the States: *Provided*, That no such allotment to any State for the purposes of paragraph

(1)or

(2)of section 651 shall be less than $100,000 and no such allotment to any State for the purpose of paragraph

(3)or

(4)shall be less than $50,000, but for the purpose of this proviso the term “State” shall not include the Virgin Islands. Sums allotted to a State for a fiscal year and remaining unobligated at the end of such year shall remain available to such State for the same purpose for the next fiscal year (and for such year only) in addition to the sums allotted to such State for such next fiscal year. “regulations and approval of state plan. “Sec. 653.

(a)Within six months after this part becomes effective, the Surgeon General, with the approval of the Federal Hospital Council and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Secretary’), shall revise and supplement the regulations issued under section 622 to provide general standards of construction[42 USC 291e](/us/usc/t42/s291e). and equipment, general standards of adequacy and priority, and requirements comparable to those provided in such regulations as to nondiscrimination and persons unable to pay, and as to general methods of administration of the State plan, for facilities for which payments are authorized under this part. After such regulations have been issued, any State desiring to take advantage of this part may submit, as a revision of, or supplement to, its plan under section 623, a plan for a construction program for diagnostic or treatment centers, hospitals for the chronically ill and impaired, rehabilitation facilities, and nursing homes. The Surgeon General shall approve any such revision of, or supplement to, the State plan which is based upon a statewide inventory of existing facilities available for such purposes and which— “(1) meets the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (6), (8), and

(9)of section 623 (a): *Provided*, That if the designated[42 USC 291f](/us/usc/t42/s291f). advisory council does not include representatives of nongovernmental organizations or groups, or State agencies, concerned with rehabilitation, the plan snail provide for consultation with organizations, groups, and State agencies so concerned; “(2) conforms with the regulations prescribed under section 622 as revised and supplemented for the purposes of this part; [42 USC 291e](/us/usc/t42/s291e). “(3) sets forth, with respect to each type of facility, the relative need determined in accordance with such revised regulations, and provides for the construction, insofar as financial resources available therefor and for maintenance and operation make possible, of such facilities in the order of such relative needs; and “(4) provides that the State agency will from time to time review its construction program for such facilities as a part of its State plan and submit to the Surgeon General any modifications thereof which it considers necessary. “(b) The provisions of subsections

(b)and

(c)of section 623 shall[42 USC 291f](/us/usc/t42/s291f). be applicable to State plans with respect to projects for construction under this part. Except with respect to hospitals, the provisions of subsection

(d)of such section shall not be applicable to State plans with respect to projects for construction under this part. “approval of projects and payments—federal share. “Sec. 654.

(a)Applications under this part by States, political subdivisions, or public or other nonprofit agencies for

(1)public or68 Stat. 464 other nonprofit diagnostic or treatment centers,

(2)public or other nonprofit hospitals for the chronically ill and impaired,

(3)public or other nonprofit rehabilitation facilities, or

(4)public or other nonprofit nursing homes shall be submitted, and shall be approved by the Surgeon General (subject also, in the case of rehabilitation facilities, to the approval of the Secretary) if sufficient funds are available from the State’s allotment under this part for such type of facility, in accordance with the procedures and subject to the conditions prescribed in subsection

(a)of section 625 and the regulations issued[42 USC 291h, 291e](/us/usc/t42/291h/291e). under section 622 as revised and supplemented for the purposes of this part: *Provided, however*, That (except with respect to hospitals) the assurances required for compliance with State standards for operation and maintenance shall be limited to such standards, if any, as the State may prescribe. Approved applications shall be subject to amendment as provided in subsection

(c)of section 625. “(b) Upon the request of any State that a specified portion of any allotment to such State for the purposes of paragraph (1), (2), or

(4)of section 651 be added to another allotment of such State for the purposes of one of such paragraphs, and upon the simultaneous certification to the Surgeon General by the State agency in such State to the effect that it has afforded a reasonable opportunity to make applications for the portion so specified and there have been no approvable applications for such portion, the Surgeon General shall promptly adjust the allotments in accordance with such request and shall notify the State agency, and thereafter the allotments as so adjusted shall be deemed the State’s allotments for the purposes of such paragraphs. “(c) In accordance with regulations, any State may file with the Surgeon General a request that a specified portion of an allotment to it under this part for any type of facility be added to the corresponding allotment of another State for the purpose of meeting a portion of the Federal share of the cost of a project for the construction of a facility of that type in such other State. If it is found by the Surgeon General (or, in the case of a rehabilitation facility, by the Surgeon General and the Secretary) that construction of the facility with respect to which the request is made would meet needs of the State making the request and that use of the specified portion of such State’s allotment, as requested by it, would assist in carrying out the purposes of this part, such portion of such State’s allotment shall be added to the corresponding allotment of the other State, to be used for the purpose referred to above. “(d) Procedures and conditions for payments under this part shall[42 USC 291h](/us/usc/t42/291h). be in accord with the provisions of subsection

(b)of section 625. “(e) Notwithstanding subsection

(a)of this section, no application for a diagnostic or treatment center shall be approved under such subsection unless the applicant is

(1)a State, political subdivision, or public agency, or

(2)a corporation or association which owns and*Post*, p. 465. operates a nonprofit hospital (as defined in section 631 (g)).” " Amendment of Part. A, C, and D of Title VI Sec. 4. [42 USC 291](/us/usc/t42/s291).

