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A bill to remove the cloud on title with respect to certain lands in the State of Nevada.
PL 93-565 (S.3518), enacted 12/31/1974

88 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-565-DEC. 31, 1974 
1843 
charge established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space 
4o use 49o. 
and services. 
SEC. 510. No part of any funds appropriated under this Act may be 
used by the Environmental Protection Agency to adniinister any pro-
gram to tax, limit, or otherwise regulate parking facilities. 
This Act may be cited as the "Agriculture-Environmental and Con- 
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sumer Protection Appropriation Act, 1975". 
Approved December 31, 1974. 
Public Law 93-564 
A N A C T 
December 31, 1974 
To authorize exchange of lands adjacent to the Teton National Forest in 
[s^J489]_^_ 
Wyoming, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions po^eg^^w^o'""^^ 
of the Act of March 20, 1922 (42 Stat. 465), as amended and supple- 
°Land ex^'change. 
mented by the Act of February 28, 1925 (43 Stat. 1090), and the Act J^^ use 48s 
of June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 205), are hereby extended to the following ""le'usc 485, 
described lands: 
^se. 
7 u s e 2201 
note. 
TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 116 WEST, SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 
Section 34, northwest quarter southwest quarter. 
SEC. 2. Lands conveyed to the United States under this Act shall, 
upon acceptance of title, become parts of the Teton National Forest 
and shall be subject to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable 
thereto. 
Approved December 31, 1974. 
Public Law 93-565 
A N A C T 
December 31,1974 
To remove the cloud on title with respect to certain lands in the State of Nevada. 
fs. 3518] 
Be it enacted by the Senate arid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, all right, title, and interest of the lands 
United States in and to all lands which the State of Nevada, prior to 
the date of the enactment of the Act of June 16, 1880 (21 Stat. 287), 
sold and patented on the basis of the grant to it under section 7 of the 
Act of March 21, 1964 (Nevada Enabling Act) (13 Stat. 30), shall be 
deemed to have been vested in the State of Nevada as of the time such 
lands were so sold and patented. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to issue to the 
State of Nevada such documents or other instruments as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved December 31, 1974. 
Nevada. 
Title to certain
An Act to authorize exchange of lands adjacent to the Teton National Forest in Wyoming, and for other purposes.
PL 93-564 (S.3489), enacted 12/31/1974

88 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-565-DEC. 31, 1974 
1843 
charge established pursuant to section 210(j) of the Federal Prop-
erty and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, for space 
4o use 49o. 
and services. 
SEC. 510. No part of any funds appropriated under this Act may be 
used by the Environmental Protection Agency to adniinister any pro-
gram to tax, limit, or otherwise regulate parking facilities. 
This Act may be cited as the "Agriculture-Environmental and Con- 
^^°^^ '^'i^-
sumer Protection Appropriation Act, 1975". 
Approved December 31, 1974. 
Public Law 93-564 
A N A C T 
December 31, 1974 
To authorize exchange of lands adjacent to the Teton National Forest in 
[s^J489]_^_ 
Wyoming, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions po^eg^^w^o'""^^ 
of the Act of March 20, 1922 (42 Stat. 465), as amended and supple- 
°Land ex^'change. 
mented by the Act of February 28, 1925 (43 Stat. 1090), and the Act J^^ use 48s 
of June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 205), are hereby extended to the following ""le'usc 485, 
described lands: 
^se. 
7 u s e 2201 
note. 
TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 116 WEST, SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN 
Section 34, northwest quarter southwest quarter. 
SEC. 2. Lands conveyed to the United States under this Act shall, 
upon acceptance of title, become parts of the Teton National Forest 
and shall be subject to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable 
thereto. 
Approved December 31, 1974. 
