An Act to authorize the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to transfer, exchange, and dispose of land in the Eden project, Wyoming, and for other purposes
PL 83-377 (H.R.7057), enacted 05/28/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 377-MAY 28, 1954 
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Nashville Avenue wharf within the area described in paragraph (a) 
hereof, the center lines of which railway tracks are substantially as 
hereinafter described: Provided, That (1) the type of construction tr^^j.^nstmctioJ 
and elevation of all tracks crossing the main line Mississippi River etc! '^°"' "^^ ^°°' 
levee shall be subject to approval by the Corps of Engineers, United 
States Army, and (2) the switching of cars for the purpose of serv-
icing the proposed Nashville Avenue wharf shall be permitted only 
between the hours of 6 o'clock antemeridian and 8 o'clock postmeridian. 
"(1) Beginning at the end of the existing Old Mengel Switch at 
point designated 'F', said point 'F' being approximately six hundred 
feet upstream from the northeast corner of Henry Clay Avenue and 
Leake Avenue, measured along a straight line; thence by a line bear-
ing approximately south fifty degrees east, a distance of approximately 
three hundred and twenty feet; thence by a three degree curve to the 
left, a distance of approximately one hundred and eighteen feet; 
thence by a line bearing approximately south fifty-four degrees east, 
a distance of approximately one thousand two hundred and seventy 
feet; thence by a twelve degree thirty minute curve to the left, a 
distance of approximately one hundred and seventy feet; thence by a 
line bearing approximately south seventy-five degrees east, a distance 
of approximately ninety-two feet; thence by a twelve degree thirty 
minute curve to the left, a distance of approximately sixty-six feet; 
thence by a line seven feet cityward from and parallel to the rear 
apron of the proposed Nashville Avenue wharf, bearing approxi-
mately south eighty-three degrees east, a distance of approximately 
six hundred and forty feet to a point designated ' V , said point ' V 
being one thousand feet in a downstream direction from the northwest 
corner of State Street and Leake Avenue, measured along a straight 
line. 
"(2) Beginning at a point on the proposed track to serve proposed 
Nashville Avenue wharf, previously described, at a point designated 
by the letter ' W , said point ' W being approximately six hundred feet 
from the northwest corner of Leake Avenue and State Street, measured 
in a southerly direction along a straight line; thence by a number 7 
turnout to the left, a distance of approximately eighty feet; thence by 
a line twenty feet cityward from and parallel to the rear apron of the 
proposed Nashville Avenue wharf bearing approximately south eiijhty-
three degrees east, a distance of approximately seven hundred and 
twenty-five feet to a point designated 'X', said point 'X' being one 
thousand feet in a downstream direction from the northwest corner 
of State Street and.Leake Avenue, measured along a straight line." 
Approved May 28, 1954. 
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Public Law 377 
CHAPTER 245 
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ACT 
j^ay 28, 1954 
To authorize the Secretaries of Agriculture and Interior to transfer, exchange, 
[H. R. 7057] 
and dispose of land in the Eden project, Wyoming, and for other purposes. 
Eden 
p r o j e c t , 
Wyo. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That, in order to 
assure the most beneficial application of the available water supply to 
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lands within the Eden project, Wyoming, established pursuant to the 
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provisions of the item entitled "Water Conservation and Utility 
Projects" in the Interior Department Appropriation Act of May 10, 
1939 (53 Stat. 685,719), as amended, including the Act of June 28,1949 
(63 Stat. 277), and to facilitate land settlement and land use: 
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(a) The Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized, in his discre-
tion and when the public interest will be benefited thereby— 
(1) to exchange public lands in the State of Wyoming, within 
or without the boundaries of the project, for non-Federal lands of 
approximately equal value within the exterior boundaries of the 
project which are adaptable for use in the construction, operation, 
or maintenance of project irrigation facilities; 
(2) upon concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, to trans-
fer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture public lands 
within the exterior boundaries of the project which are suitable for 
development and settlement; and 
(3) for the purpose of consolidating Federal holdings of lands 
in the project, upon concurrence of the Secretary of Agriculture, 
to exchange public lands in the State of Wyoming, within or 
without the boundaries of the project, for non-Federal lands of 
approximately equal value within the exterior boundaries of the 
project which are suitable for development and, upon consumma-
tion of such exchange, the lands received in exchange shall there-
upon become a part of the project and subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(b) The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed— 
(1) when in his judgment the public interests will be benefited 
thereby, to exchange lands under his jurisdiction within the 
exterior boundaries of the project for non-Federal lands of approx-
imately equal value within the boundaries of the project which he 
finds are suitable for project development and settlement; and 
(2) upon concurrence of the Secretary of the Interior, to trans-
fer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior lands or 
interests in lands which are adaptable for use in the construction, 
operation, or maintenance of project irrigation facilities, or are 
unsuited for incorporation into farm units and are surplus to the 
needs of the project. 
(c) (1) The lands transferred to the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
of Agriculture under the provisions of section (a) (2) and received in 
exchange under the provisions of sections (a) (3) and (b) (1) shall be 
developed, settled, disposed of and otherwise administered in the same 
manner as acquired project lands; and (2) the lands transferred to the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior under the provisions of 
section (b) (2) shall be administered under the public land laws, 
excepting lands transferred for use in the construction, operation, or 
maintenance of project irrigation facilities which, together with the 
lands received in exchange under the provisions of section (a) (1), 
shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior in all respects 
the same as other project lands under his jurisdiction. 
Approved May 28, 1954. 
Public Law 378 
CHAPTER 246 
May 28. 1954 
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[H. R. 2696] 
To provide a method of paying certain unsettled claims for damages sustained as 
a result of the explosions at Port Chicago, California, on July 17, 1944, in the 
amounts found to be due by the Secretary of the Navy. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
Port Chi cago, United States of America in Congress assembled^ That for the purpose 
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f of effecting thc Settlement of those claims against the United States 
claims. 
resulting from the explosions which occurred at the naval ammunition 
depot at Port Chicago, California, on July 17, 1944, which have not