(a)That part of section 601 of the Public Health Service Act which precedes paragraph

(a)is amended by striking out “purpose of this title” and inserting in lieu thereof “purpose of parts B through D of this title”.

(b)[42 USC 291h](/us/usc/t42/s291h). Subsection

(e)of section 625 of the Public Health Service Act is hereby amended to read: " “(e) If any hospital, diagnostic or treatment center, rehabilitation facility, or nursing home for which funds have been paid under this68 Stat. 465 section or under section 654 shall, at any time within twenty years after the completion of construction,

(A)be sold or transferred to any person, agency, or organization,

(1)which is not qualified to file an application under this section, or

(2)which is not approved as a transferee by the State agency designated pursuant to section 623 (a)[42 USC 291f](/us/usc/t42/291f). (1), or its successor, or

(B)cease to be a nonprofit hospital, nonprofit diagnostic or treatment center, nonprofit rehabilitation facility, or nonprofit nursing home as defined in section 631 (g), the United States*Infra*. shall be entitled to recover from either the transferor or the transferee (or, in the case of a hospital, diagnostic or treatment center, rehabilitation facility, or nursing home, which has ceased to be nonprofit, from the owners thereof) an amount bearing the same ratio to the then value (as determined by agreement of the parties or by action brought in the district court of the United States for the district in which such hospital, center, facility, or nursing home is situated) of so much of the hospital, center, facility, or nursing home as constituted an approved project or projects, as the amount of the Federal participation bore to the cost of the construction of such project or projects.” "

(c)Subsection

(g)of section 631 is amended to read:[42 USC 291i](/us/usc/t42/s291i).“Nonprofit hospital.” " “(g) The terms ‘nonprofit hospital’, ‘nonprofit diagnostic or treatment center’, ‘nonprofit rehabilitation facility’, and ‘nonprofit nursing home’ mean any hospital, diagnostic or treatment center, rehabilitation facility, and nursing home, as the case may be, which is owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations no part of the net earnings of which inures, or may lawfully inure, to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual;”. "

(d)Subsection

(h)of section 631 is amended to read:[42 USC 291i](/us/usc/t42/s291i).“Construction.” " “(h) The term ‘construction’ includes construction of new buildings, expansion, remodeling, and alteration of existing buildings, and initial equipment of any such buildings (including medical transportation facilities); including architects’ fees, but excluding the cost of offsite improvements and, except with respect to public health centers, the cost of the acquisition of land "

(e)Subsection

(k)of section 631 is amended to read:[42 USC 291i](/us/usc/t42/s291i).“Federal share.” " “(k)

(1)The term ‘Federal share’ with respect to any project means the proportion of the cost of construction of such project to be paid by the Federal Government. In the case of any project approved prior to October 25, 1949, the Federal share shall be 33⅓ per centum of the cost of construction of such project. In the case of any project approved on or after October 25, 1949, the Federal share, except as otherwise provided in paragraph

(2)of this subsection, shall be determined as follows— “(A) if the State plan, as of the date of approval of the project application, contains standards approved by the Surgeon General pursuant to section 623 (e), the Federal share with respect to such[42 USC 291f](/us/usc/t42/s291f). project shall be determined by the State agency in accordance with such standards; “(B) if the State plan does not contain such standards, the Federal share shall be the amount (not less than 33⅓ per centum and not more than either 66⅔ per centum or the State—s allotment percentage, whichever is the lower) established by the State agency for all projects in the State: *Provided*, That prior to the approval of the first project in the State during any fiscal year, the State agency shall give to the Surgeon General written notification of the Federal share established under this subparagraph for projects in such State to be approved by the Surgeon General during such fiscal year, and the Federal share for projects in such State approved during such fiscal year shall not be changed after such approval. 68 Stat. 466 “(2) In the case of projects eligible for approval under part G and approved after the effective date of that part, the Federal share shall be determined as provided in paragraph

(1)of this subsection, or, if the State so elects, shall be 50 per centum of the cost of construction of the project: *Provided*, That prior to the approval of the first such project in the State during any fiscal year, the State agency shall give to the Surgeon General written notification of such election; and such election shall not be subject to change during such fiscal year after such approval.” "

(f)[42 USC 291f](/us/usc/t42/s291f).Definitions. Section 631 of the Public Health Service Act is further amended by the addition of the following subsections: " “(l) The term ‘diagnostic or treatment center’ means a facility for the diagnosis or diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory patients— “(1) which is operated in connection with a hospital, or “(2) in which patient care is under the professional supervision of persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State, or, in the case of dental diagnosis or treatment, under the professional supervision of persons licensed to practice dentistry in the State. “(m) The term ‘hospital for the chronically ill and impaired’ shall not include any hospital primarily for the care and treatment of mentally ill or tuberculous patients. “(n) The term ‘rehabilitation facility’ means a facility which is operated for the primary purpose of assisting in the rehabilitation of disabled persons through an integrated program of medical, psychological, social, and vocational evaluation and services under competent professional supervision, and in the case of which— “(1) the major portion of such evaluation and services is furnished within the facility; and “(2) either

(A)the facility is operated in connection with a hospital, or

(B)all medical and related health services are prescribed by, or are under the general direction of, persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State. “(o) The term ‘nursing home’ means a facility for the accommodation of convalescents or other persons who are not acutely ill and not in need of hospital care, but who require skilled nursing care and related medical services— “(1) which is operated in connection with a hospital, or “(2) in which such nursing care and medical services are prescribed by, or are performed under the general direction of, persons licensed to practice medicine or surgery in the State.” "

(g)Subsection

(a)and subsection (b), paragraph (1), of section[42 USC 291j](/us/usc/t42/s291j).Withholding of certification, etc. 632 are hereby amended to read: " “Sec. 632.

