An Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States a condition in a deed conveying certain lands to the State of Ohio, and for other purposes.
PL 90-520 (S.3687), enacted 09/26/1968

56 Stat. 725. 
requirement. 
82 STAT. 1 
PUBUC LAW 90-520-SEPT. 26, 1968 
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Public Law 90-520 
AN ACT 
September26, 1968 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States 
[s. 3687] 
a condition in a deed conveying certain lands to the State of Ohio, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Rejwesentatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstand- 
°^|^°-
ing the provisions of subsection (c) of section 32 of the Bankhead- dition, r"iea*se" 
Jones Farm Tenant Act, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1011 (c)), the Secretary ^/o^f^^^^s^s; 
of Agriculture is authorized and directed to release on behalf of the 
United States with respect to lands designated pursuant to section 2 
hereof, the condition in a deed dated January 80, 1957, conveying 
lands in the State of Ohio to the State of Ohio, which requires that the 
lands so conveyed be used for public purposes and provides for a rever-
sion of such lands to the United States if at any time they cease to be 
so used. 
SEC. 2. The Secretary shall release the condition referred to in the ^J^^ZtZl^^^"^^^ 
first section of this Act only with respect to lands covered by and 
described in an agreement or agreements entered into between the 
Secretary and the State of Ohio or an authorized agency of the State 
in which such State or agency, in consideration of the release of 
such condition as to such lands, agrees that the lands with respect to 
which such condition is released shall be exchanged for lands of 
approximately comparable value and that the lands so acquired by 
exchange shall be used for public purposes. 
SEC. 3. Upon application all the undivided mineral interests of the 
Mineral in-
United States in any parcel or tract of land released pursuant to this ^"^'^ ^' 
Act from the condition as to such lands shall be conveyed to the State 
of Ohio for the use and benefit of the State by the Secretary of the 
Interior. In areas where the Secretary of the Interior determines that 
there is no active mineral development or leasing, and that the lands 
have no mineral value, the mineral interests covered by a single appli-
cation shall be sold for a consideration of $1. In other areas the 
mineral interests shall be sold at the fair market value thereof as 
determined by the Secretary of the Interior after taking into consid-
eration such appraisals as he deems necessary or appropriate. 
SEC. 4. Each application made under the j^rovisions cf section 3 
of this Act shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable deposit to be 
applied to the administrative costs as fixed by the Secretary of the 
Interior. If the conveyance is made, the applicant shall pay to the 
Secretary of the Interior the full administrative costs, less the deposit. 
If a conveyance is not made pursuant to an application filed under 
this Act, the deposit shall constitute full satisfaction of such admin-
istrative costs notwithstanding that the administrative costs exceed the 
deposit. 
SEC. 5. The term "administrative costs" as used in this Act includes, 
"Administrative 
in addition to other items, all costs which the Secretary of the Interior 
determines are included in a determination of (1) the mineral char-
acter of the land in question, and (2) the fair market value of the 
mineral interest. 
SEC. 6. Amounts paid to the Secretary of the Interior under the 
provisions of this Act shall be paid into the Treasury of the United 
States as miscellaneous receipts. 
Approved September 26, 1968. 
costs."