Public Law 93-565 
A N A C T 
December 31,1974 
To remove the cloud on title with respect to certain lands in the State of Nevada. 
fs. 3518] 
Be it enacted by the Senate arid House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstand-
ing any other provision of law, all right, title, and interest of the lands 
United States in and to all lands which the State of Nevada, prior to 
the date of the enactment of the Act of June 16, 1880 (21 Stat. 287), 
sold and patented on the basis of the grant to it under section 7 of the 
Act of March 21, 1964 (Nevada Enabling Act) (13 Stat. 30), shall be 
deemed to have been vested in the State of Nevada as of the time such 
lands were so sold and patented. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to issue to the 
State of Nevada such documents or other instruments as may be 
necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
Approved December 31, 1974. 
Nevada. 
Title to certain
A bill to authorize the secretary of the interior to convey to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, interests of the US in certain lands.
PL 93-566 (S.194), enacted 12/31/1974

1844 
PUBLIC LAW 93-566-DEC. 31, 1974 
[88 
STAT. 
December31, 1974 
[S. 194] 
Public Law 93-566 
AN ACT 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Anchorage, 
Alaska, interests of the United States in certain lands. 
Anchorage, 
Alaska. 
Land convey-
ance. 
Conditions. 
Agreements, 
Be it eiiacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amet'ica in Congress asseTnbled, That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to transfer by quitclaim deed or other 
appropriate means to the city of Anchorage, Alaska, all right, title, 
and interest remaining in the United States in and to block 42 of 
Anchorage townsite (proper) which was conveyed to the city of 
Anchorage by patent numbered 873718 (dated July 27, 1922), and 
patent numbered 1117601 (dated December 8, 1943), block 52 of 
Anchorage townsite (proper) which was so conveyed by patent num-
bered 873718 (dated July 27, 1922), and lots 2, 3, and 4 of block 81 
of Anchorage townsite (proper) which were conveyed by patent 
numbered 873718 (dated July 27, 1922). 
SEC. 2. No conveyance may be made under this Act unless the city 
of Anchorage has shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary that— 
(1) the city of Anchorage will sell blocks 42, 52, and lots 2,, 3, 
and 4 of block 81 in Anchorage townsite (proper) at not less than 
fair market value; 
(2) the proceeds from the sale thereof will be spent to acquire 
property located in the central business district of Anchorage 
townsite (proper) ; 
(3) any property acquired with such proceeds is of a similar 
nature as blocks 42, 52, and lots 2, 3, and 4 of block 81; 
(4) any property acquired with such proceeds is more suitable 
for municipal purposes than blocks 42, 52, and lots 2, 3, and 4 
of block 81; and 
(5) any amount by which the proceeds from the sale of blocks 
42, 52, and lots 2, 3, and 4 of block 81 exceed the purchase price 
of property purchased under clause (2) shall be paid to the 
United States. 
SEC. 3. If the requirements of section 2 are satisfied, the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized to enter into an agreement or agreements 
with the city of Anchorage, Alaska whereby, in consideration of a 
quitclaim deed to the city of Anchorage of all right, title, and interest 
remaining in the United States in and to those portions of block 42 
and block 52 and lots 2, S, and 4 of block 81 of Anchorage townsite 
(proper) which have been conveyed to the city of Anchorage, the city 
of Anchorage agrees that— 
(1) title to any property acquired with the proceeds of the 
sale of any portion of either block 42, block 52, or lots 2, 3, and 4 
of block 81 as described in section 1 will vest in the United States 
if such property ever ceases to be used for municipal purposes; 
and 
(2) that the city of Anchorage will, within ninety days after 
acquiring such lands, execute a deed to this effect and deliver said 
deed to the Secretary of the Interior. 
Approved December 31, 1974.
An Act to amend the Admission Act for the State of Idaho to permit that State to exchange public lands, and for other purposes.
PL 93-562 (S.939), enacted 12/30/1974

88 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-562-DEC. 30, 1974 
1821 
Public Law 93-561 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
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To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating 
[s. j . Res. 224] 
January, 1975, as "March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month". 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the President of the Bi!^th'^D*efec?s'p'e-
United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation— vemion Month. 