(a)Whenever the Surgeon General, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency designated in[42 USC 291b](/us/usc/t42/s291b).*Ante*, p. 461. accordance with section 612

(1)or section 647

(1)finds that the State agency is not complying substantially with the provisions required by section 612

(a)or section 647 to be contained in its application for funds under part B or part F, as the case may be, or after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency[42 USC 291f](/us/usc/t42/s291f).*Ante*, p. 461. designated in accordance with section 623

(1)or section 647

(1)finds

(1)that the State agency is not complying substantially with the provisions required by section 623 (a), or by regulations prescribed[42 USC 291e](/us/usc/t42/s291e). pursuant to section 622, or with the provisions required by section 647, or by regulations prescribed pursuant to section 653, to be contained in its plan submitted under section 623

(a)or section 653, as the case may be, or

(2)that any funds have been diverted from the purposes for which they have been allotted or paid, or

(3)that any assurance[42 USC 291h](/us/usc/t42/291h).*Ante*,* p*. 463. given in an application filed under section 625 or section 654, as68 Stat. 467 the case may be, is not being or cannot be carried out, or

(4)that there is a substantial failure to carry out plans and specifications approved by the Surgeon General under section 625 or section 654, as the case may be, or

(5)that adequate State funds are not being provided annually for the direct administration of the State plan, the Surgeon General may forthwith notify the Secretary of the Treasury and the State agency that no further certification will be made under part B, part C, part F, or part G, as the case may be, or that no further certification will be made for any project or projects designated by the Surgeon General as being affected by the default, as the Surgeon General may determine to be appropriate under the circumstances: and, except with regard to any project for which the application has already been approved and which is not directly affected by such default, he may withhold further certifications until there is no longer any failure to comply, or, if compliance is impossible, until the State repays or arranges for the repayment of Federal moneys which have been diverted or improperly expended. “(b)

(1)If the Surgeon General refuses to approve any applicationAppeal.[42 USC 291h](/us/usc/t42/s291h).*Ante*, p. 463. under section 625 or section 654, the State agency through which the application was submitted, or if any State is dissatisfied with the Surgeon General’s action under subsection

(a)of this section, such State may appeal to the United States circuit court of appeals for the circuit in which such State is located. The summons and notice of appeal may be served at any place in the United States. The Surgeon General shall forthwith certify and file in the court the transcript of the proceedings and the record on which he based his action.” "

