An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain improvements on national forest land in Arizona to the Salt River Valley Water Users Association, and for other purposes
PL 83-401 (S.1399), enacted 06/18/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 402-JUNE 18, 1954 
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Public Law 400 
CHAPTER 304 
AN ACT 
June 18, 1954 
To amend section 1923 (a) of title 28, United States Code, relating to docket fees. 
P' ^51] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress ossemMed^ That the first item 
listed in section 1923 (a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
"$20 on trial or final hearing (including a default judgment 
whether entered by the court or by the clerk) in civil, criminal, or 
admiralty cases, except that in cases of admiralty and maritime 
jurisdiction where the libellant recovers less than $50 the proctor's 
docket fee shall be $10;". 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
Docket fees. 
62 Stat. 956. 
Public Law 401 
CHAPTER 305 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to sell certain improvements on na-
tional forest land in Arizona to the Salt River Valley Water Users Association, 
and for other purposes. 
June 18, 1954 
[S. 1399] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of Agriculture is hereby authorized in his discretion to sell to the Salt 
River Valley Water Users Association of Arizona, for cash, at a fair 
appraised value to be determined by him, the following described im-
provements on national forest lands situated in an unsurveyed portion 
of township 4 north, range 12 east, Gila and Salt River Meridian, 
estimated to be within the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter 
of section 20 of that township in Gila County, State of Arizona: 
all buildings and other physical improvements owned by the United 
States and under the administration of the Forest Service, Depart-
ment of Agriculture, situated at the reclamation settlement of Roose-
velt, Arizona. 
The proceeds of such sale or sales shall, if sufficient for the purpose, 
be available to the Secretary of Agriculture for the development ancl 
improvement of a Forest Service ranger dwelling located elsewhere 
in the Tonto National Forest. 
If the development and improvement 
of such ranger dwelling cannot be accomplished without the use of 
funds in excess of such proceeds, such proceeds shall be covered into 
the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 
Approved June 18, 1954. 
Roosevelt, Ariz, 
Sale of F o r e s t 
S e r v i c e improve-
ments. 
Use of proceeds. 
Public Law 402 
CHAPTER 306 
AN ACT 
To allow credit in connection with certain homestead entries for military or naval 
service rendered during the Korean conflict, and for other purposes. 
June 18, 1954 
[S.1823] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asscTnhled, That (a) the first 
sentence of the first section of the Act of September 27, 1944, as 
amended (43 U. S. C. 279-284), is amended to read as follows: "That 
any person who has served in the military or naval forces of the United 
Home St e ad e n-
tries. 
Korean veterans. 
58 Stat. 747.