An Act to exempt from taxation certain property of the AMVETS, American Veterans of World War II, in the District of Columbia
PL 82-421 (H.R.6635), enacted 06/28/1952

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PUBLIC LAW 421-JUNE 28, 1952 
1, 2 of section 35, township 13 north, range 16 east. New Mexico prin-
cipal meridian, containing twenty-six thousand four hundred sixty-
four and forty-six one-hundredths acres, more or less. 
SEC. 2. The lands conveyed to the United States under this Act 
shall, subject to adequate protection and conservation of soil and 
vegetative resources and the forests therein, be administered with due 
regard to the purposes for which the lands were originally acquired 
by the United States in its program of rural rehabilitation. 
SEC. 3. That pending said transfer of the above land to the Forest 
Service and thereafter, mineral deposits within said tracts of land, 
whether acquired by purchase with said land or reserved to the Gov-
ernment in the original patent, shall be administered under the Min-
eral Leasing Act of August 7, 1947 (61 Stat. 913; 30 U. S. C. 361), 
as to the minerals specified therein, and as to any other minerals in 
the manner prescribed by section 402 of the President's Reorganiza-
tion Plan Numbered 3 of 1946 (60 Stat. 1099). Applications for 
mineral leases at any time heretofore or hereafter filed with respect 
to said mineral deposits shall be considered and acted upon in the 
manner prescribed, notwithstanding the provisions of Public Law 
499 of the Eighty-first Congress, approved May 3, 1950. 
SEC. 4. The following public domain lands are hereby reserved for 
administration under the Act of June 4,1897 (30 Stat. 35,16 U. S. C , 
1946 edition, sec. 475), as amended or supplemented: Lot 1, section 
25 and lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, section 36, all in township 13 north, range 15 
east. New Mexico principal meridian, containing one hundred sixteen 
and three one-hundredths acres, more or less. 
Approved June 28, 1952. 
Rival rehabilita-
tion. 
M i n e r a l 
posits. 
5 u s e 
note. 
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Public Law 420 
CHAPTER 483 
AN ACT 
To amend section 218 (f) of the Social Security Act with respect to effective dates 
of agreements entered into with States before January 1, 1954, 
June 28, 1952 
[H.R. 6291] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America, in Congress assembled, That section 218 (f) 
of the Social Security Act, as amended (relating to the effective dates 
of voluntary agreements for coverage of State and local employees), 
is hereby amended by striking out "January 1, 1953" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "January 1.1954". 
Approved June 28, 1952. 
64 Stat. 516. 
42 u s e 418. 
Public Law 421 
CHAPTER 484 
AN ACT 
To exempt from taxation certain property of the AMVETS, American Veterans 
of World War II, in the District of Columbia. 
June 28, 1952 
[H.R. 6635] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hoime of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the property 
situated in square 160 in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, 
described as lot 805, owned, occupied, and used by the AMVETS, 
American Veterans of World War II, is hereby exempt from all taxa-
tion so long as the same is so owned and occupied, and not used for 
commercial purposes, subject to the provisions of sections 2, 3, and 
5 of the Act entitled "An Act to define the real property exempt from 
taxation in the District of Columbia", approved December 24, 1942. 
Approved June 28, 1952. 
AMVETS. 
56 Stat. 1091. 
D. C. C o d e 47-
801b to 47-801e.