(h)Section 635 is hereby amended to read:[42 USC 291m](/us/usc/t42/s291m). " “state control of operations “Sec. 635. Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this title shall be construed as conferring on any Federal officer or employee the right to exercise any supervision or control over the administration, personnel, maintenance, or operation of any hospital, diagnostic or treatment center, rehabilitation facility, or nursing home with respect to which any funds have been or may be expended under this title.” " Approved July 12, 1954. Public Law 483: To provide that each grant of exchange assignment on tribal lands on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation shall have the same force and effect as a trust patent, and for other purposes. Public Law 483 Public Law 483 68 Stat. 467 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 483 chapter 472 AN ACT To provide that each grant of exchange assignment on tribal lands on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation shall have the same force and effect as a trust patent, and for other purposes. July 14, 1954[[S. 2488](/us/bill/83/s/2488)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That, from and afterSioux Indians.Exchange grants. the date of the approval of this Act, each grant of exchange assignment of tribal lands on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation shall have the same force and effect, and shall confer the same rights, including all timber, mineral, and water rights now vested in or held by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe or the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, upon the holder or holders thereof, that are conveyed by a trust patent issued pursuant to section 5 of the Act of February 8, 1887 (24 Stat. 388), as amended and supplemented,[25 USC 348](/us/usc/t25/348). except that the period of trust and tax exemption shall continue until otherwise directed by Congress. 68 Stat. 468 Sec. 2. Subsurface rights. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe are authorized to pay to each holder of an exchange assignment of tribal lands all moneys collected by the tribe for the lease or use of subsurface rights in such lands. Sec. 3. Regulations. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 484: To promote the apportionment of the waters of the Columbia River and tributaries for irrigation and other purposes by including the States of Nevada and Utah among the States authorized to negotiate a compact providing for such apportionment. Public Law 484 Public Law 484 68 Stat. 468 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 484 chapter 473 AN ACT To promote the apportionment of the waters of the Columbia River and tributaries for irrigation and other purposes by including the States of Nevada and Utah among the States authorized to negotiate a compact providing for such apportionment. July 14, 1954[[S. 3336](/us/bill/83/s/3336)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Columbia River compact. That the Act entitled “An Act granting the consent of Congress to the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming to negotiate and enter into a compact for the disposition, allocation, diversion, and apportionment of the waters of the Columbia River and its tributaries, and for other purposes”, approved July 16, 1952 (66 Stat. 737), is amended by inserting after “Montana,” the following: “Nevada,”; and after “Oregon,” the following: “Utah,”. Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 485: To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Washington State Fourth International Trade Fair, Seattle, Washington, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. Public Law 485 Public Law 485 68 Stat. 368 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 485 chapter 474 JOINT RESOLUTION To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Washington State Fourth International Trade Fair, Seattle, Washington, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. July 14, 1954[[H. J. Res. 537](/us/bill/83/hjres/537)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Washington State Fourth International Trade Fair.Free entry for exhibits. That all articles which shall be imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Washington State Fourth International Trade Fair, to be held at Seattle, Washington, from March 11 to March 25, 1955, inclusive, by the International Trade Fair, Incorporated, a corporation, or for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign exhibits at the said trade fair, upon which articles there shall be a tariff or customs duty, shall be admitted without payment of such tariff, customs duty, fees, or charges under such regulations as the Secretary of the TreasurySale, etc. shall prescribe; but it shall be lawful at any time during or within three months after the close of the said trade fair to sell within the area of the trade fair any articles provided for herein, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: *Provided*, That all such articles when withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of their withdrawal; and on such articles which shall have suffered dimunition or deterioration from incidental handling or exposure, the duties, if payable, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal from entry hereunder for consumption or entryMarking requirements. under the general tariff law: *Provided further*, That imported articles68 Stat. 469 provided for herein shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the general tariff laws, except when such articles are withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, in which case they shall not be released from customs custody until properly marked, but no additional duty shall be assessed because such articles were not sufficiently marked when imported into the United States: *Provided further*, ThatAbandoned articles, etc. at any time during or within three months after the close of the trade fair, any article entered hereunder may be abandoned to the Government or destroyed under customs supervision, whereupon any duties on such article shall be remitted: *Provided further*, That articlesTransfers. which have been admitted without payment of duty tor exhibition under any tariff law and which have remained in continuous customs custody or under a customs exhibition bond and imported articles in bonded warehouses under the general tariff law may be accorded the privilege of transfer to and entry for exhibition at the said trade fair under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: *And provided further*, That the International Trade Fair,International Trade Fair, Inc. Incorporated, a corporation, shall be deemed, for customs purposes only, to be the sole consignee of all merchandise imported under the provisions of this joint resolution, and that the actual and necessaryPayment of customs charges, etc. customs charges for labor, services, and other expenses in connection with the entry, examination, appraisement, release, or custody, together with the necessary charges for salaries of customs officers and employees in connection with the supervision, custody of, and accounting for, articles imported under the provisions of this joint resolution, shall be reimbursed by the International Trade Fair, Incorporated, a corporation, to the Government of the United States under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, and that receipts from such reimbursements shall be deposited as refunds to the appropriation from which paid, in the manner provided for in section 524, Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (U. S. C., 1946 edition, title 19, sec. 1524). [52 Stat. 1087](/us/stat/52/1087). Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 486: To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the International Trade-Sample Fair, Dallas, Texas, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. Public Law 486 Public Law 486 68 Stat. 469 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 486 chapter 475 JOINT RESOLUTION To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the International Trade-Sample Fair, Dallas, Texas, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes. July 14, 1954[[H. J. Res. 545](/us/bill/83/hjres/545)] *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That all articles which shallInternational Trade-Sample Fair, Dallas, Tex.Free entry of exhibits. be imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the International Trade-Sample Fair to be held at Dallas, Texas, in 1955, or for use in constructing, installing, or maintaining foreign exhibits at such fair, upon which articles there shall be a tariff or customs duty, shall be admitted without payment of such tariff or customs duty or any fees or charges, under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe. It shall be lawful at any time duringSale, etc. or within three months after the close of such fair to sell within the area of such fair any articles provided for herein, subject to such regulations for the security of the revenue and for the collection of import duties as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: *Provided*, That all such articles, when withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, shall be subject to the duties, if any, imposed upon such articles by the revenue laws in force at the date of their68 Stat. 470 withdrawal; and on any articles which shall have suffered diminution or deterioration from incidental handling or exposure, the duties, if payable, shall be assessed according to the appraised value at the time of withdrawal from entry hereunder for consumption or entry underMarking requirements. the general tariff law: *Provided further*, That imported articles provided for herein shall not be subject to any marking requirements of the general tariff laws, except when such articles are withdrawn for consumption or use in the United States, in which case they shall not be released from customs custody until properly marked, but no additional duty shall be assessed because such articles were not sufficientlyAbandoned articles, etc. marked when imported into the United States: *Provided further*, That at any time during or within three months after the close of such fair, any article entered hereunder may be abandoned to the Government or destroyed under customs supervision, whereupon any dutiesTransfers. on such articles shall be remitted: *Provided further*, That articles which have been admitted without payment of duty for exhibition under any tariff law and which have remained in continuous customs custody or under a customs exhibition bond and imported articles in bonded warehouses under the general tariff law may be accorded the privilege of transfer to and entry for exhibition at such fair under such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe: *And provided further*,Payment of customs charges, etc. That the International Trade-Sample Fair shall be deemed, tor customs purposes only, to be the sole consignee of all merchandise imported under the provisions of this joint resolution, and the actual and necessary customs charges for labor, services, and other expenses in connection with the entry, examination, appraisement, release, or custody, together with the necessary charges for salaries of customs officers and employees in connection with the supervision, custody of, and accounting for, articles imported under the provisions of this joint resolution, shall be reimbursed by the International Trade-Sample Fair to the Government of the United States under regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury; and receipts from such reimbursements shall be deposited as refunds to the appropriation from which paid, in the manner provided for in section 524 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19[52 Stat. 1087](/us/stat/52/1087). U. S. C., sec. 1524). Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 487: To provide for the disposal of paid postal-savings certificates. Public Law 487 Public Law 487 68 Stat. 470 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 487 chapter 476 AN ACT To provide for the disposal of paid postal-savings certificates. July 14, 1954[[H. R. 7371](/us/bill/83/hr/7371)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Paid postal savings certificates.Claims. That

