A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to release certain conditions contained in a patent concerning certain land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washington University.
PL 97-435 (H.R.6419), enacted 01/08/1983

PUBLIC LAW 97-435—JAN. 8, 1983 
96 STAT. 2281 
Public Law 97-435 
97th Congress 
An Act 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to release certain conditions contained in a 
patent concerning certain land conveyed by the United States to Eastern Washing-
ton University. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That (a) subject to 
section 2, the Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter in this Act 
referred to as the "Secretary") shall release certain conditions 
contained in patent numbered 1216646 concerning the land 
described in subsection (b) conveyed by the United States to Eastern 
Washington University (formerly the Eastern Washington College 
of Education) (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the "Univer-
sity"). Such conditions provide that such land will revert to and 
revest in the United States if the University or any successor of the 
University— 
(1) uses such land for purposes other than recreational and 
educational purposes, or 
(2) attempts to transfer title to such land. 
(b) The land referred to in subsection (a) comprises 21 acres and 
may be described as lot 6, section 84, Township 22 North, Range 41 
East, Willamette Meridian, Washington. 
(c) The authority of the Secretary to release such conditions shall 
expire five years after the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary shall carry out subsection (a) of the first 
section of this Act only after the University concludes an agreement 
with the Secretary, and delivers to the Secretary a recordable 
document setting forth the terms of such agreement, that— 
(1) the University will dispose of the land described in subsec-
tion (b) of such section only for the purpose of acquiring, by 
exchange or purchase, real property which is more suitable for 
educational or recreational purposes than such land, 
(2) if the University exchanges such land for other real 
property— 
(A) the fair market value of such real property will not be 
less than the fair market value of such land, or 
(B) the University will pay to the United States any 
amount by which the fair market value of such land 
exceeds the fair market value of such real property, 
(3) if the University sells such land— 
(A) the amount received by the University from such sale 
will be not less than the fair market value of such land, and 
(B) the University will pay to the United States any 
portion of such amount which is not used to purchase other 
real property as provided in paragraph (1), 
(4) title to any real property acquired by the University by 
exchange of such land or by purchase with the proceeds of the 
sale of such land will vest in the United States if the University 
or any successor of the University— 
Jan. 8, 1983 
[H.R. 6419]' 
Eastern 
Washington 
University. 
Release of 
certain land 
patent 
conditions. 
Authority 
expiration. 
Recordable 
agreement. 
96 STAT. 2282 
PUBLIC LAW 97-435-JAN. 8, 1983 
(A) uses such real property for purposes other than educa-
tional or recreational purposes, 
(B) attempts to transfer title to such real property, or 
(C) prohibits or restricts, directly or indirectly, or permits 
its agents, employees, contractors, or subcontractors 
(including lessees, sublessees, or permittees) to prohibit or 
restrict, directly or indirectly, the use of such real property 
or any facility thereon by any individual because of such 
individual's race, creed, color, sex, or national origin, and 
(5) the University will include the terms of such agreement in 
any document transferring to the University property acquired 
by the University pursuant to such agreement. 
Approved January 8, 1983. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6419: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 97-709 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 ( 1982): 
Aug. 16, considered and passed House. 
Dec. 19, considered and passed Senate.