An Act to authorize the Commissioner of Public Lands to sell public lands located at Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, to certain persons.
PL 84-900 (H.R.7890), enacted 08/01/1956

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PUBLIC LAW 900-AUG. 1, 1966 
[TOST A T . 
Public Law 900 
CHAPTER 856 
August 1, 1956 
[H. R. 7890] 
Hawaii, Oahu. 
Sale of lands. 
AN ACT 
Price. 
To authorize the commissioner of public lands to sell public lands located at 
Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, to certain persons. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That, any provision 
of the Hawaiian Organic Act or laws of Hawaii relating to public 
lands to the contrary, notwithstanding, the commissioner of public 
lands, with the approval of the Governor and two-thirds of the mem-
bers of the board of public lands, in his discretion, may transfer and 
convey by quitclaim deeds to the owner or owners of lots 15 to 27, both 
inclusive, as shown on map 2 filed in the office of the assistant registrar 
of the land court of the Territory of Hawaii with land court application 
1002, the following-described parcel of land: 
Being a portion of the tidelands of Kaneohe Bay, same being arti-
ficial accretion, abutting lots 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20,19,18,17,16, 
and 15 (map 2), land court application 1002. Situate in Kaneohe 
Bay, Koolaupoko, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. 
Beginning at the south corner of this piece of land, near the common 
corner of lots 27 and 28 (map 2), land court application 1002, the true 
azimuth and distance to said common corner being: 332 degrees 20 
minutes 1.66 feet, and thence running by azimuths measured clockwise 
from true south: 
1. 152 degrees 20 minutes 123.61 feet along lots 27, 26, and 25 (map 
2), land court application 1002; 
2. 168 degrees 40 minutes 150.00 feet along lots 25, 24, 23, and 22 
(map 2), land court application 1002; 
3. 195 degrees 50 minutes 190.00 feet along lots 21, 20, 19, 18, and 
17 (map 2), land court application 1002; 
4. 184 degrees 20 minutes 97.00 feet along lots 17, 16, and 15 (map 
2), land court application 1002; 
5. 204 degrees 40 minutes 51.54 feet along lot 15 (map 2), land 
court application 1002; 
Thence following channel, alon^ new high water mark, Kaneohe 
Bay, for the next five courses, the direct azimuths and distances being: 
6. 359 degrees 46 minutes 30 seconds 109.12 feet; 
7. 14 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds 167.94 feet; 
8. 338 degrees 51 minutes 54.09 feet; 
9. 321 degrees 08 minutes 158.32 feet; 
10. 340 degrees 39 minutes 40.83 feet; 
11. 47 degrees 24 minutes 72.56 feet along stone masonry, along 
Kaneohe Bay; 
12. 32 degrees 26 minutes 30 seconds 58.94 feet along stone masonry, 
along Kaneohe Bay, to the point of beginning and containing an area 
of 31,206 square feet or 0.716 acre. 
In the event of sale as herein authorized the commissioner shall 
divide the parcel of land in such manner as he deems fair and equi-
table into thirteen lots so that each of the lots above mentioned may 
have access to Kaneohe Bay. 
The commissioner may reserve such portions of the area for road-
ways and other rights-of-way as he deems to be in the public interest. 
SEC. 2. Each lot in the area shall be conveyed for a fair and reason-
able price, which price shall be determined by a disinterested appraiser 
or appraisers but not more than three, which shall be appointed by 
the Governor, and all structures, buildings, and other such improve-
ments shall be valued at $1. 
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SEC. 3. The commissioner shall prior to executing such quitclaim 
deeds require the lot owners to release all claims for compensation, 
damages, or otherwise which they or any of them have or may have 
against the United States of America, Territory of Hawaii, or the city 
and county of Honolulu, by reason of acts or omissions of any of said 
f
ovemments, or for which any of said governments are claimed to 
e responsible, done or omitted in connection with the filling of the 
area herein authorized to be sold. 
SEO. 4. The term "owner" or "owners" shall have the same meaning 
given to it under section 73 (a) (4) of the Hawaiian Organic Act. 
SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
42 Stat. 116. 
Public Law 901 
CHAPTER 857 
AN ACT 
To amend certain provisions of law relating to the estate tax. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That if, in the case 
of property transferred by a decedent dying after February 10,1939, 
refund or credit of any overpayment resulting from the application of 
subsections (a) and (b) of section 7 of the Act entitled "An Act to 
amend certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code", approved 
October 25, 1949 (63 Stat. 891; Public Law 378, Eighty-first Con-
gress), was prevented on October 25, 1949, by the operation of any 
law or rule of law (other than section 3760 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1939, relating to closing agreements, and other than section 
3761 of such Code of 1939, relating to compromises), refund or credit 
of such overpayment (reduced as provided in section 2) may, never-
theless, be made or allowed if claim therefor is filed within one year 
from the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2. The amount of the reduction referred to in the first section 
of this Act is the amount of gift tax refunded (together with interest 
paid thereon) by the United States by reason of the inclusion in the 
gross estate of the value of the property causing the overpayment 
resulting from the application of subsections (a) and (b) of section 7 
of the Act approved October 25,1949. 
SEC. 3. Ko interest shall be allowed or paid on any overpayment 
resulting from the application of this Act. 
Approved August 1, 1956. 
August 1, 1956 
[H. R. 6595] 
Estate taxes. 
63 Stat. 894. 
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note. 
53 Stat. 462. 
53 Stat. 462. 
Public Law 902 
CHAPTER 858 
August 1, 1956 
[H: R. 9970] 
AN ACT 
To provide for the Klisposition of the Stockton Air Force Station and the 
Stockton Annex, Sharpe General Depot, California. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States^ of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary po^rce *stIt°Si ^^d 
of the Army is authorized to convey on or before January 1, 1957, by sharpe General 
quitclaim deed to the Stockton Port District that portion of real ^L^and convejr-
property under his jurisdiction located at the Stockton Annex, Sharpe °"°** 
General Depot, California, consisting of approximately one hundred 
and eighteen and forty-four one-hundredths acres together with all 
appurtenances pertaining thereto and all improvements located 
thereon.