An Act to remove certain limitations upon the sale or conveyance of land heretofore conveyed to the city of Miles City, Montana, by the United States
PL 83-336 (H.R.4984), enacted 04/15/1954

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PUBLIC LAW 38e-APR. 15, 1954 
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therefor, and requesting a public hearing upon such objections. 
Until 
final action upon such objections is taken by the Secretary under para-
graph (3), the filing of such objections shall operate to stay the effec-
tiveness of those provisions of the order to which the objections are 
made. As soon as practicable after the time for filing objections has 
expired the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register 
specifying those parts of the order which have been stayed by the filing 
of objections and, if no objections have been filed, stating that fact. 
"(3) As soon as practicable after such request for a public hearing, 
the Secretary, after due notice, shall hold such a public hearing for 
the purpose of receiving evidence relevant and material to the issues 
raised by such objections. 
At the hearing, any interested person may 
be heard in person or by representative. 
As soon as practicable after 
completion of the hearing, the Secretary shall by order act upon 
such objections and make such order public 
Such order shall be 
based only on substantial evidence of record at such hearing and 
shall set forth, as part of the order, detailed findings of fact on which 
the order is based. 
The Secretary shall specify in the order the date 
on which it shall take effect, except that it shall not be made to take 
effect prior to the ninetieth day after its publication unless the Secre-
tary finds that emergency conditions exist necessitating an earlier 
effective date, in which event the Secretary shall specify in the order 
his findings as to such conditions. 
Such order shall be subject to 
the provisions of section 701 (f) and (g)." 
SEC. 2. Section 701 (e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act is amended by striking out "401,". 
SEC. 3. In any case in which, prior to the date of the enactment of 
this Act, a public hearing has been begun, in accordance with section 
701 (e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, upon a proposal 
to issue, amend, or repeal any regulation contemplated by section 401 
of such Act, the provisions of such Act, as in force immediately prior 
to the date of the enactment of this Act, shall be applicable as though 
this Act had not been.enacted. 
Approved April 15, 1954. 
Public hearing. 
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Public Law 336 
CHAPTER 144 
AN ACT 
To remove certain limitations upon the sale or conveyance of land heretofore 
conveyed to the city of Miles City, Montana, by the United States. 
April 15, 1954 
[H. R. 4984] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress asse7nbled, That the city of 
Miles City, Montana, is authorized to sell or convey for industrial pur-
poses such portion of the thirty-seven and twenty-six one-hundredths 
acres of land more particularly described in the Act of August 8,1946 
(60 Stat. 946), which were conveyed to such city by the Secretary of 
the Interior pursuant to such Act to be used for industrial and recrea-
tional purposes as may be deemed by the city council of such city to 
be appropriate, notwithstanding any limitations upon the use of such 
property imposed by such Act of August 8,1946, or by the patent issued 
thereunder: Provided, That any such sale or conveyance shall be at 
fair market value as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture at 
the date of appraisal, exclusive of any increased value resulting from 
the development or improvement of the lands covered by this bill, and 
the net proceeds of such sale or conveyance shall be deposited in the 
general funds of the Treasury of the United States. 
Approved April 15, 1954. 
Miles City, Mont. 
Conveyance.