An Act to provide for the conveyance of a portion of the former O'Reilly General Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, to the State of Missouri, and for other purposes
PL 84-301 (H.R.482), enacted 08/09/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 301-AUG. 9, 1955 
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restriction, or condition to which the reconveyance is made subject, 
and (15) any damage to the land or interest therein caused by the 
United States. 
In addition, the cost of any surveys necessary as an 
incident of such reconveyance shall be borne by the grantee. 
(e) The requirements of this section shall not be applicable with 
respect to the disposition of any land, or interest therein, described in 
subsection (a) if the Secretary shall certify (1) that notice has been 
given to the former owner of such land or interest as provided in sub-
section (b) and that no qualified applicant has made timely applica-
tion for the reconveyance of such land or interest, or (2) that within 
a reasonable time after receipt of a proper application for any recon-
veyance of such land or interest the parties have been unable to reacli 
a satisfactory agreement with respect to the reconveyance of such 
land or interest. 
(f) As used in this section, the term "former owner" means the 
person from whom any land, or interest therein, was acquired by the 
United States, or if such person is deceased, his spouse, or if such 
spouse is deceased, his children. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Army may delegate any authority con-
ferred upon him by this Act to any officer or employee of the Depart-
ment of the Army. 
Any such officer or employee shall exercise the 
authority so delegated under rules and regulations approved by the 
Secretary. 
SEC. 3. Any proceeds from sales made under this Act shall be 
covered into the Treasury of the Ignited States as miscellaneous 
receipts. 
SEC. 4. This Act shall terminate three years after the date of its 
enactment. 
Approved August 9, 1955. 
August 9, 1955 
[H.R. 482] 
Public Law 301 
CHAPTER 661 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of a portion of the former O'Reilly General 
Hospital, Springfield, Missouri, to the State of Missouri, and for other 
puri)oses. 
O'Reilly General 
Hospital, Mo. 
Conveyance. 
Be it enacted hy the /Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled., That the Admin-
istrator of General Services is authorized and directed, upon certifica-
tion to him by the Secretary of Defense and the Governor of Missouri 
that the property described in section 2 of this Act is needed for the 
training or support of the National Guard of Missouri, to convey the 
property to the State of Missouri, by quitclaim deed, without mone-
tary consideration therefor, upon such terms and conditions as the 
Administrator determines to be necessary to properly protect the 
interest of the United States: Provided, 
however, That such deed 
of conveyance by express terms shall— 
a. reserve to the United States all mineral rights including 
gas and oil; 
b. reserve to the United States right of exclusive use without 
charge therefor of such property together with any improvements 
thereon during any period of national emergency, 
c. specify that said property shall be used for the training of 
the National Guard or for other military purposes, and in the 
event of non-use for such purpose within a reasonable time as 
determined by the Secretary of Defense or of discontinuance of 
use for such purpose, shall, m its then existing condition together 
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with any improvements thereon, at the option of the United States 
as determined and exercised by the Secretary of Defense, revert 
to the United States. 
SEC. 2. The real property to be conveyed to the State of Missouri 
is described as follows: 
A parcel of land in the city of Springfield, Green County, Missouri, 
being a portion of the former O'Reilly General Hospital, and begin-
ning at a point 31 poles and 20 links south of the northwest corner 
of northeast quarter of section 18, township 29, range 21^ for a point 
of true, beginning; running thence south 661.3 feet to a woven wire 
fence; running thence east along said fence 66 poles and 18 links; 
running thence north 661.3 feet to a point 31 poles and 20 links south 
of the north line of the northeast quarter of section 18, township 29, 
range 21: running thence west 66 poles and 18 links to the point of 
true beginning, being 16.5 acres, more or less. 
SEC. 3. The cost of any survevs necessary as an incident of the 
conveyance authorized herein shall be borne by the State of Missouri. 
Approved August 9, 1955. 
Public Law 302 
CHAPTER 662 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Defense Facilities Act of 1950 to provide for additional 
facilities necessary for the administration and training of units of the Reserve 
components of the Armed Forces of the United States, and for other purposes. 
August 9, 1955 
[H. R. 2107] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and HQuse of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the National 
Defense Facilities Act of 1950 (64 Stat. 829; 50 U. S. C. 881-886) is 
amended as follows: 
(a) Section 3 is amended by deleting the phrase "in an amount not 
to exceed $250,000,000 over a period of the next five fiscal years" and 
by inserting in lieu thereof "in an amount not to exceed $500,000,000 
over a period of the next eight fiscal years commencing with fiscal year 
1951"'. 
(b) Subsection 3 (b) is amended to read as follows: 
"(b) (1) contribute to any State such funds as he shall deter-
mine to be necessary to expand, rehabilitate or convert facilities 
owned by such State to the extent required for the joint utiliza-
tion of such facilities; and 
"(2) contribute to any State such funds as he shall determine 
to be necessary to expand, rehabilitate or convert facilities owned 
by such State to the extent made necessary, or to acquire, con-
struct, expand, rehabilitate or convert such additional facilities 
as he shall determine to have been made essential, by any con-
version, redesignation or reorganization of a unit or units of the 
National Guard of the United States or the Air National Guard 
of the United States requested or authorized by the Secretary of 
the Army or the Secretary of the Air Force, respectively." 
(c) Subsection 4 (b) is amended by deleting the Avords "with re-
gard" and substituting therefor the words "and shall have consented". 
(d) Subsection 4 (c) is amended by inserting after the word "ac-
quired" in line 7 thereof the words "by the United States". 
(e) Subsection 4 (d) is amended to read as follows: 
"(d) Each contribution made pursuant to section 3 (b) or 3 (c) of 
this Act shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
of Defense, after consultation with the Armed Services Committees 
National Defense 
Facilities A c t of 
1950, amendments. 
50 u s e 882. 
50 u s e 883. 
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