An Act to authorize the leasing of certain lands of the Yakima Tribe to the State of Washington for historical and for park purposes
PL 84-187 (H.R.1802), enacted 07/28/1955

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PUBLIC LAW 187-JULY 28, 1955 
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Dated: 4-27-54 
Attest: Howard Carney 
Secretary of State 
THE STATE OF TEXAS 
J^y ALLAN SHIVERS, Governor 
T H E STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA 
By WILLIAM C . MARLAND, Governor 
11-1-54 
D. Pitt O'Brien 
Secretary of State 
(SEAL) 
Dated: 
Attest; 
(SEAL) 
SEC. 2. The Attorney General of the United States shall make an 
annual report to the Congress for the duration of the Interstate Com-
pact to Conserve Oil and Gas as to whether or not the activities of the 
States under the provisions of such compact have been consistent witli 
the purpose as set out in article V of such compact. 
Approved July 28, 1955. 
Report 
gress. 
t o Coiv-
Public Law 186 
CHAPTER 421 
AN ACT 
To authorize the transfer to the Department of Agriculture, for agricultural 
purposes, of certain real property in Saint Croix, Virgin Islands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Virgin 
Islands Corporation is authorized and directed to transfer and convey 
to the Imited States of America upon request of the Secretary of 
Agriculture, without cost, the real property comprising sixty acres 
more or less, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, 
occupied and in use by the Department of Agriculture, which property 
is adjacent to the southwest corner of the intersection of Centerline 
Road and Airport Road on the Island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands: 
Provided^ Upon the transfer and conveyance of such property by the 
Virgin Islands Corporation to the United States, the interest-bearing 
investment of the United States in the Corporation shall be reduced 
by the net book value of such property. 
Approved July 28, 1955. 
July 28, 1955 
[S. 209 7] 
Saint Croix, V.I. 
Property transf (sr 
to U. S. 
Public Law W 
CHAPTER 422 
AN ACT 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That, notwithstand-
ing the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the leasing of Indian lands 
situated within the State of Washington for business and other pur-
poses", approved August 9, 1946 (25 U. S. C , sees. 403b and 403c), or 
any other provision of law, the Yakima Tribe acting through its tribal 
council may lease to the State of Washington that land more particu-
larly described in section 4 for the purpose of developing, maintaining, 
and preserving Fort Simcoe (Mool-Mool) for historical and for park 
purposes. 
July 28, 1955 
To authorize the leasing of certain lands of the Yakima Tribe to the State of 
[H. R. I802] 
Washington for historical and for park purposes. 
Ft. Simcoe.Wasli. 
Indian land lease. 
60 Stat. 962. 
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PUBLIC LAW 188-JULY 28, 1955 
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SEC. 2. The lease entered into under authority of the first section 
of this Act— 
(1) shall be null and void and the Yakima Tribe shall have 
the right of immediate possesssion if the State of Washington 
ever ceases to maintain Fort Simcoe (Mool-Mool) for historical 
and for park purposes; 
(2) shall be entered into for a period of ninety-nine years; 
(3) shall not contain any provision permitting the exploita-
tion of any natural resource; 
(4) shall specifically reserve to the Yakima Tribe all mineral 
and other subsurface rights in such lands which such tribe pos-
sesses on the date of enactment of this Act; and 
(5) shall be entered into under such rules and regulations, and 
contain such other provisions, as the Secretary of the Interior 
shall prescribe. 
SEC. 3. The existing agreement between the Yakima Tribe and the 
State of Washington may be amended to comply with this Act. 
SEC. 4. (a) The land on the Yakima Indian Reservation, Wash-
ington, which may be leased pursuant to this Act, is more particularly 
described as follows: 
The east half of the northeast quarter of section 20, and the west 
half of the northwest quarter of section 21, and the west half of the 
east half of the northwest quarter of section 21, all in township 10 
north, range 16 east, Willamette meridian, containing two hundred 
acres more or less. 
(b) Such additional tribal lands of the Yakima Tribe as adjoin 
the land described in subsection (a) may, pursuant to all of the terms 
and conditions of this Act, be leased by such tribe, acting through 
its tribal council, to the State of Washington. 
Approved July 28, 1955. 
July 28, 1955 
[H. R. 1801] 
Public Law 188 
CHAPTER 423 
AN ACT 
To authorize the purchase, sale, and exchange of certain Indian lands on the 
Yakima Indian Reservation, and for other purposes. 
Y a k i m a Indian 
Reservation, 
Consolidation of 
lands. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress osseTnbled^ That (a) for the 
purpose of effecting consolidations of land, situated within the Yak-
ima Indian Reservation in the State of Washington, between the 
Yakima Tribes of Indians and individual members of the tribes and 
other Indians, for the mutual benefit of the tribes and the individual 
members thereof, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized in his 
discretion to— 
(1) purchase for the Yakima Tribes, with tribal funds of such 
tribes on deposit in the United States Treasury, or otherwise, any 
lands held by individual members of the Yakima Tribes and 
other Indians under trust patent or other restrictions against 
alienation including lands in heirship status, within the Yakima 
Indian Reservation, including interests therein or improvements 
thereon, water rights, and surface rights; 
(2) sell to individual members of the Yakima Tribes any 
tribal trust lands within such reservation, including lands, inter-
ests, improvements, and rights acquired for the tribes under this 
Act; and