(a)all claims for payment or any postal-savings certificate, or other evidence of deposit in the postal-savings depository system, including duplicates, which certificate or evidence of deposit, including duplicates, are shown by the records of the Post Office Department to have been duly paid, shall be barred if not presented to the Postmaster General within six years from the date on which such records show that they were paid.

(b)Final determination as to whether payment properly has been made on postal-savings certificates or other evidences of deposit in the postal-savings depository system, including duplicates, shall be based upon the official records of the Post Office Department. 68 Stat. 471 Sec. 2. The Postmaster General may, under such regulations as heDisposal. may prescribe, destroy, or otherwise dispose of, all postal-savings certificates, or other evidences of deposit in the postal-savings depository system, including duplicates, after the expiration of six years from the date payment thereon has been made as shown by the records of the Post Office Department. Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect on the first day of the sixth calendarEffective date. month following the date of its enactment. Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 488: Conferring jurisdiction on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to hear, determine, and render judgment upon certain claims of the State of California. Public Law 488 Public Law 488 68 Stat. 471 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 488 chapter 477 AN ACT Conferring jurisdiction on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to hear, determine, and render judgment upon certain claims of the State of California. July 14, 1954[[H. R. 3191](/us/bill/83/hr/3191)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That jurisdiction isSacramento River levee damage claims, Calif. hereby conferred upon the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, sitting without a jury, to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of the State of California against the United States for reimbursement of the amounts expended and to be expended in repairing the damage to levees and other flood-control works of the Sacramento River alleged to have resulted from the closing of the outlet gates on Shasta Dam by the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior, during May 1948. Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any statute of limitations or lapse of time, suit upon such claims may be instituted at any time within one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Sec. 3. In any suit brought pursuant to this Act (whether sounding in tort or in contract) proceedings shall be had, and the liability, if any, of the United States shall be determined, in accordance with the provisions of law applicable in the case of contract claims, or under the Federal Tort Claims Act, as amended, respectively, against the[60 Stat. 842](/us/stat/60/842); [62 Stat. 982](/us/stat/62/982).[28 USC 2671 *et seq*](/us/usc/t28/s2671). United States: *Provided*, That the passage of this legislation shall not be construed as an inference of liability on the part of the United States Government. Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 489: To credit the Shoshone Irrigation District with a share of the net revenues from the Shoshone powerplant, and for other purposes. Public Law 489 Public Law 489 68 Stat. 471 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 489 chapter 478 AN ACT To credit the Shoshone Irrigation District with a share of the net revenues from the Shoshone powerplant, and for other purposes. July 14, 1954[[H. R. 6893](/us/bill/83/hr/6893)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryShoshone Irrigation District, Wyo.Powerplant revenue contract. of the Interior is authorized, on behalf of the United States to enter into a contract with the Shoshone Irrigation District, Wyoming, containing appropriate provisions whereby—

(a)the United States shall credit the district with the sum of $426,000 which sum shall be applied toward the payment of the annual construction payments of the district under its contract with the United States dated November 4, 1926, or any amendment thereof, as the same become due for the year 1954 and subsequent years until such credit is exhausted. Until such credit68 Stat. 472 is exhausted the United States consents to the expenditure by the district of money collected by the district, as part of the district’s 1954 and subsequent budgets for the purpose of defraying annual construction payments to the United States, for such purposes of construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and operation and maintenance as may be approved by the appropriate State court in the manner provided by the applicable laws of the State of Wyoming;

(b)the district relinquishes and releases any and all of its claims, demands, and causes of action against the United States, from whatever cause or for whatever reason arising, with respect to any revenues heretofore or hereafter realized from, or with respect to contol over, power facilities of the Shoshone Federal reclamation project heretofore or hereafter constructed, including the Shoshone power plant;

(c)there are effected changes, modifications, and financial adjustments in the district’s contract with the United States dated November 4, 1926, to the extent required by a finding, based upon reclassifications of the lands of the Garland division, Shoshone Federal reclamation project, that thirty-five thousand nine hundred fifty and forty-four one-hundredths acres of the lands in said division are irrigable and that four hundred thirteen and six one-hundredths acres, formerly classified as irrigable, are now included in drain rights of way. Construction charges against the said four hundred thirteen and six one-hundredths acres shall continue to be included in the contractual obligation of the district and in the accounts of the Garland division, but the existing repayment contract of the district may be amended to relieve such lands from future assessment by the district. The provisions of this subsection shall be effective as of January 1, 1953;

