An Act to authorize the Secretary, of the Interior to convey to Indian tribes certain federally owned buildings, improvements, or facilities on tribal lands or on lands reserved for Indian administration
PL 84-991 (S.3927), enacted 08/06/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 991-AUG. 6, 1956 
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Incorporated, may be acquired subject to such reservations and out-
standing interests as the Secretary determines will not interfere with 
the use thereof in connection with the Agricultural Research Center, 
Beltsville, Maryland. 
SEC. 2. The provisions of section 2 of the Watershed Protection and 
Flood Prevention Act (68 Stat. 666) providing that no appropria-
tion shall be made for certain plans unless such plans are approved 
by resolutions adopted by the appropriate committees of the Senate 
and House of Representatives, and the provisions of section 5 of such 
Act requiring transmittal of a copy of such plans and the justification 
therefor to the Congress, shall not apply with respect to the Coneross 
Watershed Project in the State of South Carolina, 
Approved August 6, 1956. 
Coneross Water-
shed Project, S„C. 
16 u s e 1002. 
68 Stat. 667. 
16 u s e 1005. 
Pjiblic Law 990 
CHAPTER 978 
AN ACT 
To provide for the establishment of a fish hatchery in the State of West Virginia. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to establish, construct, equip, operate, and 
maintain a new fish hatchery in the State of West Virginia. 
SEC. 2. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved August 6, 1956. 
August 6, 1956 
[S. 3831] 
Public Law 991 
CHAPTER 979 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to Indian tribes certain fed-
erally owned buildings, improvements, or facilities on tribal lands or on lands 
reserved for Indian administration. 
August 6, 1956 
[S. 3927] 
Be it enxicted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Interior at the request of any Indian tribe, band, or gi'oup is 
authorized to convey to such Indian tribe, band, or group, by such 
means as he may deem appropriate, title to any federally owned build-
ings, improvements, or facilities (including any personal property used 
in connection with such buildings, improvements, or facilities) that 
are situated on lands of such tribe, band, or group or on lands re-
served for the administration of its affairs, and that are no longer 
required by the Secretary for the administration of Indian affairs. 
Any tribe, band, or group to which property is conveyed pursuant 
to this Act may dispose of such property whenever its governing body 
determines that the property is no longer needed for its usp. If, at 
any time while property conveyed pursuant to this Act remains in the 
ownership of any Indian tribe, band, or group, the Secretary of the 
Interior determines that such property is not being adequately main-
tained or properly utilized by such tribe, band, or group or that the 
property creates a health or safety hazard or other undesirable con-
dition, he may declare a forfeiture of the conveyance and the title to 
such property shall thereupon revert to the United States. 
Such 
determination by the Secretary shall be final. 
SEC. 2. For the purpose of this Act, the term "Indian" shall include 
Eskimos and Aleuts. 
Approved August 6, 1956. 
Indians. 
B u i l d i n g i m -
p r o v e m e n t s con-
veyed to tribe. 
"Indians" 
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