An Act to preserve within Manassas National Battlefield Park, Va., the most important historic properties relating to the battles of Manassas, and for other purposes
PL 83-338 (H.R.5529), enacted 04/17/1954

56 
April 17,1954 
[H. R. 3306] 
PUBLIC LAW 337-APR. 17, 1954 
[68 STAT* 
Public Law 337 
CHAPTER 152 
AN ACT 
To provide for the relief of certain reclamation homestead entrymen. 
N o r t h 
Reclamat 
ecta 
Mineral rights 
P l a t t e 
ion Proj-
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That where reclama-
tion homestead entry was made prior to July 17,1914, pursuant to the 
Act of June 17,1902 (32 Stat. 389, 43 U. S. C , sec. 431), as amended 
and supplemented, for lands in the Northport Division or the Inter-
state Division of the North Platte Reclamation Project, and after 
such entry the lands have been or are hereafter withdrawn, classified, 
or reported as being valuable for any of the minerals named in the 
Act of July 17,1914 (38 Stat. 509, 30 U. S. C , sec. 121-123), the Act 
of March 4, 1933 (47 Stat. 1570, 30 U. S. C , sec. 124), or the Act of 
March 3, 1909 (35 Stat. 844, 30 U. S. C, sec. 81), the patent shall 
not contain a reservation of such minerals. If any such mineral 
deposits on account of which the lands were withdrawn, classified or 
reported as being valuable have been leased by the United States, such 
patent shall be made subject to the rights of the lessee, but the patentee 
shall be subrogated to the rights of the United States under the lease. 
Approved April 17, 1954. 
i ^ i l 17, 1954 
[H. R. 5529] 
M a n a s s a s Na-
tional 
Battlefield 
Park. 
Boundaries. 
Public Law 338 
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CHAPTER 153 
AN ACT 
To preserve within Manassas National Battlefield Park, Virginia, the most 
important historic properties relating to the battles of Manassas, and for gtUer 
purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, in order to 
establish satisfactory boundaries for the Manassas National Battle-
field Park, in the State of Virginia, and to contain within such 
boundaries the important historic lands relating to the two battles 
of Manassas, the boundaries of such battlefield park hereafter shall 
contain that area which is bounded, in general, as follows: The south 
boundary of the park shall be the southernmost limits of the present 
federally owned lands in the south portion of the park; the east and 
northeast boundaries shall be that portion of the Bull Run Creek 
which extends from the south boundary of the park north and west-
ward to the north boundary of the park as hereinafter prescribed; the 
southwest boundary shall be that portion of Compton's Lane from its 
nearest point adjacent to the south boundary and extending north-
westerly to State secondary highway numbered 622; the west and 
northwest boundary shall be State secondary highway numbered 622, 
from the point where it connects with Compton's Lane and extending 
northward until it reaches the Sudley Church property; the north 
boundary shall be the northernmost limits of the present Federal 
park holdings in the immediate vicinity of the Sudley Church prop-
erty. 
The boundaries of the park also may include not more than 
two hundred and fifty acres of land adjacent to the aforesaid west 
and north boundaries of the park, which land shall become a part of 
the park upon acquisition thereof by the United States: 
Provided, 
That the total acreage w^hich may be acquired for the park pursuant 
to this Act shall not exceed one thousand four hundred acres. 
Such 
land or interests therein may be procured by the Secretary of the 
Interior in such manner as he may consider to be in the public interest.