An Act to revise the boundaries of the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, in the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.
PL 84-438 (S.1529), enacted 03/24/1956

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in the alphabetical order of the States, beginning with the letter A; 
and said tellers, having then read the same in the presence and hearing 
of the two Houses, shall make a list of the votes as they shall appear 
from the said certificates; and the votes having been ascertained 
and counted in the manner and according to the rules by law provided, 
the result of the same shall be delivered to the President of the Senate, 
who shall thereupon announce the state of the vote, which announce-
ment shall be deemed a sufficient declaration of the persons, if any, 
elected President and Vice President of the United States, and, 
together with a list of the votes, be entered on the Journals of the 
two Houses. 
Approved March 24, 1956. 
Public Law 437 
CHAPTER 93 
AN ACT 
To extend the time within which the State of Louisiana may make initial pay-
ment on the purchase of certain property from the United States. 
March 24, 1956 
[H. R. 7927] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representati'ves 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2 of the 
p°^^^^|!'f 
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Act entitled "An Act to provide for the conveyance of certain property ment. ^ *' ^ ^^^ 
under the jurisdiction of the Housing and Home Finance Administra-
tor to the State of Louisiana", approved August 4, 1955 (Public Law 
235, Eighty-fourth Congress), is amended bv striking out "six 
months" and inserting in lieu thereof "one year . 
Approved March 24, 1956. 
69 Stat. 495. 
Public Law 438 
CHAPTER 94 
AN ACT 
To revise the boundaries of the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, in 
the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes. 
March 24, 1956 
[S. 1529] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the follow-
ing-described lands are hereby made a part of the Theodore Roosevelt 
National Memorial Park, subject to all laws and regulations applicable 
thereto: Beginning at a point in block 11 of the village of Medora, 
North Dakota, said point being on the northerly right-of-way line 
of Third Avenue a distance of 160 feet westerly from the northwest 
corner of the intersection of Third Avenue and Main Street; thence 
northerly a distance of 140 feet to a point on a line parallel to and 160 
feet westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of Main Street; thence 
easterly 10 feet along a line parallel to and 140 feet northerly of the 
northerly right-of-way line of Third Avenue to a point 150 feet west-
erly of the westerly right-of-way line of Main Street; thence northerly 
20 feet along a line parallel to and 150 feet westerly of the westerly 
right-of-way line of Main Street to a point on a line parallel to and 
160 feet northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of Third Avenue; 
thence easterly along said line a distance of 150 feet to a point on the 
westerly right-of-way line of Main Street; thence northerly a dis-
tance of 40 feet along said westerly right-of-way line of Main Street 
to a point 200 feet northerly from the northwest corner of the inter-
section of Third Avenue and Main Street; thence easterly along a 
line parallel to and 200 feet northerly of the northerly right-of-way 
Theodore Roose-
velt National Me-
morial Park. 
Boundaries. 
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line of Third Avenue a distance of 970 feet to the northwesterly cor-
ner of lot 3 in block 8; thence southerly along the westerly line of lots 
3 to 10, inclusive, in block 8 a distance of 200 feet to a point on the 
northerly right-of-way line of Third Avenue; thence along the north-
erly right-of-way line of Third Avenue extended easterly to a point 
on the west sixteenth line of section 26; thence northerly along said 
sixteenth line to a point on the section line common to sections 23 
and 26; thence westerly along said section line to a point which is 600 
feet easterly of the section corner common to sections 22, 23, 26, and 
27; thence northerly along a line parallel to and 600 feet easterly from 
the section line common to sections 22 and 23 to a point on the south 
sixteenth line of section 23; thence westerly along said sixteenth line 
a distance of 600 feet to a point on the section line common to sections 
22 and 23; thence southerly along said section line to the section cor-
ner common to sections 22, 23, 26, and 27; thence southerly along the 
section line common to sections 26 and 27 a distance of 390.5 feet; 
thence westerly a distance of 421.7 feet to a point on a line parallel 
to and 390.5 feet southerly from the section line common to sections 
22 and 27; thence southerly a distance of 360 feet to a point in block 
4 on a line parallel to and 150 feet westerly from the westerly right-of-
way line of Main Street extended northerly; thence southwesterly 
on a straight line through the southwesterly comer of block 4 to a 
point on the southerly right-of-way line of Second Avenue extended 
westerly; thence westerly along said westerly extension of the south-
erly right-of-wa}' line of Second Avenue to a point on the north-
easterly right-of-way line of United States Highway Numbered 10; 
thence southeasterly along said northeasterly right-of-way line of 
United States Highway Numbered 10 to the intersection or juncture of 
said right-of-way line with the northerly right-of-way line of Third 
Avenue; thence easterly to the point of beginning; and all of that 
part of block 12 in the village of Medora that lies westerly of a line 
parallel to and westerly a distance of 140 feet from the westerly 
right-of-way line of Main Street; all in township 140 north, range 
Block 6,Medora. 102 wcst, fifth principal meridian: Provided^ That the lands and 
improvements thereon located in block 6 in the village of Medora now 
administered and used by the United States Forest Service, Depart-
ment of Agriculture, shall not become a part of the park pursuant to 
this section until such time as they are transferred to the Department 
of the Interior by the Secretary of Agriculture. 
