A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the U.S. conditions in a deed conveying certain lands to the State of New York and to provide for the conveyance of certain interests in such lands so as to permit such State, subject to certain conditions, to sell such land.
PL 93-456 (H.R.7954), enacted 10/18/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-456-OCT. 18, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
October 18, 1974 
[H. R. 7954] 
Public Law 93-456 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States 
conditions in a deed conveying certain lands to the State of New York and to 
provide for the conveyance of certain interests in such lands so as to permit 
such State, subject to certain conditions, to sell such land. 
state of New 
York. 
Land convey-
ance. 
Description, 
Release of 
conditions. 
Mineral inter-
ests. 
Fair market 
value. 
Deposit. 
Be it eiiacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Atnerica in Congress assembled, That, notwithstand-
ing the provisions of section 32(c) of the Bankhead-Jones Farm 
Tenant Act (7 U.S.C. 1011(c)), the Secretary of Agriculture is 
authorized and directed to release, on behalf of the United States, with 
respect to the following described land, the condition in a deed dated 
January 28, 1961, between the United States and the State of New 
York, conveying certain lands in Allegany County in the State of 
New York to the State of New York, of which such described land is 
a part, which requires that the lands so conveyed be use 1 for public 
purposes and provides for a reversion of such land to the United States 
if at any time it ceases to be so used: 
A parcel or tract of land consisting of approximately .42 acre, being 
a portion of the lands conveyed by such deed dated January 28, 1961, 
being in the town of New Hudson, county of Allegany, State of New 
York, being part of lot 47 in such town which begins at the southwest 
corner of the existing cemetery lot; thence south on a line that is the 
continuation of the west line of said existing cemetery lot a distance 
of 100 feet to a point; thence east and parallel to the south line of said 
existing cemetery lot a distance of 185 feet to a point on the continua-
tion of the east line of said existing cemetery lot; thence north along 
the said continuation of said east line a distance of 100 feet to the 
southeast corner of said existing cemetery lot; thence west along the 
south line of said existing cemetery lot a distance of 185 feet to the 
place of beginning. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary shall release the condition referred to in the 
first section of this Act only with respect to land covered by and 
described in any agreement or agreements entered into between the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the State of New York in which such 
State in consideration of the release of such conditions as to such 
land, agrees to convey the land with respect to which such condition 
is released to the Bellville Cemetery Association for a fair and equi-
table consideration. 
SEC. 3. Upon application all the undivided mineral interests of the 
United States in any parcel or tract of land, released pursuant to this 
Act from the condition as to such lands, shall be conveyed to the State 
of New York for the use and benefit of the State by the Secretary of 
the Interior. In areas where the Secretary of the Interior determines 
that there is no active mineral development or leasing, and that the 
lands have no mineral value, the mineral interests covered by a single 
application shall be sold for a consideration of $1. In other areas the 
mineral interests shall be sold at the fair market value thereof as 
determined by the Secretary of the Interior after taking into consider-
ation such appraisals as he deems necessary or appropriate. 
SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Interior shall require the deposit of a 
sum of money which he deems sufficient to cover estimated adminis-
trative costs of this Act. If a conveyance is, or is not made pursuant to 
this Act, and the administrative costs exceed the deposit, the Secretary 
shall bill the applicant for the outstanding amount, but if the amount 
of the deposit exceeds the actual administrative costs, the Secretary 
shall refund the excess. 
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SEC. 5. The term "administrative costs" as used in this Act includes, 
in addition to other items, all costs which the Secretary of the Interior 
determines are included in a determination of (1) the mineral char-
acter of the land in question, and (2) the fair market value of the 
mineral interest. 
SEC. 6. Amounts paid to the Secretary of the Interior under the 
grevisions of this Act shall be paid into the Treasury of the United 
tates as miscellaneous receipts. 
Approved October 18, 1974. 
'Administrativs 
Public Law 93-457 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to 
execute a subordination agreement with respect to certain lands in Lee County, 
South Carolina". 
October 18, 1974 
[H. R. 9054] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act entitled cauon'f L
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"An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to county, s.c. 
execute a subordination agreement with respect to certain lands in 
Lands. 
Lee County, South Carolina", approved November 6, 1969 (83 Stat. 
183), is amended— 
(1) by striking out "an agreement subordinating" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "a quitclaim deed conveying and releasing"; 
(2) by striking out "is" and inserting in lieu thereof "and the 
Secretary of the Interior are"; 
(3) by striking out "288" and inserting in lieu thereof "228"; 
and 
(4) by adding a new sentence at the end thereof as follows: 
"The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
are further authorized, in their discretion, to execute and deliver 
to the Board of Education of Lee County, South Carolina, its 
successors and assigns, a quitclaim deed or deeds conveying and 
releasing all right, title, and interest of the Ignited States of 
America in and to one or more parcels numbered 1, more particu-
larly described in the above-mentioned deed dated December 14, 
1945, and numbered 7, 9, and 11, more particularly described in 
the above-mentioned deed dated July 15, 1946, upon documenta-
tion satisfactory to said Secretaries that buildings, facilities, or 
improvements for educational or other related community pur-
poses are planned for the parcels involved.". 
Approved October 18, 1974. 
Public Law 93-458 
AN ACT 
To declare that certain federally owned lands shall be held by the United States 
in trust for the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, and for other purposes. 
October 18, 1974 
[S. 634] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Anfierica in Congress assetnhled^ That, subject to 
valid existing rights, all of the right, title, and interest of the United 
States in the following described tracts of land, and the improvements 
thereon, that were acquired and that are now administered by the Sec-
retary of the Interior for the benefit of the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, 
Indians. 
Kootenai Tribe 
of Idaho. 
Lands in trust.