An Act to provide for the sale of lands in reservoir areas under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army for cottage site development and use.
PL 84-999 (H.R.11702), enacted 08/06/1956

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PUBUC LAW 999-AUG. 6, 1956 
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Public Law 999 
CHAPTER 987 
AN ACT 
To provide for the sale of lands in reservoir areas under the jurisdiction of the 
Department of the Army for cottage site development and use. 
August 6, 1956 
[H. R. 1170:;] 
Sale. 
Notice. 
P u b l i c a t i o n of 
regulations in FR. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever the 
Pubuc i^aidsi^for 
Secretary of the Army determines that any Government-owned lands $ei4^ent. 
other than lands withdrawn or reserved from the public domain 
within reservoir areas under his control (1) are not required for 
project purposes or for public recreational use, and (2) are being used 
for or are available for cottage site development and use, he is author-
ized to offer such lands, or any part thereof, for sale for such purposes 
in accordance with the provisions of this Act: Provided, 
however, 
That any lands held under lease for cottage site purposes on the date 
of the approval of this Act shall not be offered for sale to anyone 
other than the lessee until after sixty days from the date of the written 
notice to the lessee as provided in section 2 of this Act, or the termina-
tion or expiration date of such lease, whichever is later, and the lessee 
shall have the right during such period to purchase any lands leased 
to him which the Secretary determines are available for sale. 
SEC. 2. (a) Public notice of the availability of the lands for sale 
for cottage site development and use shall be given in such manner as 
the Secretary of the Army may by regulation prescribe, including 
publication within the vicinity of the lands available for sale: Pro-
vided, however, That notice to lessees of cottage sites shall be given in 
writing within 90 days after publication of such regulations in the 
Federal Register and the notice shall state the appraised fair market 
value of the land available for sale to such lessee. 
(b) The sale of lands for cottage site development and use shall 
be accomplished by any method which the Secretary of the Army 
determines to be in the public interest, including public auction, seal 
bids, and by negotiation with lessees and with others after competitive 
bidding. 
(c) The price to be paid for any lands sold for cottage site develop-
ment and use pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be not less 
than the appraised fair market value thereof as determined by the 
Secretary of the Army. 
(d) The Secretary of the Army is authorized to convey by quit-
claim deed all the right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
to the lands sold for cottage site development and use pursuant to 
the provisions of this Act, the conveyance to be on condition that the 
property conveyed shall be used for cottage site purposes only, and 
m the event of use for any other purposes, title to the land and im-
provements shall revert to and vest in the United States; and subject 
to such other conditions, reservations, and restrictions as the Secretary 
may determine to be necessary for the management and operation of 
the reservoir, or for the protection of lessess or owners of cottage sites 
within the area. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Army may, by quitclaim deed, deed 
of easement, or otherwise, transfer to the State in which lands sold 
for cottage site development and use pursuant to this Act are located, 
or to any political subdivision thereof, or to any organization consist-
ing of not less than 50 per centum of the owners of cottage sites in the 
area, without monetary consideration, any lands being used or to be 
used for roads primarily to serve the cottage site areas: 
Provided, 
however. That the deed or other instrument transferring such land 
shall specifically provide for appropriate use and maintenance of the 
property by the State, political subdivision, or organization, and any 
Price. 
Conveyance. 
T r a n s f e r to 
State, etc. 
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Cost of survey. 
D e l e g a t i o n of 
authority. 
deed conveying title to such lands for roadway purposes shall contain 
the condition and limitation that in the event the land conveyed shall 
fail or cease to be used for roadway purposes the same shall immed-
iately revert to and vest in the United States. 
SEC. 4. The costs of any surveys or the relocation of boundary 
markers necessary as an incident of a conveyance or other property 
transfer under this Act shall be borne by the grantee. 
SEC. 5. 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. 6. The proceeds from any sale made under this Act shall be 
covered into the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous 
receipts. 
Approved August 6, 1956. 
August 6, 1956 
[H, R. 9591] 
Public Law 1000 
CHAPTER 988 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of August 31, 1954 (68 Stat. 1037), relating to the acquisition 
of non-Federal land within the existing boundaries of any national park, and 
for other purposes. 
Cape H a t t e r a s 
National Seashore 
Recreational Area. 
16 u s e 452a. 
Funds. 
Limitation. 
Be it enacted hy the Senute cmd House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of 
August 31, 1954 (68 Stat. 1037), is hereby amended to extend the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior, contained therein, to the 
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area. 
SEC. 2. Any funds appropriated to the Department of the Interior 
for the acquisition of non-Federal lands within areas of the National 
Park System shall hereafter be available for the acquisition of non-
Federal lands within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recrea-
tional Area, and the appropriation of funds for the acquisition of such 
lands is hereby authorized. 
SEC. 3. The total amount which may be expended for the land acqui-
sition program at Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area, 
pursuant to the authorizations contained in this Act, is hereby ex-
pressly limited to $250,000. 
Approved August 6, 1956. 
August 6, 1956 
[H. R. 9396] 
Public Law 1001 
CHAPTER 989 
AN ACT 
To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to place guar seed on the free list. 
46 Stat. 672. 
19 u s e 1201. 
Guar seed. 
46 Stat. 682. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hottse of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 201 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
following new paragraph: 
"Par. 1820. Guar seed (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba)." 
The amendment made by this section shall apply only in the case 
of articles entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
consumption, on or after the date of enactment of this Act and prior 
to the expiration of two years after such date. 
SEC. 2, (a) Paragraph 1774 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(19 U. S. C. 1201, par. 1774), is amended to read as follows: