An Act to include within the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Monument, in the State of California, certain federally owned lands used in connection with said monument, and for other purposes
PL 87-80 (H.R.5416), enacted 06/30/1961

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SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior may acquire in such manner 
as he may consider to be in the public interest the non-Federal lands 
and interests in lands within the revised boundaries. 
SEC. 3. The heads of executive departments may transfer to the 
Secretary of the Interior, without exchange of funds, administrative 
jurisdiction over such federally owned lands and other property under 
their administrative jurisdictions within the revised boundary as may 
become excess to the needs of their respective agencies, for inclusion in 
the Fort Vancouver National Monument. 
SEC. 4. Fort Vancouver National Monument is redesignated Fort 
Vancouver National Historic Site. 
Approved June 30, 1961. 
Land a c q u i s i -
tion. 
Transfer author-
ity. 
Redesignation. 
Public Law 87-79 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of August 7, 1946, relating to the District of Columbia hospital 
center to extend the time during which appropriations may be made for the 
purposes of that Act. 
June 30, 1961 
[H. R. 4913] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 6 of the 
Act entitled "An Act to provide for the establishment of a modern, 
adequate, and efficient hospital center in the District of Columbia, to 
authorize the making of grants for hospital facilities to private 
agencies in the District of Columbia, to provide a basis for repayment 
to the Government by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, 
and for other purposes", approved August 7, 1946, as amended, is 
further amended by striking out "1961" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"1962". 
Approved June 30, 1961. 
D.C. H o s p i t a l 
Center. 
60 Stat. 
Stat. 196. 
896; 73 
Public Law 87-80 
AN ACT 
To include within the boundaries of Joshua Tree National Monument, in the 
State of California, certain federally owned lands used in connection with 
said monument, and for other purposes. 
June 30, 1961 
[H. R. S416] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
September 25, 1950, chapter 1030 (64 Stat. 1033; 16 U.S.C. 450ii), 
is hereby amended by inserting after the period at the end of section' 
1 the following: "Also, all that portion of the south half of the north-
east quarter and of the north half of the southeast quarter of section 
33, township 1 north, range 9 east, San Bernardino base and meridian, 
in the county of San Bernardino, State of California, shown on map 
titled 'Record of Survey' by H. F. Cameron, Junior, licensed engineer 
6826, dated December 29, 1948, and James B. Hommon, licensed en-
f
ineer 6916, dated October 5, 1949, and made for the National Park 
ervice. Department of the Interior, and recorded October 17, 1949, 
in volume 7, page 72, of the official records of the county of San 
Bernardino, said land being described as follows: 
"Beginning at the United States Government Land Office 
monument marked as the east quarter corner of said section 33, 
thence proceeding on a true bearing south 89 degrees 02 minutes 
10 seconds west a distance of 50.01 feet to the true point of begin-
ing of the hereinafter described parcel of land; 
Joshua Tree Na-
tional Monument, 
Calif.