An Act to amend section 11 of the not approved February 22, 1889 (25 Stat. 676 ) as amended by the act of May 7, 1932 (47 Stat. 150), and as amended by the act of April 13, 1948 (62 Stat. 170) relating to the admission to the Union of the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington, ands for other purposes
PL 91-463 (H.R.13125), enacted 10/16/1970

84 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 91-463~OCT. 16, 1970 
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SEC. 2. As a part of such study, other interested Federal agencies, 
and State and local bodies and officials shall be consulted, and the 
study shall be coordinated with applicable outdoor recreation plans, 
highway plans, and other planning activities relating to the region. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary shall submit to the President and to the Con- ^^^^^^^ *°on-^^'" 
gress of the United States, within one year after the date of this Act, gr"ssT 
a report of the findings and recommendations of the National Park 
Service, as approved by him. The report of the Secretary shall contain, 
but not be limited to, findings with respect to the scenic, scientific, his-
toric, and natural values of the land resources involved, including 
specifically, recommendations as to scenic, and historic site preservation 
or marking. 
SEC. 4. There are authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $30,000, 
Appropriation. 
to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
Approved October 16, 1970. 
Public Law 91-463 
AN A C T 
October 16, 1970 
To amend section 11 of the Act approved February 22, 1889 (25 Stat. t>7(>) as 
[H. R. 13125] 
amended by the Act of May 7, 1932 (47 Stat. 150), and as amended by the Act 
of April 13, 1948 (62 Stat. 170) relating to the admission to the Union of the 
States of North Dakota, Sonth Dakota, Montana, and Washington, and for 
other puriM>ses. 
Be it enacted by the /Seruite and Hou^e of Rep^reHerdativefi of the 
United Staten of Amerka in Congress assembled. That the second sen- g ^^^^^^^nt 
tence of the firet paragraph of section 11 of the Act approved Febru- and wash. 
ary 22,1889 (25 Stat. 67(5), as amended by the Act of May 7, 1932 (47 ^/^^^'TrrV^"'*^' 
Stat. 150), is hereby amended to read as follows: 
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''Any of the said lands may be exchanged for other lands, public 
or private, of equal value and as near as may be of equal area, but if 
any of the said lands are exchanged with the United States such 
exchange shall be limited to Federal lands that are surveyed, non-
mineral, unreserved public, lands within the State, or are reserved 
public lands within the State that are subject to exchange under the 
laws governing the administration of such Federal reserved public 
lands." 
and that a new paragraph be added immediately following the 
above, as follows: 
"All exchanges hei'etofore made under section 11 of the Act approved 
February 22, 1889 (25 Stat. 676), as amended by the Act approved 
May 7, 1932 (47 Stat. 150), for reserved public lands of the United 
States that were subject to exchange under law pursuant to which they 
were being administered and the requirements thereof have l>een met, 
are hereby approved to the same extent as though the lands exchanged 
were unreserved public lands." 
and that the present paragraph 2 of section 11 be amended to 
62 stat. 170. 
read as follows: 
"The said lands may be leased under such regulations as the legis-
lature may prescribe." 
Approved October 16, 1970.