An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain lands by the United States to the State of Wisconsin
PL 84-729 (H.R.2452), enacted 07/18/1956

576 
PUBLIC LAW 729-JULY 18, 1956 
[70S TAT. 
the end named, (2) to arrange for the exchange of information con-
cerning the use and abuse of narcotic drugs in said States and for coop-
eration in the institution and prosecution of cases in the courts of the 
United States and before the licensing boards and courts of the several 
States, (8) to conduct narcotic training programs, as an integral part 
of narcotic law enforcement for the training of such local and State 
narcotic enforcement personnel as may be arranged with the respective 
local and State agencies, and (4) to maintain in the Bureau of Nar-
cotics a 'Division of Statistics and Records' to accept, catalog, file, and 
otherwise utilize narcotic information and statistics, including com-
plete records on drug addicts and other narcotic law offenders which 
may be received from Federal, State, and local agencies, and make 
such information available for Federal, State, and local law enforce-
ment purposes. Federal agencies of the United States may make avail-
able to the Bureau of Narcotics the names, identification, and any 
other pertinent information which may be specified by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, or his designated representative, of all persons who 
are known by them to be drug addicts or convicted violators of any 
of the narcotic laws of the United States, or any State thereof. 
The 
Commissioner of Narcotics shall request and encourage all heads of 
State and local agencies to make such information available to the 
Bureau of Narcotics. 
"Federal ageiv 
«(b) As used in this sectiou, the term 'Federal agencies' shall in-
clude (1) the executive departments, (2) the Departments of the 
Ar;ny, Navy, and the Air Force, (3) the independent establishments 
and agencies in the executive branch, including corporations wholly 
owned by the United States, and (4) the municipal government of the 
District of Columbia. 
Regulations. 
"The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to make such 
regulations as may be necessary to carry this section into effect." 
IV—EFFECTIVE DATE; SEPARABILITY OF PROVISIONS 
SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the day follow-
ing the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 402. SEPARABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act, or the application thereof to any 
person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remaining provisions of 
this Act, or the application of such provisions to other persons or 
circumstances, shall not be affected thereby. 
Approved July 18, 1956. 
Public Law 729 
CHAPTER 630 
July 18, 1956 
AN A C T 
[H. R. 2452] 
-j-,^ xrt'ovide for the <<)nveyjUK'e of certain lands by the United States to the State 
of Wisconsin. 
La Crosse, Wis. 
Conveyance. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Army is authorized and directed to convey to the State of 
Wisconsin all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the real property described in section 2 of this Act, the property to 
be used for the training and maintaining of units of the "Wisconsin 
National Guard, and the conveyance to be made without monetary 
consideration therefor, but upon condition that it shall be used for 
the aforesaid purposes and that if such real property shall ever cease 
70 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 730-JULY 18, 1956 
577 
to be used for such purposes, all the right, title, and interest in and to 
such real property shall revert to and become the property of the 
United States, which shall have the immediate right of entry thereon, 
and to be further subject to the reservation by the United States of all 
mineral rights, including oil and gas; the right of reentry and use 
without payment of rent or other compensation by the United States 
in the event of need therefor during a national emergency declared 
by the Congress or the President of the United States; and such other 
reservations, restrictions, terms, and conditions as the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary to properly protect the interests of the United 
States. 
SEC. 2. (a) The La Crosse National Guard Target Range, located 
near La Crosse, Wisconsin, in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, more 
particularly described as follows: 
Beginning at the southwest corner of section 10 thence north 6 rods; 
thence east 160 rods; thence south 6 rods; thence west 160 rods to the 
place of beginning, being south 6 acres of the southwest quarter of 
section 10, township 15 north, range 7 west, recorded in La Crosse 
County, October 23, 1912, at 4:85 postmeridian, volume 120, page 
354. 
(b) Four hundred and forty acres of land situated in sections 15 
and 16, township 17 north, range 2 east, Juneau County, Wisconsin, 
more particularly described as follows: 
Township 17 north, range 2 east: Section 15, northwest quarter 
southwest quarter, southwest quarter southwest quarter; and section 
16, northeast quarter northeast quarter, northwest quarter northeast 
quarter, southwest quarter northeast quarter, southeast quarter north-
east quarter, northeast quarter northwest quarter, northwest quarter 
northwest quarter, southw^est quarter northwest quarter, southeast 
quarter northwest quarter, northeast quarter southwest quarter. 
Township 17 north, range 2 east: Section 2, a parcel of land 36 rods 
square in the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of the north-
east quarter containing 8.10 acres, more or less. 
Approved July 18, 1956. 
Public Law 730 
CHAPTER 631 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
juiy is, 1955 
To provide for a medal to be struck and presented to each surviving veteran of 
[H. J. Res. 569] 
the War Between the States. 
Veterans of War 
e t w e e n t h e 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary of the B . . „ 
Treasury is authorized and directed to strike gold medals, with suit- states^ 
able emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secre- 
'^^'^ medals, 
tary in honor of the last surviving veterans of the War Between the 
States who served in the Union or the Confederate forces. The medals 
shall be considered to be national medals within the meaning of section 
3551 of the Revised Statutes of the United States. The President or 
^^ ^^^ ^^8-
any person designated by him is authorized to present a medal struck 
under this section to each surviving veteran of the War Between the 
States who served in the Union or the Confederate forces. 
SEC. 2. Presentation shall be made to any surviving veteran of the 
P'*mentation. 
War Between the States at his home or at any other suitable place with 
appropriate ceremonies. 
Approved July 18, 1956. 
69Z25 O - 57 - 41 (Vol. 70)