An Act to authorize the conveyance of certain real property of the United States heretofore granted to the city of Grand Prairie, Tex., for public airport purposes, contingent upon approval by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, and to provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain real, property now used by such city for public airport purposes
PL 88-358 (H.R.8462), enacted 07/07/1964

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Public Law 88-358 
July 7, 1964 
[H. R. 8462] 
AN ACT 
Grand Prairie, 
Tex. 
Conveyance. 
To authorize the conveyance of certain real property of the United States here-
tofore granted to the city of Grand Prairie, Texas, for public airport purposes, 
contingent upon approval by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Agency, and to provide for the conveyance to the United States of certain real, 
property now used by such city for public airport purposes. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) subject to 
the provisions of section 2 of this Act, the city of Grand Prairie, 
Texas, shall be authorized to convey to the highest bidder all right, 
title, and interest of such city in and to certain real property trans-
ferred to such city for public airport purposes by the United States. 
Such real property consists of a tract of land containing 127.99 acres, 
more or less, comprising a portion of the 195.82-acre tract situated in 
the county of Dallas, State of Texas, described in the deed dated 
May 22, 1962, entered into between the United States as grantor, act-
ing by and through the Secretary of the Army, and the city of Grand 
Prairie, Texas, as grantee, and more particularly described as follows: 
Being a tract or parcel of land lying and situated in Grand Prairie, 
Dallas County, Texas, and a part of the McKinney and Williams 
survey, abstract numbered 1045 and the Elizabeth Gray survey, 
abstract numbered 517. 
Beginning at a point on the east right-of-way line of Carrier Park-
way (formerly Southwest Eighth Street) where it intersects the 
south boundary line of the McKinney and Williams survey, abstract 
numbered 1045, said point being the northwest corner of lot 17, block 
9, of the Indian Hills Park addition to the city of Grand Prairie: 
thence south 0 degree 33 minutes 30 seconds west along the east 
right-of-way line of Carrier Parkway a distance of 2,683.0 feet 
to the southeast corner of Grand Prairie Airport; 
thence north 89 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds west a distance 
of 1,509.8 feet along the south boundary line to a point, said point 
being 200 feet easterly of and perpendicular to the extended 
centerline of the north-south runway; 
thence north 1 decree 19 minutes 30 seconds west and parallel to 
said centerline a distance of 2,670.35 feet to a 
five-eighth-inch 
pipe, said point being 200 feet easterly of and perpendicular to 
said centerline; 
thence north 0 degree 52 minutes west, 1,050 feet to a one-half-
inch rod, said point being the easternmost southeast comer of a 
42.39-acre tract presently owned by the United States of America 
and licensed to the Texas National Guard; 
thence north 8 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds west a distance of 
691.70 feet to a point on the south right-of-way line of Jefferson 
Avenue; 
thence north 81 degrees 39 minutes 30 seconds east along the 
south right-of-way line of Jefferson Avenue a distance of 249.06 
feet to the northwest corner of land known as General Services 
Administration land acquisition; 
thence south 8 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds east a distance of 
330 feet to a point for General Services Administration land's 
southwest comer; 
thence south 44 degrees 41 minutes 30 seconds east following 
General Services Administration land's southerly boundary line 
a distance of 2,016.45 feet to the place of beginning and contain-
ing 127.99 acres of land, more or less, 
together with the rights appurtenant to the above-described land, 
under and by virtue of the restrictive condition contained in deed 
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without warranty dated January 12, 1961, recorded in volume 5490, 
page 26, Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas, whereby the United 
States of America conveyed 31.97 acres of adjacent land, more or less, 
to Jerome K. Dealey, Dallas, Texas, said restrictive condition in said 
deed without warranty from the United States of America to the 
said Jerome K. Dealey providing that the construction of buildings 
or improvements on the land therein and thereby conveyed shall be 
restricted in height so that there will be no obstructions above the 
plane of an approach zone with a glide angle of 20:1 where the zero 
elevation beginning point for the glide angle is fixed by starting at 
a 1^-inch iron pipe, being the northwest comer of the Indian Hills 
Park addition (abstract 517) to the city of Grand Prairie, Texas, as 
shown in volume 17, page 365 of the Plat Records of Dallas County, 
Texas, and the northwest corner of lot 17, block 9 of said Indian Hills 
Park addition; thence, north 40 degrees 3 minutes west 905 feet, more 
or less, to the intersection of such line with the center line of an 
existing asphalt runway; said approach zone plan to be 250 feet 
wide, extending 125 feet on either side of point of beginning and 410 
feet wide at 20:1 slant distance of 1,600 feet along the runway center 
line extending from the point of beginning. 
