An Act to permit the city of Philadelphia to further develop the Hog Island tract as an air, rail, and marine terminal by directing the Secretary of Commerce to release the city of Philadelphia from the fulfillment of certain conditions contained in the existing deed which restrict further development
PL 83-556 (S.3630), enacted 07/29/1954

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(4) Strike out the second sentence of the fourth paragraph of 
section 17 (b) and insert in lieu thereof the following language: "Any 
other lease issued under any section of this Act which has heretofore 
or may hereafter be committed to any such plan that contains a general 
provision for allocation of oil or gas, shall continue in force and 
effect as to the land committed, so long as the lease remains subject 
to the plan: Provided^ That production is had in paying quantities 
under the plan prior to the expiration date of the term of such lease. 
Any lease hereafter committed to any such plan embracing lands 
that are in part within and in part outside of the area covered by 
any such plan sha.ll be segregated into separate leases as to the lands 
committed and the lands not committed as of the effective date of 
unitization: Provided^ however^ That any such lease as to the non-
unitized portion shall continue in force and effect for the term 
thereof but for not less than two years from the date of such segrega-
tion and so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying 
quantities." 
(5) Strike out the words "and regardless of acreage limitations 
provided for in this Act" in the fifth paragraph of section 17 (b) 
and insert the following sentence at the end of that paragraph: "All 
leases operated under such approved operating, drilling, or develop-
ment contracts, and interests thereunder, shall be excepted in deter-
mining holdings or control under the provisions of any section of 
this Act." 
(6) Strike out the last sentence of section 30 (a) and insert the 
following in lieu thereof: "Assignments under this section may also 
be made of parts of leases which are in their extended term because 
of any provision of this Act. 
The segregated lease of any unde-
veloped lands shall continue in full force and effect for two years and 
so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in paying quantities." 
(7) Insert the following sentence immediately after the second 
paragraph of section 31: "Notwithstanding the provisions of this sec-
tion, however, upon failure of a lessee to pay rental on or before the 
anniversary date of the lease, for any lease on which there is no well 
capable of producing oil or gas in paying quantities, the lease shall 
automatically terminate by operation of law: Provided, 
however, 
That when the time for payment falls upon any day in which the 
proper office for payment is not open, payment may be received the 
next official working day and shall be considered as timely made." 
Approved July 29, 1954. 
60 Stat. 953. 
30 u s e 226e. 
Unit plan leases. 
Continuation. 
Nonunitized por-
tion. 
Sp e c i a l 
c o n -
tracts. 
E x t e n s i o n 
of 
rights. 
60 Stat. 955. 
30 u s e 187a. 
A s s i g nment of 
parts of leases. 
60 Stat. 956. 
30 u s e 188. 
D e f a u l t s 
in 
rental payments. > 
Public Law 556 
CHAPTER 645 
AN ACT 
To permit the city of Pliiladelpliia to further develop the Hog Island tract as an 
air, rail, and marine terminal by directing the Secretary of Commerce to 
release the city of Philadelphia from the fulfillment of certain conditions con-
tained in the existing deed which restrict further development. 
July 29,1954 
[S. 3630] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of Commerce is authorized and directed to release the city of Phila-
delphia from the fulfillment of any and all conditions for the benefit 
of the United States set forth in a deed of the United States, acting 
through the United States Shipping Board, dated the 23d day of July 
1930, relating to a tract of land, known as Hog Island, situated partly 
in the township of Tinicum in the county of Delaware and State of 
P h il a d e Iphia, 
Pa. 
Development o f 
Hog Island tract. 
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Pennsylvania and partly in the Fortieth Ward of the city of Phila-
delphia, comprising nine hundred and fifty-one acres more or less; 
and to execute in proper form a full and complete release and discharge 
of the yearly ground rent reserved to the United States under and 
pursuant to said deed, and relieving the city of Philadelphia from the 
fulfillment of any and all covenants, conditions and trusts for the 
benefit of the United States set forth in said deed. 
Conditions. 
gj,^.^ 2. The execution of the aforesaid release shall be made without 
consideration therefor and upon condition that the aforesaid tract 
shall be held, used and developed as and for an air, rail, and marine 
terminal for the promotion and furtherance of the interstate and for-
eign commerce of the United States, and for industrial purposes 
related thereto: Provided^ That the premises shall not be disposed of 
by the city of Philadelphia by conveyance or sale, except in furtherance 
of the public purposes herein set forth. 
The release shall contain a 
further provision that whenever the Congress of the United States 
shall declare a state of war or other national emergency the United 
States shall have the right to enter upon the premises and use the same 
or any part thereof owned by the city of Philadelphia for a period not 
to exceed the duration of such state of war or national emergency plus 
six months, and upon cessation of such use said premises shall revert 
to the city of Philadelphia: Provided 
however^ That the United 
States shall be responsible during the period of such use for the mainte-
nance of all of the property so used, and shall pay a fair rental for 
the use of any structures or other improvements which have been 
added thereto, said rental to include all debt service charges or other 
obligations arising out of the financing of all structures or improve-
ments on the aforesaid premises. 
Approved July 29, 1954. 
July 29, 19S4 
[S. 2766] 
Communist or-
ganization r e g i s -
tration. 
64 Stat. 993. 
P 
r i n t i n g 
presses, etc. 
Public Law 557 
CHAPTER 646 
AN ACT 
To anieud section 7 (d) of the Internal Security Act of 1950, as amended. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America m Congress assembled, That section 7 (d) of 
the Internal Security Act of 1950, as amended (50 U. S. C. 786 (d)), is 
amended by adding after paragraph (5) the following: 
" (6) A listing, in such form and detail as the Attorney Gen-
eral shall by regulation prescribe, of all printing presses and 
machines including but not limited to rotary presses, flatbed 
cylinder presses, platen presses, lithographs, offsets, photo-offsets, 
mimeograph machines, multigraph machines, multilith machines, 
duplicating machines, ditto machines, linotype machines, inter-
type machines, monotype machines, and all other types of print-
ing presses, typesetting machines or any mechanical devices used 
or intended to be used, or capable of being used to produce or 
publish printed matter or material, which are in the possession, 
custody, ownership, or control of the Communist-action or Com-
munist-front organization or its officers, members, affiliates, 
associates, group, or groups in which the Communist-action or 
Communist-front organization, its officers or members have an 
interest." 
Approved July 29, 1954.