A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey, by quitclaim deed, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Coueur d'Alene, Idaho, in order to eliminate a cloud on the title to such lands.
PL 93-543 (S.2343), enacted 12/26/1974

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PUBLIC LAW 93-542-DEC. 26, 1974 
[88 STAT. 
Public Law 93-542 
December 26, 1974 
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Transferring to the State of Alaska certain archives and records in the custody 
of the National Archives of the United States. 
Whereas the archives and records of the Office of the Territorial 
Governors of Alaska, 1884-1958, were transferred to the Federal 
Archives and Records Center, Seattle, Washington, in 1958 as part 
of a records management improvement program and because of a 
lack of proper archival facilities in Alaska; and 
Whereas it was agreed by officials of the General Services Adminis-
tration and the State of Alaska at that time that legislation would 
be requested to return these archives and records to the custody of 
the State of Alaska at such time as a State archival agency should 
be prepared to receive them; and 
Whereas the State of Alaska will complete construction of a State 
archival facility in the near future; and 
Whereas Federal records created by territorial governments pertain-
ing to territorial activities have traditionally been transferred to 
the successor State government when a State enters the Union: Now, 
therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatwes 
of the United 
state o
f Alaska. States of America in Congress assembled^ That the official archives 
re^ordsl^transfer. aud records of the Territorial Governors of Alaska, 1884-1958, now 
deposited with the National Archives of the United States at the Fed-
eral Archives and Records Center, Seattle, Washington, shall be trans-
ferred to the State of Alaska at the expense of the United States: 
Pro'vided^ That the State of Alaska makes provisions for the safe-
keeping, repair, and preservation of such archives and records in fire-
proof, air-conditioned storage space under professional archival 
direction: Provided further^ That the Administrator of General Serv-
ices shall determine that the condition imposed above has been met 
prior to his release of such archives and records for transfer to the 
State of Alaska. 
Approved December 26, 1974. 
Public Law 93-543 
December 26, 1974 
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To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey, by quitclaim deed, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Coeur d'Alene, 
Idaho, in order to eliminate a cloud on the title to such lands. 
Coeur d'Alene 
Idaho. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That notwithstand-
Land convey- 
lug the Act of April 28, 1904 (33 Stat. 485), the Secretary of the 
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Interior is authorized and directed to convey, by quitclaim deed and 
without consideration, to the city of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the following tract of 
land: A triangular shaped tract of land lying in the northeast corner 
of Government lot 48, section 14, township 50 north, range 4 W.B.M., 
Kootenai County, State of Idaho, bounded on the west by the North-
west Boulevard, and on the north by Garden Avenue. 
Approved December 26, 1974.