Joint resolution to authorize the designation of October 16, 1954, as National Olympic Day
PL 83-342 (S.J.Res.146), enacted 04/22/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 341-APR. 22, 1954 
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"(3) Any numbered mineral section which is surveyed on or after 
the date of the enactment of this subsection, and on which there is 
outstanding at the time of such survey a lease or leases entered into 
by the United States, shall (unless excluded from the provisions of 
this section by subsection (c) for a reason other than the existence 
of an outstanding lease) be granted to the State concerned immedi-
ately upon completion of such survey; and the State shall succeed to 
the position of the United States as lessor under such lease or leases. 
"(4) The Secretary of the Interior shall, upon application by a 
State, issue patents to the State for the lands granted by this Act, 
in accordance with the Act of June 12,1934 (48 Stat. 1185,43 U. S. C. 
sec. 871a). 
Such patent shall include a statement that the State suc-
ceeded to the position of the United States as lessor at the time the 
title vested in the State. 
"(5) Where, at the time rents, royalties, and bonuses accrue, the 
lands or deposits covered by a single lease are owned in part by the 
State and in part by the United States, the rents, royalties, and 
bonuses shall be allocated between them in proportion to the acreage 
in said lease owned by each." 
SEC. 2. Subsection (c) of such Act, as amended, is amended by 
striking out "That" and by inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
"Except as provided jn subsection (d),". 
Approved April 22, 1954. 
April 22, 1954 
[H. R. 7380] 
Public Law 341 
CHAPTER 170 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to reconvey certain property which the 
city of Boulder, Colorado, donated to the Secretary of Commerce for the 
establishment of a radio propagation laboratory. 
Boiilder, Colo. 
Reconveyance. 
15 u s e 2 72 note. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hovt^ne of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That any other law to 
the contrary notwithstanding, the Secretary of Commerce is authorized 
to reconvey, without compensation in such manner and on such other 
terms and conditions as he deems to be hi the best interests of the United 
States, to the city of Boulder, Colorado, two acres of land more or less, 
consisting of a portion of a tract of some two hundred and ten acres of 
land in Boulder County, Colorado, which tract was conveyed without 
compensation to the United States Government represented by the 
Secretary of Commerce, as a site for a radio laboratory under authority 
of Public Law 366, Eighty-first Congress, approved October 25, 1949 
(63 Stat. 886), the said land reconveyed to be used by the city of 
Boulder, Colorado, as part of a site for a water reservoir. 
Approved April 22, 1954. 
April 22,1954 
[S. J . R e s . 146] 
Public Law 342 
CHAPTER 171 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To authorize the designation of October 16, 1954, as National Olympic Day. 
Whereas the XVIth Olympic Games of the modern era will be held 
in Melbourne, Australia, November 22 to December 8, 1956, with 
Winter Games to be held at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, January 26 
to February 5, 1956; and 
Whereas the Pan American Games will be held in Mexico City in 
March 1955; and 
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Whereas these games will afford an opportunity of bringing together 
young men and women representing more than seventy nations, of 
many races, creeds, and stations in life and possessing various habits 
and customs, all bound by the uniAersal appeal of friendly athletic 
competition, governed by rules of sportsmanship and dedicated to 
the principle that the important thing is for each and every partici-
pant to do his very best to win in a manner that will reflect credit 
upon himself or herself, and the country represented; and 
Whereas the peoples of the Avorld in these trying times require above 
all else occasions for friendshm and understanding, and among the 
most telling things which influence people of other countries are 
the acts of individuals and not those of governments; and 
Whereas experiences afforded by the 01ymi:)ic and Pan American 
Games make a unique contribution to common understanding and 
mutual respect among all peoples; and 
Whereas previous Olympic and Pan American Games have proved 
that competitoi-s and spectators alike haA'e been imbued with ideals 
of friendship, chivalry, and comradeship and impressed with the 
fact that accomplishment is reward in itself; and 
Wliereas the United States Olympic Association is presently engaged 
in assuring maximum support for the teams representing the United 
States at Mexico City, Melbourne, and Cortina d'Ampezzo; and 
Whereas a day set aside by this Nation for a rededication to the ama-
teur ideal could accomplish great good in encouraging good will 
for these games: Therefore be it 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Refresentatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, Tliat the President of the 
United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation 
designating the 16th of October 1954 as National Olympic Day and 
urging all citizens of our country to do all in their power to support 
the XVIth Olympic Games, the Winter Games to be held in 1956, and 
the Pan American Games to be held in 1955, and to insure that the 
United States Avill be fully and adequately represented in these games. 
Approved April 22, 1954. 
National 01 y m-
pic Day, 1954. 
Public Law 343 
CHAPTER 172 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the District of Columbia to enter into interstate civil-defense 
conipat'ts. 
April 22, 1954 
[S. J. Res. 63] 
Whereas several States have heretofore entered into interstate civil 
defense comjiacts with other States in form substantiallj' as follows: 
"IXTEKSTATE CiVIL D E F E X S E AXD DISASTER CoMPACT 
"The contracting States solemnly agree : 
"Article 1. The purpose of this comijact is to provide mutual aid 
among the States in meeting any emergency or disaster from enemy 
attack or other cause (natural or otherwise) including sabotage and 
subversive acts and direct attacks by bombs, shellfire, and atomic, 
radiological, chemical, bacteriological mertns, and other weapons. 
The prompt, full, and effective utilization of the resources of the 
respective States, including such resources as may be available from 
the United States Government or any other source, are essential to 
the safety, care, and Avelfare of the people thereof in the event of 
enemy action or other emergency, and any other resources, including 
j)ersonnel, equipment, or supplies, shall be incorporated into a ])lan