(d)the district’s obligation with respect to payment of its share of the cost of storage works of the Shoshone reclamation project is fixed at $340,500, which amount the district shall continue to pay, along with other portions of the construction charge obligation except as otherwise provided in this Act, in accordance with the terms and conditions of its contract of November 4, 1926, aforesaid; and

(e)the district’s obligation under its contract of November 4, 1926, aforesaid, is reduced, to the extent that such reduction has not already been made, by that portion of the unexpended balances of construction charges heretofore authorized and duly announced or promulgated which the Secretary, taking account of all lands to which said charges were applicable when they were announced or promulgated, shall determine is the ratable share of those balances applicable to the irrigable lands of the district and to the lands of the district, formerly classified as irrigable, which are now included in drain rights of way as hereinbefore provided. No part of the cost of the Shoshone power-plant, its distribution system, or any appurtenant features of said powerplant shall be charged against the district or landowners therein. Sec. 2. The proviso affecting the application of net revenues of the Shoshone powerplant, as contained in the Act of March 4, 1929 (45 Stat. 1562, 1592), and the Act of April 9, 1938 (52 Stat. 210), are hereby modified to the extent necessary to permit $426,000 of the net revenues of the Shoshone powerplant to be applied compatibly with the provisions of this Act. Sec. 3. No landowner or entryman holding land found by the reclassifications aforesaid to be permanently unproductive shall be entitled68 Stat. 473 to credit from, or refund by, the United States for construction or other charges which, prior to the effective date of subsection (c), section 1, of this Act, had been paid or become due and payable on account of such land. Any water right appurtenant to said lands which has been acquired under the Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and Acts amendatory thereof or supplementary[43 USC 371](/us/usc/t43/s371). thereto) shall cease and the water supply heretofore used or required to satisfy such right shall be available for disposition by the Secretary under those laws, but the water users on the Garland division shall have a preference right to the use of such water. Sec. 4. If a contract in accordance with the provisions of subsectionsTime limitation. (a), (b), and

(d)of section 1 of this Act shall not have been entered into within two years from the date of its enactment, the authority to enter into such a contract granted by this Act shall cease to be operative and shall be of no further force or effect. Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 490: To remove clouds on the titles of certain lands in Colorado. Public Law 490 Public Law 490 68 Stat. 473 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 490 chapter 479 AN ACT To remove clouds on the titles of certain lands in Colorado. July 14, 1954[[H. R. 5620](/us/bill/83/hr/5620)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the boundaryColorado.Land boundary. line established by George V. Boutelle in 1868 and reestablished by Benjamin H. Smith in 1875 is hereby confirmed and reestablished as the southern boundary of township 9 north, ranges 53 and 54 west, sixth principal meridian, Colorado, and as the northern boundary of lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 in each of sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, township 8 north, range 53 west, sixth principal meridian, Colorado. Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 491: To convey by quitclaim deed certain land to the State of Texas. Public Law 491 Public Law 491 68 Stat. 473 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 491 chapter 480 AN ACT To convey by quitclaim deed certain land to the State of Texas. July 14, 1954[[H. R. 7913](/us/bill/83/hr/7913)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That the SecretaryAtlanta State Park, Tex.Conveyance. of the Army is hereby authorized to convey by quitclaim deed to the State of Texas, for public park and recreational purposes only, such areas within the portion of Texarkana Dam and Reservoir project, Texas, designated as Atlanta State Park, as he shall deem essential to provide building sites for permanent buildings and other improvements for public park and recreational purposes, but not to exceed two hundred acres, at fair market value as determined by him, which in no event shall be less than the cost to the Government of acquiring such areas, and under such terms and conditions as he shall deem advisable to assure that the use of said areas by the State will not interfere with the operation of said dam and reservoir project and such additional terms and conditions as he shall deem advisable in the public interest. The conveyance authorized by this Act shall not pass any right, title,Mineral rights, etc. or interest in oil, gas, fissionable materials, or other minerals. In the event actual construction of the said buildings and improvementsConditions has not commenced within five years from the effective date of68 Stat. 474 this Act, or in the event said property shall cease to be used for public park and recreational purposes for a period of two successive years, then title thereto shall immediately revert to the United States. Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 492: To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to extend until June 30, 1955, the period during which disposals of surplus property may be made by negotiation. Public Law 492 Public Law 492 68 Stat. 474 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 492 chapter 492 AN ACT To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to extend until June 30, 1955, the period during which disposals of surplus property may be made by negotiation. July 14, 1954[[H. R. 9232](/us/bill/83/hr/9232)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Surplus property disposal. That section 203

