An Act to provide for the disposal of public lands within highway, telephone, and pipeline withdrawals in Alaska, subject to appropriate easements, and for other purposes
PL 84-892 (H.R.4096), enacted 08/01/1956

PUBLIC 1/AW 891-AUG. 1, 1956 
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Public Law 891 
CHAPTER 847 
August 1, 1956 
AN ACT 
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To abolish the Fossil Cycad National Monument, South Dakota, and for other 
purposes. 
F o s s i l 
Cycad 
National Monument, 
S. Dale. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^semoled, That, effective Sep-
tember 1, 1957, the Fossil Cycad National Monument, South Dakota, 
is hereby abolished and the lands contained therein shall be adminis-
tered thereafter by the Secretary of the Interior as public lands in 
accordance with the public-land laws of the United States: Provided^ 
That prior thereto the Secretary of the Interior may, under such 
regulations as he determines to be appropriate, issue permits to scien-
tific and educational institutions for the discovery, excavation, and 
removal of fossil cycads for scientific and educational purposes; and 
That if any excavations on such lands for the recovery of fissionable 
materials or any other minerals should be undertaken, such fossil 
remains discovered shall become the property of the Federal 
Government. 
Approved August i, 1956. 
Public Law 892 
CHAPTER 848 
August 1, 1956 
[H, R. 4096] 
Alaska. 
Public lends. 
AN ACT 
To provide for the disposal of public lands within highway, telephone, and pipe-
line withdrawals in Alaska, subject to appropriate easements, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled^ That upon revoca-
tion of a withdrawal for highways, telephone lines, or pipelines, in 
Alaska, the lands involved shall be subject to disposal only under 
laws specified by the Secretary of the Interior, subject to easements 
as established by the Secretary. 
Notwithstanding any statutory 
limitation on the area which may be included in an unpatented claim 
or entry, the Secretary may permit the amendment of the land de-
scription of a claim or entry on adjoining lands to include the restored 
lands. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary may sell such restored lands for not less than 
their appraised value, giving an appropriate preference right to the 
holders of adjoining claims or entries and to owners of adjoining 
private lands. 
If such lands are under the jurisdiction of a Federal 
department or agency other than the Department of the Interior, any 
sale thereof shall be made only with the consent of such department 
or agency. 
SEC. 3. Lands in Alaska within an easement hereunder established 
by the Secretary of the Interior may not be utilized or occupied with-
out the permission of the Secretary, or an officer or agency designated 
by him. If the lands crossed by an easement established under this Act 
are under the jurisdiction of a Federal department or agency other 
than the Department of the Interior, or of a State, Territory, or other 
government subdivision or agency, such permission may be granted 
only with the consent of such department, agency, or other govern-
mental unit. 
SEC. 4. Nothing in this Act shall affect adversely any valid existing 
rights. 
Approved August l, 1956.