(1) designating January, 1975, as "March of Dimes Birth 
Designation 
Defects Prevention Month"; 
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(2) inviting the Governors of the States and territories of the 
United States to issue proclamations for like purposes; and 
(3) urging the people of the United States to consider fully the 
nationwide problem of birth defects and their effect on future 
generations, and to support all essential programs to prevent 
their occurrence. 
Approved December 30, 1974. 
Public Law 93-562 
AN A C T 
December 30, 1974 
rS 9^91 
To amend the Admission Act for the State of Idaho to permit that State to 
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exchange public lands, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 5 of 
waho. 
the Admission Act for the State of Idaho (26 Stat. 215), as amended, pl'lL^ta^ds"^ 
is further amended, as follows: 
56 stat. 48; 
(a) In the first sentence of such section delete "That" and insert ^^ ^*^'- ^^'*-
in lieu thereof "(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),". 
(b) In the second sentence of such section^ 
(1) delete "But said" and insert in lieu thereof "Such"; 
(2) after "hydrocarbon lease," insert "or a geothermal resource 
and associated byproducts lease,"; and 
(3) after "produced" insert "in paying quantities or the lessee 
in good faith is conducting well drilling or construction opera-
tions,". 
(c) At the end of such section insert the following new subsection: 
" (b) Such lands may be exchanged for other lands, public or private. 
The values of such lands so exchanged shall be approximately equal 
or, if they are not approximately equal, they shall be equalized by the 
payment of money by the appropriate party. If any such lands are 
exchanged with the United States, such exchange shall be limited to 
Federal lands within the State that are subject to exchange under the 
laws governing the administration of such lands. All such exchanges 
heretofore made with the United States are hereby approved.". 
Approved December 30, 1974.
Joint resolution to authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating January, 1975, as "March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month".
PL 93-561 (S.J.Res.224), enacted 12/30/1974

88 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-562-DEC. 30, 1974 
1821 
Public Law 93-561 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
D , , , ^ , , , 30, , , , , 
To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating 
[s. j . Res. 224] 
January, 1975, as "March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month". 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled^ That the President of the Bi!^th'^D*efec?s'p'e-
United States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation— vemion Month. 
(1) designating January, 1975, as "March of Dimes Birth 
Designation 
Defects Prevention Month"; 
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(2) inviting the Governors of the States and territories of the 
United States to issue proclamations for like purposes; and 
(3) urging the people of the United States to consider fully the 
nationwide problem of birth defects and their effect on future 
generations, and to support all essential programs to prevent 
their occurrence. 
Approved December 30, 1974. 
Public Law 93-562 
AN A C T 
December 30, 1974 
rS 9^91 
To amend the Admission Act for the State of Idaho to permit that State to 
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exchange public lands, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 5 of 
waho. 
the Admission Act for the State of Idaho (26 Stat. 215), as amended, pl'lL^ta^ds"^ 
is further amended, as follows: 
56 stat. 48; 
(a) In the first sentence of such section delete "That" and insert ^^ ^*^'- ^^'*-
in lieu thereof "(a) Except as provided in subsection (b),". 
(b) In the second sentence of such section^ 
(1) delete "But said" and insert in lieu thereof "Such"; 
(2) after "hydrocarbon lease," insert "or a geothermal resource 
and associated byproducts lease,"; and 
(3) after "produced" insert "in paying quantities or the lessee 
in good faith is conducting well drilling or construction opera-
tions,". 
(c) At the end of such section insert the following new subsection: 
" (b) Such lands may be exchanged for other lands, public or private. 
The values of such lands so exchanged shall be approximately equal 
or, if they are not approximately equal, they shall be equalized by the 
payment of money by the appropriate party. If any such lands are 
exchanged with the United States, such exchange shall be limited to 
Federal lands within the State that are subject to exchange under the 
laws governing the administration of such lands. All such exchanges 
heretofore made with the United States are hereby approved.". 