(b) Subject to the provisions of section 2 of this Act, the city of 
Grand Prairie, Texas, shall convey to the United States, acting by and 
through the Secretary of the Army, all right, title, and interest of such 
city in and to certain real property transferred to such city for 
public airport purposes by the United States. Such real property 
consists of a tract of land containing 67.83 acres, more or less, 
comprising a portion of the 195.82-acre tract situated in the 
county of Dallas, State of Texas, the exact legal description of which 
property is contained in the deed dated May 22, 1962, entered into 
between the United States as grantor, acting by and through the Sec-
retary of the Army, and the city of Grand Prairie, Texas, as grantee, 
and more particularly described as follows: 
Being a tract of land situated in the county of Dallas, State of 
Texas, and being part of the McKinney and Williams survey (A-
1045) and part of the Elizabeth Gray survey (A-517), and being 
more particularly described as follows: 
Beginning at a 114-inch pipe at the intersection of the south 
boundary line of said Elizabeth Gray survey with the east right-
of-way line of Southwest Fourteenth Street (formerly locally 
called Twelfth Street Road), said pipe being located south 89 
decrees 26 minutes east, 20 feet from the southwest corner of 
said Elizabeth Gray survey ; 
thence along the boundary line of a 195.82-acre tract of land 
conveyed by the United States of America to the city of Grand 
Prairie by deed without warranty dated May 22, 1962, and re-
recorded in volume 5810 at page 206 of the Deed Records of 
Dallas County, Texas, as follows: along the east right-of-way line 
of Southwest Fourteenth Street, north 00 degrees 22 minutes 30 
seconds east, 1,154.45 feet to a nve-eighths-inch pipe, said point 
being the southernmost corner of a 42.39-acre tract presently 
owned by the United States of America and licensed to the 
Texas National Guard; 
thence along the boundary line of said 42.39-acre tract as 
follows: north 29 degrees 32 minutes 30 seconds east, 981.15 feet 
to a one-half-inch rod, said point being perpendicular to and 400 
feet west of the centerline of a north-south runway; 
thence north 01 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds west, along a line 
parallel to and 400 feet west of said centerline, 1,476.75 feet to a 
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one-half-inch rod on the south boundary line of the most western 
ramp; 
thence north 81 degrees 59 minutes 30 seconds east, 614.10 feet 
to a one-half-inch rod, said point being the easternmost south-
east corner of said 42.39-acre tract, and a reentrant corner of 
aforesaid 195.82-acre tract; 
thence departing from the boundary line of said 195.82-acre 
tract and said 42.39-acre tract, severing said 195.82-acre tract, 
south 00 degrees 52 minutes east, 1,050 feet to a 
five-eighth-inch 
pipe, said point being 200 feet easterly of and perpendicular to 
the centerline of said runway; 
thence 200 feet easterly of and parallel to said centerline and 
its southerly extension, south 01 degrees 19 minutes 30 seconds 
east, 2,670.35 feet to a railroad spike set in a south boundary line 
of said 195.82-acre tract, same being the south boundary line of 
the Elizabeth Gray survey; 
thence along the boundary line of said 195.82-acre tract as 
follows: along the south boundary line of said Elizabeth Gray 
survey, north 89 degrees 34 minutes 30 seconds west, 47.5 feet to a 
point in the east boundary line of the William C. May survey 
(A-890); 
thence along the common line between said May and Gray 
surveys as follows: north 00 degrees 02 minutes west, 138.4 feet 
to a three-fourths-inch rod for the northeast corner of said May 
survey and a reentrant corner of said Gray survey; 
thence north 89 degrees 26 minutes west, 1,091 feet to the point 
of beginning, containing 67.83 acres, more or less, 
(c) Subject to the provisions of section 2 of this Act, the city 
of Grand Prairie, Texas, shall convey to the United States such 
avigation, clearing, and restrictive easements over the 127.99 acres 
described in section 1(a) of this Act, as the Secretary of the Army, 
after consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Agency, shall determine necessary to provide adequate lateral and 
transitional zone clearance for the operation and utilization of the 
airstrip (runway) located within the 67.83 acres of land described 
in section 1(b) of this Act. 
Federal Avia- 
SEC. 2. (a) The Sale referred to in subsection (a) of the first section 
"°F"uncUons! 
^f this Act shall be authorized in writing by the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Agency, only after— 
1. a site for a new airport has been selected and the Adminis-
trator, Federal Aviation Agency, has determined that such site 
is capable of being developed and used as an airport adequate to 
meet the needs of Grand Prairie; 
2. a plan for construction of airport facilities at the new site 
has been submitted to and approved by the Administrator, Federal 
Aviation Agency; 
3. the city of Grand Prairie has, through advertising and sealed 
bids, provided assurances that construction of airport facilities can 
be accomplished in accordance with the plan submitted to and 
approved by the Administrator, Federal Aviation Agency; and 
4. The city of Grand Prairie has, after advertising, received 
sealed bids on the 127.99 acres to be sold and determines that 
the bid to be accepted is in an amount equal to or greater than 
the combined costs of acquiring land for a new airport site and 
constructing the airport facilities thereon in accordance with 
plans submitted to and approved by the Administrator, Federal 
Aviation Agency. 