(e)of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as[67 Stat. 521](/us/stat/67/521). amended (40 U. S. C. 484 (e)), is amended by striking out “June 30, 1954” and inserting in lieu thereof “June 30, 1955”. Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 493: To provide for the conveyance of the federally owned lands which are situated within Camp Blanding Military Reservation, Florida, to the Armory Board, State of Florida, in order to consolidate ownership and perpetuate tie availability of Camp Blanding for military training and use. Public Law 493 Public Law 493 68 Stat. 474 1954-07-14 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 493 chapter 482 AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of the federally owned lands which are situated within Camp Blanding Military Reservation, Florida, to the Armory Board, State of Florida, in order to consolidate ownership and perpetuate tie availability of Camp Blanding for military training and use. July 14, 1954[[H. R. 9340](/us/bill/83/hr/9340)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Camp Blanding, Fla.Conveyance. That the Secretary of the Army is authorized and directed to convey, upon the terms and conditions and for the consideration set forth in section 2 of this Act, to the Armory Board, State of Florida (hereinafter referred to as the “board”), all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain land (hereinafter referred to as “Federal land”) situated within Camp Blanding Military Reservation, Florida, and more particularly described as follows: All of sections 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, and 36, township 5 south, range 23 east; all of sections 19 and 30, township 5 south, range 24 east; all that part of section 31, township 5 south, range 24 east, lying north of Florida State Highway Numbered 550; all that part of section 6, township 6 south, range 24 east, lying north of Florida State Highway Numbered 550; all of sections 1 to 12, inclusive, except the west half of the northwest quarter and the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 2, and except the south half of the northeast quarter of section 10; section 17, except that part lying east of Florida State Highway Numbered 551 and south of Florida State Highway Numbered 48; all of sections 18 and 19; that part of section 20 lying west of Florida State Highway Numbered 551, except a triangular parcel in section 20 lying west of the right-of-way of Florida State Highway Numbered 551, south and east of the right-of-way of the north fork of Florida State Highway Numbered 48, and north and east of the right-of-way of the south fork of said Florida State Highway Numbered 48; and sections 28 to 33, inclusive, township 6 south, range 23 east; all that part of sections 16, 17, and 18, township 6 south, range 24 east, lying south of Florida State Highway Numbered 48, except the west half of the southwest quarter of aforesaid section 18; all of sections 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, and section 28 except the northeast68 Stat. 475 quarter of the southeast quarter thereof, township 6 south, range 24 east; and sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, and those portions of sections 9, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 30, township 7 south, range 24 east lying west and northwest of Florida State Highway Numbered 68; excepting from all the above-described area all lands within the rights-of-way of State roads traversing the area described; all being in Clay County, Florida, and containing forty thousand one hundred forty-five and fifty-one one-hundredths acres, more or less. Reserving unto the United States, however, all uranium, thorium,Fissionab1e source material rights.[42 USC 1805](/us/usc/t42/s1805). and all other materials determined pursuant to section 5

(1)of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (60 Stat. 761) to be peculiarly essential to the production of fissionable material, contained, in whatever concentration, in deposits in the lands above described, and further reserving unto the United States through its authorized agents or representatives the right at any time to enter upon the lands above described and to prospect for, mine and remove said materials before referred to, making full compensation for any damage or injury occasioned thereby, provided, however, such lands may be used, and any rights otherwise acquired by said Board pursuant to any conveyance of said described lands as herein provided for, as if no reservation of such materials had been made; except that, when such use results in the extraction of such material from the land in quantities which may not be transferred or delivered without a license under the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, as it now exists or may hereafter be[60 Stat. 755](/us/stat/60/755).[42 USC 1801 note](/us/usc/t42/s1801). amended, such material shall be the property of the United States Atomic Energy Commission and said Commission may require delivery of such material to it by any possessor thereof after such material has been separated as such from the ores in which it was contained, and also provided that if the said Commission requires the delivery of such material to it, it shall pay to the person mining or extracting the same, or to such other person as the said Commission determines to be entitled thereto, such sums, including profits, as the Commission deems fair and reasonable for the discovery, mining, development, production, extraction and other services performed with respect to such material prior to such delivery, but such payment shall not include any amount on account of the value of such material before removed from its place of deposit in nature, and further provided that if and in the event the said Commission does not require delivery of such material to it, the reservation hereby made shall be of no force or effect. Sec. 2. The conveyance of the Federal land provided for in the first section shall be made upon the terms and conditions and for the consideration set forth as follows:

(1)In the event of the existence of any national emergency declaredNational emergency. by proclamation of the President or by action of the Congress, the use of the Federal land, or any part thereof, shall, upon the request of the Secretary of the Army to the board, revert to the United States for the full period of such national emergency without cost to the United States. Upon the expiration of such national emergency such use of the Federal land shall cease in favor of the board, and the United States shall be under no obligation to restore the premises or to compensate the State for any waste or any damage to the property arising out of the use and occupancy thereof by the United States.