Approved December 30, 1974.
A joint resolution relative to the convening of the first session of the Ninety-fourth Congress.
PL 93-553 (S.J.Res.260), enacted 12/27/1974

Citation 
titles. 
Reserve 
Facilities 
of 
Forces 
Au-
thorization Act, 
1975. 
10 use : 
2231. 
1770 
PUBLIC LAW 93-553-DEC. 27, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
Any improvements, fixtures, and buildings placed on the property by 
the State during its period of use shall become the property of the 
United States without payment of compensation therefor. 
(d) (1) Any surveying and related costs incurred incident to the 
carrying out of this section shall be borne by the State. 
(2) Appropriate provisions to implement the terms and conditions 
of this Act shall be included in the instrument of conveyance. 
SEC. 617. Titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI of this Act may be cited as 
the "Military Construction Authorization Act, 1975". 
TITLE VII 
RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
SEC. 701. Subject to chapter 133 of title 10, United States Code, the 
Secretary of Defense may establish or develop additional facilities for 
the Eeserve Forces, including the acquisition of land therefor, but the 
cost of such facilities shall not exceed— 
(1) For the Department of the Army: 
(a) Army National Guard of the United States, $53,800,000. 
(b) Army Reserve, $38,600,000. 
(2) For the Department of the Navy: Naval and Marine Corps 
Reserves, $19,867,000. 
(3) For the Department of the Air Force: 
(a) Air National Guard of the United States, $31,500,000. 
(b) Air Force Reserve, $14,000,000. 
SEC. 702. The Secretary of Defense may establish or develop instal-
lations and facilities under this title without regard to section 3648 of 
the Revised Statutes, as amended (31 U.S.C. 529), and sections 4774 
and 9774 of title 10, United States Code. The authority to place perma-
nent or temporary improvements on lands includes authority for sur-
veys, administration, overhead, planning, and supervision incident to 
construction. That authority may be exercised before title to the land 
is approved under section 355 of the Revised Statutes, as amended (40 
U.S.C. 255), and even though the land is held temporarily. The author-
ity to acquire real estate or land includes authority to make surveys 
and to acquire land, and interests in land (including temporary use), 
by gift, purchase, exchange of Government-owned land, or otherwise. 
SEC. 703. Paragraph (1) of section 2233a of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking out "$50,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$100,000". 
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Authorization Act, 1975". 
Approved December 27, 1974. 
Public Law 93-553 
December27, 1974 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
[ • J. Res. 260] 
Relative to the convening of the first session of the Ninety-fourth Congress. 
Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
c^n^^ell^"""^^^ /S'^a/es of America in Congress assembled^ That the first regular session 
of the 94th Congress shall begin at 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, Janu-
ary 14,1975. 
Approved December 27, 1974.
A bill to provide for crediting service as an aviation midshipman for purposes of retirement for nonregular service under chapter 67 of title 10, United States Code, and for pay purposes under title 37, United States Code.
PL 93-545 (H.R.5056), enacted 12/26/1974

16 u s e 460bb-l. 
88 STAT. ] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-545-DEC. 26, 1974 
1741 
Public Law 93-544 
A N A C T 
December 26, 1974 
To amend the Act of October 27. 1972, establishing the Golden Gate National 
[H. R. 10834] 
Recreation Area in San Francisco and Marin Counties, California, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Il&use of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 2(a) 
Golden Gate 
of the Act of October 27, 1972 (86 Stat. 1299), is hereby amended by uonTreal^caUf.' 
deleting "Boundary Map, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 
Additional land. 
numbered NRA-GG-80,003, sheets 1 through 3, and dated July, 1972." 