(b) Airport facilities constructed with the proceeds of the sale 
authorized in section 1(a) shall be only those kinds of facilities which 
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are eligible for construction with Federal funds under the Federal 
Airport Act. Any proceeds of the sale of the 127.99 acres in excess 
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of the amount needed for acquisition and construction at the new note, 
site shall be paid to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Agency. 
The Administrator is authorized to receive such excess 
proceeds and to use such proceeds for the purposes of the discre-
tionary fund established under section 6(b) of the Federal Airport 
Act. 
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(c) The real property acquired by the city of Grand Prairie, Texas, 
with the proceeds of the sale authorized pursuant to subsection (a) 
of the first, section of this Act shall be subject to such terms, excep-
tions, reservations, conditions, and covenants as the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Agency, after consultation with the Secretary 
of the Army, may deem appropriate to assure that such property 
will be held and used by such city for public airport purposes; and 
also subject to the condition that the United States and its assigns, 
agents, permittees, and licensees (including but not limited to the 
Texas National Guard) shall have the right of joint use, without 
charge of any kind, with the city of Grand Prairie of the landing 
areas, runways, and taxiways for landings and takeoffs of aircraft, 
together with the right of ingress and egress to said landing areas, 
runways, and taxiways. 
(d) Subject to the approval of the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Agency with respect to the coordination of the sale 
authorized by him under the foregoing provisions of this section with 
the conveyance required by this subsection, the city of Grand Prairie, 
Texas, shall convey, without monetary consideration therefor, to the 
United States, acting by and through the Secretary of the Army, that 
tract of land containing 67,83 acres, more or less, situated in the 
county of Dallas, State of Texas, the exact legal description of which 
is set forth in subsection (b) of the first section of this Act; together 
with all such avigation, clearing and restrictive easements described 
in section 1(c) of this Act. 
(e) The enactment of this Act shall in no manner serve to waive or 
diminish the existing obligations of the city of Grand Prairie, Texas, 
to operate and maintain these lands as a public airport until such 
time as a final determination thereon is made by the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Agency: Provided further, That the city shall 
continue to provide, without cost to the Department of the Army, for 
the repair, maintenance, and operation of the existing Grand Prairie 
Airport and related facilities until such time as the same is recon-
veyed to the United States, and/or the civilian use of this airfield is 
transferred to the proposed new city airport. 
SEC. 3. The provisions relating to the reversion to the United 
States of legal title to certain real property in the event it is not used 
for airport purposes contained in the deed dated May 22, 1962, 
entered into between the United States as grantor, acting by and 
through the Secretary of the Army, and the city of Grand Prairie, 
Texas, as grantee are hereby declared to be null and void from and 
after the date of the disposal of said property in compliance with the 
provisions of this Act, to the extent such provisions apply to the 127.99 
acres, more or less, described in subsection (a) of the nrst section of 
this Act. 
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Secretary of the 
Army. 
Approval. 
SEC. 4:. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency shall 
issue and obtain such written instruments as may be necessary to carry 
out the foregoing provisions of this Act. However, prior approval of 
the Secretary of the Army shall be obtained as to those instruments 
of direct concern to the Department of the Army, and the Secretary 
of the Army is hereby authorized and directed to accept, on behalf of 
the United States, all instruments of conveyance of such real property 
and real property interests as are conveyed to the United States pur-
suant to the foregoing provisions of this Act, and to accept custody 
and control of such property. 
Approved July 7, 1964. 
July 7, 1964 
[H. R. 3941] 
Public Law 88-359 
AN ACT 
To amend section 902 of title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the offset 
against burial allowances paid by the Veterans' Administration for amounts 
paid by burial associations. 
Veterans. 
Burial allow-
ances. 
72 Stat. 1169. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the first 
sentence of subsection (b) of section 902 of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting "or" after "or of a State,", and by strik-
ing out ", or a burial association". 
(b) Such subsection (b) is further amended by revising the second 
sentence to read as follows: "No claim shall be allowed (1) for more 
than the difference between the entire amount of the expenses incurred 
and the amount paid by any or all of the foregoing, or (2) when the 
burial allowance would revert to the funds of a public or private 
organization or would discharge such an organization's obligation 
without payment." 
(c) Such subsection (b) is further amended by striking out the third 
sentence. 
Approved July 7, 1964. 
Public Law 88-360 
July 7, 1964 
[H. R. 2664] 
Armed Forces. 
Induction ex-
emption. 
62 Stat. 613. 
AN ACT 
To amend section 6(o) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act to 
provide an exemption from induction for the sole surviving son of a family 
whose father died as a result of military service. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assemhled, That section 6(o) of 
the Universal Military Training and Service Act (50 App. U.S.C. 
456 (o)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(o) Except during the period of a war or a national emergency 
declared by the Congi-ess after the date of the enactment of the 1964 
amendment to this subsection, where the father or one or more sons 
or daughters of a family were killed in action or died in line of duty 
while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, or subse-
quently died as a result of injuries received or disease incurred during 
such service, the sole surviving son of such family shall not be inducted 
for service under the terms of this title unless he volunteers for 
induction." 
Approved July 7, 1964.