An Act to provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the settlement of the State of Colorado and in commemoration of the establishment of the U.S. Air Force Academy
PL 86-65 (H.R.7290), enacted 06/23/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-65-JUNE 23, 1959 
[73 ST A T , 
June 23, 1959 
[H. R. 7290] 
Public Law 86-65 
AN ACT 
To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the one hundredth 
anniversary of the settlement of the State of Colorado and in commemoratiou 
of the establishment of the United States Air Force Academy. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Ai? For/e^*^ Acadel United States of America in Congress.assembled^ That in commemora-
my; 
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tion of the one huiidredth anniversary of the settlement of the State 
c o m m e"^<fr a ti" n of Colorado and in commemoration of the establishment of the United 
medals. 
States Air Force Academy, the Secretary of the Treasury is author-
ized and directed to strike and furnish to the Colorado Rush to the 
Rockies Centennial Commission not more than ten thousand silver 
medals, one and five-sixteenths inches in diameter, with suitable 
emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined solely by the 
Secretary of the Treasury. The medals shall be made and delivered 
at such times as may be requested by the Commission in quantities of 
not less than twenty-five hundred, but no medals shall be made after 
December 31, 1959. The medals shall be considered to be national 
medals within the meaning of section 3551 of the Revised Statutes. 
SEC. 2. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall cause such medals 
to be struck and furnished at not less than the estimated cost of manu-
facture, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and over-
liead expenses; and security satisfactory to the Director of the Mint 
shall be furnished to indemnify the United States for the full pay-
ment of such cost. 
(b) Upon authorization from the Colorado Rush to the Rockies 
Commission, the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause duplicates in 
silver of such medal to be coined and sold, under such regulations as 
he mav prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof (includ-
ing labor). 
Approved June 23, 1959. 
31 u s e 368. 
Cost. 
Duplicates. 
June 23, 1959 
[H. R. 4748] 
Oregon and Cali-
fornia grant lands. 
Leasing p r o v i -
s ions. 
Public Law 86-66 
AN ACT 
To extend the leasing provisions of the Act of June 14, 1926, as amended by the 
Act of June 4, 1954 (68 Stat. 173; 43 U.S.C. 869—869-3), to certain lands 
in Oregon, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Se7iate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of 
April 13,1928 (45 Stat. 429; 43 U.S.C. 869a), is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 2. The second sentence of subsection (c) of section 1 of the 
Act of June 14, 1926 (44 Stat. 741), as amended by the Act of June 
4, 1954 (68 Stat. 173; 43 U.S.C. 869—869-3), is hereby amended to 
read as follows: "Nothing in this Act shall be construed to apply to 
lands in any national forest, national park, or national monument, or 
national wildlife refuge, or to any Indian lands or lands set aside or 
held for the use or benefit of Indians, including lands over which 
jurisdiction has been transferred to the Department of the Interior 
by Executive order for the use of Indians, or, except insofar as this 
Act applies to leases of land to States and counties and to State and 
Federal instrumentalities and political subdivisions and to municipal 
corporations, to the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant 
lands and the reconveyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands in the 
State of Oregon." 
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PUBLIC LAW 86-68-JUNE 25, 1959 
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SEC. 3. A new section is hereby added to the Act of June 14, 1926, 
as amended, supra, to read as follows: 
"SEC. 6. All moneys received from or on account of any revested 
Oregon and California Railroad grant lands or reconyeyed Coos Bay 
Wagon Road grant lands under this Act shall be deposited "respectively 
in me Oregon and California land-grant fund and the Coos Bay 
Wagon Road grant fund, and shall be applied in the manner pre-
scribed respectively by title I I of the Act of August 28,1937 (50 Stat. 
875), as amended (43"U.S.C. 1181f), and by the Act of May 24, 1939 
(53 Stat. 753)." 
Approved June 23, 1959. 
Public Law 86-67 
AN ACT 
June 23, 1959 
[H. R. 3495] 
Oregon andCali-
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to administer certain acquired lands as 
revested Oregon and California railroad grant lands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary fomia" railroad 
of the Interior shall hereafter administer the east half, section 24, grant lands 
township 21 south, range 8 west, Willamette Meridian, in the State of 
Oregon, as revested Oregon and California railroad grant lands under 
the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874), as amended (43 U.S.C. 
1181a-1181j), and all other laws which are or may become applicable 
to such lands. 
Approved June 23, 1959. 
June 25, 1959 
[S. J. Re 13. 59] 
Public Law 86-68 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating 1959 for the 
observance of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the historic 
voyages of Hudson and Champlain. 
Whereas the year 1959 marks the three hundred and fiftieth anniver-
versary of the historical voyages of Henry Hudson and Samuel de 
Champlain on the waters which bear their names; 
Whereas these voyages of exploration were of great significance in 
the history of our country, in that they opened the way for the 
establishment of settlements which have greatly influenced the 
development of our commerce, culture, laws and customs; 
Whereas this anniversary is to be commemorated with ceremonies, 
celebrations, and festivals in the States of New York, Vermont, 
and New Jersey; 
"Whereas the Congress has established a Federal commission to co-
ordinate the activities of the various groups involved; and 
Whereas all of the people of the United States should be given an 
opportunity^ in schools, churches, and other places of public gather-
ing, to participate in this historic observance: Therefore be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the President of the pi""n^c*r;i 
United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation "o^s. 1959! 
designating 1959 as the year of the Hudson-Champlain Celebrations, 
and calling upon all citizens to join in commemorating the explora-
tions carried out by these heroic men three hundred and fifty years 
ago. 
Approved June 25, 1959. 
Cham-
ebr a-
Proclamation.