A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands, withdrawn by the Bureau of Reclamation for townsite purposes, to the Huntley Project Irrigation District, Ballantine, Montana.
PL 99-517 (H.R.3005), enacted 10/22/1986

PUBLIC LAW 99-517—OCT. 22, 1986 
100 STAT. 2967 
Public Law 99-517 
99th Congress 
An Act 
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands, withdrawn by the 
Bureau of Reclamation for townsite purposes, to the Huntley Project Irrigation 
District, Ballantine, Montana. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN LANDS. 
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Act of April 16, 1906 (34 
Stat. 116; 43 U.S.C. 566), and the preliminary injunction issued in 
National Wildlife Federation v. Burford, Civ. No. 85-2238 (D.D.C. 
1985), the Secretary of the Interior shall convey all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to the lands described in section 
2 of this Act, to the Huntley Irrigation District, a recognized munici-
pal corporation of the State of Montana, located in Ballantine, 
Montana; except that nothing in this Act is intended to affect the 
ownership of minerals located under the lands described in section 2 
of this Act. Such conveyance shall be made without compensation 
from the Huntley Irrigation District, except for administrative costs 
not to exceed $750 eissociated with the preparation of title to, and 
legal description of, such land. 
SEC. 2. DESCRIPTION OF LANDS. 
The lands to be conveyed in section 1 are more completely defined 
£is those reserved public lands withdrawn for Bureau of Reclamation 
purposes and further withdrawn for townsite and public purposes 
and are described as follows: 
(1) Osborn Public Park comprised of lot 19 of section 16, 
Township 2 North, Range 28 East, town of Osborn, County of 
Yellowstone, State of Montana; 
(2) Ballantine Public Park in Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, and 
14, Block 8, Southwest V* of Section 5, Township 2 North, Range 
29 East, town of Ballantine, County of Yellowstone, State of 
Montana; 
(3) Riverside Park located in tract 123 Southeast Vi of the 
Southwest Vi of Section 24, Township 2 North, Range 27 East, 
town of Huntley, County of Yellowstone, State of Montana; 
(4) Worden Town Park Reserve in Blocks 46, 49, and 51 of the 
Townsite located in the Southwest Vi of the Southeast V4 of 
Section 31, Township 3 North, Range 29 East, town of Worden, 
County of Yellowstone, State of Montana; and 
(5) Pompeys Pillar Park consisting of all of blocks 17, 19, 26, 
and those portions of block 15 south of the main canal right-of-
way and block 21 north of the main canal right-of-way as shown 
on the Pompeys Pillar Township plat, approved by the Assistant 
Secretary of the Department of the Interior on September 22, 
1916, and located in the west half of the southeast quarter of 
section 23, Township 3 North, Range 30 East, town of Pompeys 
Pillar, County of Yellowstone, State of Montana. 
Oct. 22, 1986 
[H.R. 3005] 
Minerals 
and mining. 
Public lands. 
100 STAT. 2968 
PUBLIC LAW 99-517—OCT. 22, 1986 
SEC. 3. RESTRICTION ON USE OF LANDS. 
Public lands. 
The lands conveyed under this Act shall continue to be reserved, 
maintained, and utilized for public park (including museums) and 
recreational purposes. If any of such lands is used for any other 
purpose, the title to such land, together with all improvements 
thereon, shall revert to the United States. 
Approved October 22, 1986. 
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 99-657 (Comm. on Interior and Insular Affairs). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 99-386 (Comm. on Energy and Natural Resources). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 132 (1986): 
June 26, considered and passed House. 
Oct. 8, considered and passed Senate. 
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