(2)In consideration of the conveyance of the Federal land, theUse for military purposes. board, acting for the State of Florida, shall agree to use for military purposes only, and not to sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of all or any part, of certain land or permanent improvements thereon (hereinafter referred to as “State land”) comprising a part of the State-owned portion of Camp Blanding Military Reservation to any party68 Stat. 476 other than the United States. The State land is more particularly described as follows: township 6 south, range 23 east The south half of the northeast quarter of section 10; All of sections 13 and 14; a portion of section 15 more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the east boundary line of section 15, said point being fifty feet south of the centerline of State Road Numbered 48; run thence south eighty-eight degrees twelve minutes forty-eight seconds west along a line, said line being fifty feet south of and parallel to the centerline of State Road Numbered 48, a distance of two thousand three hundred eighty-one and sixty-five one-hundredths feet to a point; run thence south fifty-one degrees forty-five minutes twenty-seven seconds east a distance of nine hundred fifty-three and fifty one-hundredths feet to a point; run thence south thirty-eight degrees fourteen minutes thirty-three seconds west a distance of one thousand nine hundred and seventy feet, more or less, to the northeasterly shoreline of Kingsley Lake; run thence southeasterly along the northeasterly shoreline of Kingsley Lake a distance of three thousand nine hundred and ten feet more or less, to the south boundary line of section 15; run thence easterly along the south boundary line of section 15 a distance of seven hundred eighty and ten one-hundredths feet, more or less, to the southeast corner of said section 15; run thence north along the east boundary line of section 15 a distance of five thousand two hundred thirty and ninety-three one-hundredths feet to the point of beginning; and all of sections 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, and 36; township 7 south, range 23 east All of sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24, except the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 10 and the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 20; all of section 25, lying northwest of State Highway Numbered 68; all of sections 26, 27, 28, and 29; and east half of section 30; all of sections 32, 33, and 34; and all of section 35 lying northwesterly of State Highway Numbered 68; township 8 south, range 23 east All of sections 3 and 4 lying northwesterly of State Highway Numbered 68; in section 5, the following lots and blocks in Spring Lake Estates, according to plat recorded in plat book 2, page 53 of the public records of said Clay County, Florida, viz: all of blocks 1, 2, and 3; lots 1 to 10, inclusive, block 4; all of blocks 9 and 10; lots 1 to 10, inclusive, block 11; all of blocks 13 to 27, inclusive; all of blocks 31 to 44, inclusive; the north half of section 8 and all that part of the north half of section 9 lying northwesterly of State Highway Numbered 68; all in Clay County, Florida, and containing thirty thousand two hundred thirty-four and twenty-five one-hundredths acres, more or less.

(3)National emergency. In the event of the existence of any national emergency declared by proclamation of the President or by action of the Congress, the use of the State land, or any part thereof, shall, upon request of the Secretary of the Army, be vested in the United States for the full period of such national emergency without cost to the United States in accordance with the usual conditions contained in the United States Standard Form of Lease. Upon the expiration of such national68 Stat. 477 emergency such use of the State land shall cease in favor of the board and such land shall be restored in accordance with the usual conditions contained in the United States Standard Form of Lease.

(4)In the event that the State of Florida or board shall at any timeUse for other than military purposes, etc. use for other than military purposes, sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of, or shall attempt to sell, convey, or otherwise dispose of, all or any part of the State or Federal land, all of the right, title, and interest in and to the Federal land shall revert to the United States without cost: *Provided, however*, That nothing herein contained shall prevent the State of Florida or board from disposing of interests or rights in land by lease, license, or easement or by contract of sale of timber or timber products, each of which shall be terminable at will in the event of need of the land involved during any national emergency and, insofar as these grants or sales affect Federal lands, shall be entered into only after the State of Florida or board and the United States, by and through the Secretary of the Army, or his designee, shall have reached an agreement within nine months subsequent to the date of enactment of this Act whereby revenues received by the State of Florida from any such lease, license, easement, or sale shall be expended for the management of natural resources at Camp Blanding and its maintenance and preservation as a military installation and the sharing of any residual revenue by the State of Florida or board and the United States: *Provided further*, That exploitation of minerals byMineral exploitation. strip mining or similar operations shall be confined to the following Federal lands: In township 5 south, range 23 east, sections 19, 30, and 31; in township 6 south, range 23 east, sections 6, 7, that part of section 8 lying southwest of State Highway Numbered 121; those parts of sections 17 and 20 now owned by the United States and sections 18, 19, 29, 30, 31, and 32: *Provided further*, That exploitation of minerals by strip mining or similar operations shall be confined to the following State lands: In township 7 south, range 23 east, sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, all of section 20, except the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter, section 29, and the east half of section 30: *And provided further*, That in event of breach by the Armory Board, State ofReversion to United States. Florida, of any of the provisions of this Act or of the provisions of the agreement pursuant to the Act, title to the Federal lands will revert to the United States. Approved July 14, 1954. Public Law 494: To preserve the eligibility of certain veterans to dental outpatient care and dental appliances. Public Law 494 Public Law 494 68 Stat. 477 1954-07-15 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public Public Law 494 chapter 506 AN ACT To preserve the eligibility of certain veterans to dental outpatient care and dental appliances. July 15, 1954[[H. R. 6412](/us/bill/83/hr/6412)] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, That veterans ofVeterans.Dental care. the Spanish-American War, including the Philippine Insurrection and the Boxer Rebellion, and veterans in training under Public Law 16, Seventy-eighth Congress, as amended and extended, shall not be[57 Stat. 43](/us/stat/57/43).[38 USC 701, ch. 12A](/us/usc/t38/s701/ch12A). subject to the limitation on outpatient dental care contained in the first proviso of the provision under the heading “outpatient care” appearing under the heading “Veterans’ Administration” in the Second Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1954, or in the first[67 Stat. 191](/us/stat/67/191). proviso under the same heading in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955 (Public Law 428, Eighty-third Congress, second*Ante*, p. 290. session). Approved July 15, 1954. Public Law 495: To provide for the recovery, care, and disposition of the remains of members of the uniformed services and certain other personnel, and for other purposes. Public Law 495 Public Law 495 68 Stat. 478 1954-07-15 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 2026-01-12 83 2 public

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