An Act to authorize the exchange of wildlife refuge lands within the State of Minnesota
PL 82-190 (S.467), enacted 10/23/1951

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PUBLIC LAW 190—OCT. 23, 1951 
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employer and a labor organization made pursuant to section 8 (a) 
(3), of a petition alleging they desire that such authority be rescinded, 
the Board shall take a secret ballot of the employees in such unit and 
certify the results thereof to such labor organization and to the 
employer." Renumber subsection "(3)" as "(2)". 
(d) Subsections (f), (g), and (h) of section 9 of such Act are 
amended by striking out the words "No petition under section 9 (e) 
(1) shall be entertained," where they appear in each of such sub-
sections. 
Approved October 22, 1951. 
Public Law 190 
CHAPTER 538 
AN ACT 
October 23,1951 
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To authorize the exchange of wildlife refuge lands within the State of Minnesota. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hoiise of Representatives 
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f certain United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
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of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, to convey any lands 
and improvements, or interests therein, of the United States within 
the Talcot National Wildlife Refuge or the Beltrami Wildlife Manage-
ment Area to the State of Minnesota in exchange for other lands and 
improvements, or interests therein, of equal value, which he deems 
chiefly valuable for migratory bird management purposes. 
SEC. 2. Any lands acquired by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant 
to this Act, if located within or adjacent to an existing wildlife refuge 
or reservation, shall immediately become a part of such refuge or 
reservation and shall be administered under the laws and regulations 
applicable thereto; and if not so located, may be administered as 
migratory waterfowl management areas, refuges, reservations, or 
breeding grounds in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 
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thereto. 
Approved October 23, 1951. 
Public Law 191 
CHAPTER 540 
AN ACT 
October 24,1951 
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Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands to the Maryland-
National Capital Park and Planning Commission. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate 
and House of Representatives 
of the 
c^u^Y"pa?k"an^d United 
States of America 
in Congress 
assembled^ That the Secretary 
Planning Commis- of Agriculture be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to convey 
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by a quitclaim deed to the Maryland-National Capital Park and 
Planning Commission, a public agency created by the General Assem-
bly of Maryland, all of the remaining portion of the former animal 
disease station near Bethesda, Maryland, consisting of approximately 
thirty-two acres, to be used exclusively for public park, parkway, or 
playground purposes and on the express condition that if the said 
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission fails to 
use the lands for the purposes herein provided, or at any time discon-
tinues the use of such lands for the purposes herein provided, or 
attempts to alienate such lands, title thereto shall revert to and become 
vested in the United States of America. 
Approved October 24, 1951. 
48 Stat. 401. 
16 U. S. C. 
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