An Act to direct the Secretary of the Army to convey certain property located in Polk County, Iowa, and described as Camp Dodge and Polk County Target Range, to the State of Iowa.
PL 84-50 (S.148), enacted 06/01/1955

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Use of property* 
National e m e r -
gency. 
Deed of convey-
ance. 
connection with the ten and eighty-nine one-hundredths acres referred 
to in section 1 of this Act as the United States Air Force Reserve train-
ing center parcel and the United States Army Reserve, formerly the 
Organized Reserve Corps armory parcel, rights-of-way for water lines, 
sewer lines, telephone and telegraph lines, powerlines, and such other 
utilities as now exist, or which may become necessary to the operation 
of the above-described ten and eighty-nine one-hundredths acres. 
SEC. 4, The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall 
be upon condition that such property shall be used for training of the 
National Guard and the Air National Guard and for other military 
purposes, and that if the State of Texas shall cease to use the property 
so conveyed for the purposes intended, then title thereto shall imme-
diately revert to the United States, and in addition, all improvements 
made during its occupancy by the State of Texas shall vest in the 
United States without payment of compensation therefor. 
SEC. 5. The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall 
be upon the further provision that whenever the Congress of the 
United States declares a state of war or other national emergency, or 
the President declares a state of emergency, and upon the determina-
tion by the Secretary of Defense that the property conveyed under 
this Act is useful or necessary for military, air, or naval purposes, 
or in the interest of national defense, the United States shall have 
the right, without obligation to make payment of any kind, to reenter 
upon the property and use the same or any part thereof, including 
any and all improvements made thereon during its occupancy by the 
State of Texas, for the duration of such state of war or of such 
emergency. Upon the termination of such state of war or of such 
emergency plus six months such property shall revert to the State 
of Texas, together with all appurtenances and utilities belonging or 
appertaining thereto. 
SEC. 6. In executing the deed of conveyance authorized by this Act, 
the Secretary of the Army shall include specific provisions covering 
the reservations and conditions contained in sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 
of this Act. 
Approved June 1, 1955. 
June 1, 1955 
[S. 148] 
Public Law 50 
CHAPTER 112 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey certain property located in Polk 
County, Iowa, and described as Camp Dodge and Polk County Target Range, 
to the State of Iowa. 
P o i k C o u n t y , 
Iowa. 
CoWeyance. 
Mineral rights. 
Use of land. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Army is authorized and directed to convey by quitclaim deed, 
without consideration, to the State of Iowa all right, title, and interest 
of the United States, except as retained in this Act, in and to the Camp 
Dodge Military Reservation, located in Polk ('ounty, Iowa, compris-
ing 1,848.32 acres, more or less, and Polk County Target Range, Iowa, 
comprising 742.34 acres, more or less, both together with all buildings 
and improvements thereon, and all appurtenances, easements, rights-
of-way, and utilities belonging or appurtenant thereto. 
SEC^ 2. All mineral rights, including gas and oil, in the lands 
authorized to be conveyed by this Act shall be reserved to the United 
States. 
SEC. 3. The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act shall 
be upon condition that such property shall be used for training of the 
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National Guard and for other military purposes, and that if the 
State of Iowa shall cease to use the property so conveyed for the 
purposes intended, then title thereto shall immediately revert to the 
United States and, in addition, all improvements made during its 
occupancy by the State of Iowa shall vest in the United States without 
payment of compensation therefor. 
SEC. 4. The conveyance of the property authorized by this Act 
shall be upon the further provision that whenever the Congress of the 
United States declares a state of war or other national emergency, or 
the President declares a state of national emergency, and upon the 
determination by the Secretary of Defense that the property conveyed 
under this Act is useful or necessary for military, air, or naval pur-
poses, or in the interest of national defense, the United States shall 
have the right, without obligation to make payment of any kind, to 
reenter upon the property and use the same or any part thereof, in-
cluding any and all improvements made thereon during its occupancy 
by the State of Iowa, for the duration of such state of war or of such 
national emergency. Upon the termination of such state of war or of 
such national emergency plus six months such property shall revert 
to the State of Iowa, together with all appurtenances and utilities 
belonging or appertaining thereto. 
SEC. 5. In consideration for the conveyance of the lands described 
in the first section of this Act, the State of loAva shall agree to use for 
military purposes only and not to sell, convey, or otherwise dispose 
of all or any part of certain lands (hereinafter called State lands) 
and improvements thereon which are owned by the State of Iowa and 
are used for National Guard purposes in connection with Camp Dodge 
and Polk County Target Range as of the date of enactment of this 
Act: Provided^ That the improvements on such lands which are now 
being used by the State of Iowa for other than military purposes may 
continue to be used for such purposes so long as such use does not 
interfere with the utilization of such lands for military purposes. 
The State of Iowa further agrees that it will, prior to delivery of the 
conveyance authorized herein, file with the Office of the Division Engi-
neer, Corps of Engineers, Farm Credit Building, 206 South Nine-
teenth Street, Omaha, Nebraska, a descriptioii of and inventory of 
the State-owned property as defined herein. 
In the event that the 
State of Iowa at any time shall breach the agreement defined in this 
section, all right, title, and interest in and to the ])roperty conveyed 
to the State of Iowa by the United States under the provisions of 
this Act shall revert to the United States Avithout cost. The State 
shall further agree that in the event that the Congress of the United 
States declares a state of war or other national emergency, or the 
President declares a state of national emergency, the use of the State 
lands and improvements thereon, or any part thereof, shall, upon 
request of the Secretary of Defense, be used by the United States 
during such emergency Avithout cost to the I"^nited States. 
SEC. 6. In executing the deed of conveyance authorized by this Act, 
the Secretary of the Army shall include specific provisions covering 
the reservations and conditions contained m sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 of 
this Act. 
SEC. 7. The cost of any surveys necessary as an incident of the con-
veyance authorized herein shall be bonie by the State of Iowa. 
SEC. 8. The Secretary of the Army is authorized to determine and 
enforce compliance with the conditions, reservations, and restrictions 
contained in this Act and any related documents. 
Approved June 1, 1955. 
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