An Act to provide for the differentiation between private and public ownership of lands in the administration of the acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law, and for other purposes
PL 91-310 (S.2062), enacted 07/07/1970

84 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-310-JULY 7, 1970 
411 
Public Law 91-309 
AN ACT 
To swsi)encl for a temporary period the import duty on l^-Dopa. 
July 7, 1970 
[H. R. 8512] 
L-Dopa. 
Duty suspen-
Be it enacted hy the SeTwte and House of Rejjrenerdatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That subpart B of 
part 1 of the appendix to the Tariii' Schedules of the United States 
(19 U.S.C. 1202) is amended by inserting immediately after item 
77Astat. 43i 
907.30 the following new item: 
907.45 
L-Dopa, however provided 
for in schedule 4 
-
Free 
No change The 2-year period beginning 
day after enactment of this 
item. 
Approved July 7, 1970. 
Public Law 91-310 
AN ACT 
To provide for the differentiation, between private and public ownersliip of 
lands in the administration of the acreage limitation provisions of Federal 
reclamation law, and for other purposes. 
July 7, 1970 
[S. 2062] 
Federal reclama-
tion laws. 
Acreage limita-
Land sales by 
recordable con-
tracts. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the provisions 
of Federal reclamation laws (Act of June 17, 1902, 32 Stat. 388, and 
Acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto) which limit the tion provisions, 
acreage of irrigable land which may receive irrigation benefits from, ''^43'^u's^c^37'i and 
through, or by means of Federal reclamation works, shall not be appli- note. 
cable to lands owned by States, political subdivisions, and agencies 
thereof, so long as such lands are farmed, primarily in the direct fur-
therance of a non-revenue-producing public function, as determined 
by the Seci-etary of the Interior; and to the extent that such lands 
continue to qualify for the exempted status afforded by this section 
they shall not be deemed to be excess lands for any purposes whatso-
ever under said reclamation laws. 
SEC. 2. Irrigable lands owned by States, political subdivisions, and 
agencies thereof which do not fall within the provisions of section 1 
may receive water from a Federal reclamation project, division, or 
unit if a valid recordable contract for the sale of such lands within ten 
years of the date of said contract has been executed under terms and 
conditions satisfactory to the Secretary of the Interior but without 
limitation upon selling price. 
The purchasers of lands sold under the provisions of this section, 
or the heirs and devisees of such purchasers, if otherwise eligible 
under reclamation law to receive project water for the lands pur-
chased, shall not be disqualified for delivery of water by reason of the 
amount of the purchase j)rice paid for said lands. 
SEC. 3. Lessees of irrigable lands owned by States, political sub-
divisions, and agencies thereof which are held to be subject to the 
acreage limitation provisions of Federal reclamation law and for 
which recordable contracts to sell have not been made may receive 
project water for a period not to exceed twenty-five years from the 
date of approval of this Act subject to the same acreage limitation 
provisions of Federal reclamation law as private landowners. 
Approved July 7, 1970. 
State leased 
lands.