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and inserting in lieu thereof "Revised Boundary Map, Golden Gate 
National Recreation Area, numbered NRA-GG-80,003-G, and dated 
September 1974", which shall inchide, in addition to the existing 
properties within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the 
following: 
"Marin County: 
"(1) Allan Associates, Incorporated property, 38.89 acres, 
" (2) County of Marin and Tamalpais Community Services District 
lands, 22.94 acres, 
"(3) Ghilotti Brothers property, 10.40 acres, 
" (4) Oakwood Valley area, various properties, 208.89 acres, 
"(5) Olds property, 207.56 acres, 
"(6) Wolf back Ridge area, various properties, approximately 2(55 
acres, including approximately 30 acres known as South Ridge Lands: 
Provided, That the Secretary is authorized to acquire such interest as 
he deems reasonably necessary to preserve the scenic quality of the 9.47 
acres designated for scenic protection, 
"(7) Keller property, Stinson Beach, 10.59 acres, 
" (8) Leonard property, Stinson Beach, 8.25 acres, 
"(9) Muir Beach properties, 3.94 acres. 
"San Francisco County: 
"Haslett Warehouse; and shall exclude the following: 
"(1) Leonard (homesite), 10.03 acres, 
"(2) Panoramic Highway area, Stinson Beach, 40.65 acres." 
Approved December 26, 1974. 
Public Law 93-545 
AN ACT 
December 26, 1974 
To provide for crediting service as an aviation midshipman for purposes of 
[H. R. 5056] 
retirement for uonregular service under chapter 67 of title 10, United States 
Code, and for pay purposes under title 37, United States Code. 
Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United, States of Airierica in Congress assembled, That section 1332 Armed Forces 
(b) (7) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting "avia- „..*^_ 
" 
tion midshipman," immediately after "flight officer,". 
credit 
SEC. 2. Section 205 (a) (1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting "aviation midshipman," immediately after "flight officer,". 
Approved December 26, 1974. 
Aviation mid-
shipman, service
A bill to provide for increased participation by the United States in the Asian Development Bank.
PL 93-537 (S.2193), enacted 12/22/1974

STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 93-537-DEC. 22, 1974 
1735 
(b) Section 2501 of such title is amended by inserting "two members 
of the Society of American Archivists to be appointed, for terms of 
four years, by the Society of American Archivists; two members of 
the American Association for State and Local History to be appointed, 
for terms of four years, by the American Association for State and 
Local History;'- immediately after the last semicolon in such section. 
(e) Section 2504(b) of such title is amended by— 
(1) striking out "1973" and inserting in lieu thereof "1975"; 
and 
(2) striking out "$2,000,000" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"$4,000,000". 
SEC. 2. The chapter analysis at the beginning of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by striking out 
"25. National Historical Publications Commission" 
and inserting in lieu thereof 
"25. National Historical Publications and Records Commission". 
Approved December 22, 1974. 
Membership in-
crease . 
Appropriation. 
Public Law 93-537 
AN ACT 
To provide for increased participation by the United States in the Asian 
Development Bank. 
December 22, 1974 
[S.2193] 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of tlie 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Asian 
Development Bank Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 285-285p), is further 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: 
"SEC. 20. (a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized 
to subscribe on behalf of the United States to thirty thousand addi-
tional shares of the capital stock of the Bank in accordance with and 
subject to the terms and conditions of Resolution Numbered 46 adopted 
by the Bank's Board of Governors on November 30,1971. 
"(b) In order to pay for the increase in the United States subscrip-
tion to the Bank provided for in this section, there is hereby author-
ized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation $361,904,726 for 
payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
"SEC. 21. (a) The United States Governor of the Bank is hereby 
authorized to agree to contribute on behalf of the United States 
$50,000,000 to the special funds of the Bank. This contribution shall 
be made available to the Bank pursuant to the provisions of article 
19 of the articles of agreement of the Bank. 
"(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution to the 
special funds, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated without 
fiscal year limitation $50,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the 
Treasury.". 
Approved December 22, 1974. 
Asian Develop-
ment Bank. 
U.S. participa-
tion, increase. 
22 u s e 285q. 
Appropriation. 
22 u s e 285r. 
Appropriation.