An Act to retrocede to the State of Colorado exclusive jurisdiction held by the United States over the real property comprising the Fort Lyons Veterans Hospital
PL 89-626 (H.R.12664), enacted 10/04/1966

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PUBUC LAW 89-625-OCT. 4, 1966 
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ages, to the owners of private land utilized for ditclies or canals in 
connection with any reclamation project, or any unit or any division 
of a reclamation project, provided the construction of said ditches 
or canals commenced after January 1, 1961, and such compensation 
shall be paid notwithstanding the execution of any agreements or any 
judgments entered in any condemnation proceeding, prior to the 
effective date of this Act. 
"SEC. 2. Jurisdiction of an action brought by the United States or 
the landowner for the determination of just compensation pursuant to 
this Act is hereby conferred on the United States district court in the 
district in which any such land is situated, without limitation to the 
amount of compensation sought by such suit. 
The procedure for such 
an action shall be governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 
for the condemnation of real and personal property. 
"SEC. 3. The amendment made by this Act shall apply to any con-
demnation action pending in any district court of the United States 
on the date of enactment of this Act and to any such action instituted 
after that date." 
Approved October 4, 1966. 
October 4,1966 
[H. R. 11927] 
Public Law 89-625 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to permit deduction by 
brokers of certain costs and expenses from rental collections on properties 
acquired under the veterans' loan programs. 
Veterans Ad-
ministration. 
Brokers' fees. 
72 Stat. 1213. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That paragraph (6) 
of section 1820(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: "Without 
regard to section 3617, Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 484), or any other 
provision of law not exfjressly in limitation of this paragraph, the 
Administrator may permit brokers utilized by him in connection with 
such properties to deduct from rental collections amounts covering 
authorized fees, costs, and expenses incurred in connection with the 
management, repair, sale, or lease of any such properties and remit 
the net balances to the Administrator." 
Approved October 4, 1966. 
October 4, 1966 
[H. R. 12664] 
Public Law 89-626 
AN ACT 
To retrocede to the State of Colorado exclusive jurisdiction held by the United 
States over the real property comprising the Fort I^yon Veterans Hospital 
reservation. 
Fort Lyon Vet-
erans Hospital, 
Colo. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That there is hereby 
retroceded to the State of Colorado the exclusive jurisdiction hereto-
fore acquired from such State by the United States over the real prop-
erty comprising the Fort Lyon Veterans Hospital reservation, Las 
Animas, Colorado. 
SEC. 2. This retrocession of jurisdiction shall take effect upon accept-
ance by the State of Colorado. 
Approved October 4, 1966.