SEC. 2. The following area is hereby excluded from the park: That 
portion of section 8 lying southwest of a line between the common 
corner of sections 8, 9, 16, and 17 and the northwest comer of the 
southwest quarter section 8; that portion of section 16 lying southwest 
of a line between the southeast corner southwest quarter and the 
noithwest corner southwest quarter section 16; and section 17, town-
ship 147 north, range 100 west, fifth principal meridian. North Dakota. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make further 
adjustments in the boundaries of the park along United States High-
ways Numbered 10 and 85 as he deems advisable and in the public 
interest if and when the alinement of these highways is changed: 
Provided, That not to exceed five hundred acres may be added to the 
park and not to exceed two thousand acres may be excluded from the 
park by such adjustments. 
Boundary adjustments made pursuant 
to this section shall be effective upon publication thereof in the 
Federal Register and all Federal land excluded from the park pursu-
ant to this Act shall be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture 
for administration or disposition in accordance with title I I I of the 
7u|cfVoi"ioi3. Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act. 
Exclusion. 
Boundary adjust-
ments . 
P u b l i c a t i o n in-
FR. 
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SEC. 4. The land exchange authority relating to Theodore Eoose- th»u*^**°"*^* *"" 
velt National Memorial Park prescribed by section 3 of the Act of 
April 25,1947 (61 Stat. 52), and by section 2 of the Act of June 12, 
f i
^ stau 54. ^ ^ ^ 
1948 (62 Stat. 384), shall be applicable also to the lands described in 24ib. 
section 1 of this Act. 
Approved March 24, 1956. 
Public Law 439 
CHAPTER 96 
AN ACT 
To provide for the return to the town of Hartford, Vermont, of certain land 
which was donated by such town to the United States as a site for a veterans 
hospital and which is no longer needed for such purposes. 
March 29. 1956 
[S. 1565] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assernbled, That the Adminis-
trator of General Services is authorized and directed to convey by 
quitclaim deed to the town of Hartford, Vermont, all of the right, title, 
and interest of the United States in and to that portion, consisting of 
approximately fifty-three and six-tenths acres, of the tract of land 
heretofore donated by such town to the United States for the purpose 
of providing a site for a veterans hospital, which has been determined 
to be in excess of the amount needed for the purposes of such hospital 
and transferred to the General Services Administration for disposi-
tion as surplus property. 
Approved March 29, 1956. 
Hartford, Vt. 
Conveyance. 
Public Law 440 
CHAPTER 97 
AN ACT 
To amend the Act of July 15, 1955, Public Law 161, Eighty-fourth Congress 
(69 Stat. 324), by increasing the appropriation authorization for the Aircraft 
Control and Warning System. 
March 29, 1956 
[S. 3452] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress a^semhled^ Tliat the Act of 
July 15, 1955, Public Law 161, Eighty-fourth Congress (69 Stat. 
324), is hereby amended as follows: 
(1) With respect to various locations under the heading "OUTSIDE 
CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES" and subheading "AIKCRAJT CONTKOL 
AND WARNING SYSTEM"' in section 301 strike out "$98,552,000" and 
insert in place thereof "$170,552,000". 
(2) In clause (3) of section 502 thereof strike out the amounts 
"$458,563,000" and "$1,207,902,000" and insert in place thereof 
"$530,563,000" and "$1,279,902,000" respectively. 
Approved March 29, 1956. 
Aircraft Control 
and Warning Sys-
tem. 
69 Stat. 347. 
Public Law 441 
CHAPTER 98 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To designate the General Grant tree (known as the Nation's Christmas Tree) 
in Kings Canyon National Park, California, as a national shrine. 
March 29. 1956 
[H. J. Res. 194] 
Whereas the General Grant tree, growing in the Kings Canyon 
National Park, California, was dedicated by the Federal Govern-
meiit on April 28, 1926, at the request of the citizens of Sanger, 
California, as the Nation's Christmas Tree; and