An Act to authorize the exchange of public domain lands heretofore withdrawn and reserved for the use of the Hanford project of the Atomic Energy Commission and for other purposes
PL 88-557 (H.R.11960), enacted 08/31/1964

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PUBLIC LAW 88-557-AUG. 31, 1964 
[78 STAT. 
Public Law 88-557 
August 31, 1964 
AN ACT 
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To authorize the exchange of public domain lands heretofore withdrawn and 
reserved for the use of the Hanford project of the Atomic Energy Commission, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
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' ^'^^'^^^ States of America in Co7igress assemhled^ That all interests of 
the United States in the public domain lands lying south and west of 
the Columbia River, and within: 
Township 14 north, range 26 east, section 28; 
Township 14 north, range 27 east, section 34; 
Township 13 north, range 25 east, section 14; 
Township 10 north, range 28 east, sections 2,4, and 10; 
Township 12 north, range 26 east, sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 
and 18; 
Township 12 north, range 25 east, sections 2,12, and 14; 
Township 13 north, range 26 east, sections 28,30,32, and 34 ; 
Willamette meridian, comprising approximately 10,000 acres, which 
lands are now withdrawn and reserved for the use of the Hanford 
project of the Atomic Energy Commission, shall hereafter be held by 
ihe Atomic Energy Commission as an agent of and on behalf of the 
United States, and the Atomic Energy Commission shall exercise all 
of the authorities with respect thereto as provided in the Atomic 
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Atomic Energy Community 
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Act of 1955, as amended: Provided^ That any disposal of such lands 
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pursuant to such Acts shall be subject to valid existing rights in third 
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parties: Provided further^ That nothing herein shall be deemed to 
add to, modify, or eliminate any authority of the Commission pur-
suant to such Acts to dispose of property. 
SEC. 2. All lands within the Hanford project lying north and east of 
the Columbia River and within: 
Township 14 north, range 28 east, sections 18, 19, west half 
section 20, west half section 29, and sections 30, 31, and 32; 
Township 13 north, range 27 east, sections 1, 12, and 13; 
Township 13 north, range 28 east, sections 5, 6, 7, and 8; 
Willamette meridian, that were acquired by the Manhattan Engineer-
ing District or by the Atomic Energy Commission and that are now 
under the administrative control of the Atomic Energy Commission, 
comprising approximately 7,000 acres, are hereby designated public 
domain lands of the United States subject to all of the laws and 
regulations applicable thereto, and are withdrawn from all forms 
of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining 
and mineral leasing laws, and are reserved for the use of the Atomic 
Energy Commission in connection with its Hanford operations until 
such withdrawal and reservation are revoked by order of the Secre-
tary of the Interior with the concurrence of the Atomic Energy 
Commission. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior and the Atomic Energy 
Commission may by agreement designate not to exceed 1,920 addi-
tional acres of public domain lands reserved for the Hanford 
project, which shall thereafter be held by the Atomic Energy Com-
mission in accordance with the provisions of section 1 of this Act, 
and acquired lands of approximately equal value under the adminis-
trative control of the Atomic Energy Commission, which shall 
thereafter be held by the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance 
with the provisions of section 2 of this Act. 
Approved August 31, 1964.