An Act to authorize an extension, of time for final proof under the desert land laws under certain conditions
PL 86-552 (H.R.11706), enacted 06/29/1960

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PUBLIC LAW 86-552-JUNE 29, 1960 
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Public Law 86-551 
AN ACT 
To repeal the Act of May 29, 1958, which authorized and directed the Admin-
istrator of General Services to provide for the release of restrictions and reser-
vations contained in an instrument conveying certain land by the United 
States to the State of Wisconsin. 
June 29, I960 
[R R. 11952] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of 
May 29,1958 (72 Stat. 149), is hereby repealed. 
Approved June 29, 1960. 
Public Law 86-552 
AN ACT 
To authorize an extension of time for final proof under the desert land laws 
under certain conditions. 
June 29, 1960 
[H. R. 11706] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, without regard to and 
in addition to extensions authorized or granted under the provisions 
of the Acts of March 28, 1908 (35 Stat. 52; 43 U.S.C. 333), April 30, 
1912 (37 Stat. 106; 43 U.S.C. 334), March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1161; 43 
U.S.C. 335), and February 25, 1925 (43 Stat. 982; 43 U.S.C. 336), or 
other provision of law existing prior to the date of the approval of 
this Act, to grant to any entryman of the class provided in section 2 of 
this Act, one extension of not more than three years within which to 
make final proof, but one additional extension of not more than three 
years under this Act may be granted to any entryman upon a showing 
satisfactory to the Secretary that the entryman possesses adequate 
financing for completion of the necessary irrigation facilities during 
the requested extension period. 
SEC. 2, The benefits of this Act shall be limited to entrymen who, on 
the date of the approval of this Act, held an uncanceled entry under 
the desert land laws of the United States to reclaim public lands of the 
United States located on the Lower Palo Verde Mesa in the Palo 
Verde Irrigation District in Riverside County, California, and who, 
within ninety days after approval of this Act, or prior to the cancella-
tion of their entry for failure to submit satisfactory final proof, which-
ever is later, submit to the satisfaction of the Secretary, a showing 
that because of unavoidable delay in the construction of the irrigation 
works intended to convey water to the land embraced in their entry, 
they are, without fault on their part, unable to make final proof within 
the time limited therefor, and that the proposed irrigation works is 
feasible from a financial and engineering standpomt and can be 
financed within one extension period of not more than three years 
and can be completed either during such extension period or thereafter 
in one additional extension period of not more than three years. 
Within the meaning of this section 2 "unavoidable delay" shall include 
delay occasioned by litigation involving rights to water for the pro-
posed irrigation works. 
SEC. 3. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized, in his discretion, 
to accept as annual proofwork required prior to the date of approval 
of this Act sums of money expended for engineering or legal expenses 
incurred in obtaining, attempting to obtain, or perfecting water rights 
D e s e r t 
land 
laws. 
Time 
extension 
for final proof. 
"Un a v o i d able 
delay". 
Legal expenses. 
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PUBLIC LAW 86-653-JUNE 30, 1960 
[74 STAT. 
or irrigation works for entrymen included in section 2. For purposes 
of this section 3, sums paid in advance to an organization of entrymen 
for such expenses shall be considered so expended within the year of 
payment by the entryman. 
Approved June 29, 1960. 
Public Law 86-553 
June 30, 1960 
AN ACT 
[s. 3117] 
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Q treat all basic agricultural commodities alike with respect to the cost of 
remeasuring acreage. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
ju^int" A?t ^f United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 374(b) 
1938, amendment! of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended (7 U.S.C. 
1374(b)), is amended by striking out the last sentence thereof. 
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SEC. 2. Section 374(c) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 
as amended, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"The Secretary shall by appropriate regulations provide for the re-
measurement upon request by the farm operator of the acreage planted 
to such commodity on the farm and for the measurement of the acreage 
planted to such commodity on the farm remaining after any adjust-
ment of excess acreage hereunder and sliall prescribe the conditions 
under which the farm operator shall be required to pay the county 
committee for the expense of the measurement of adjusted acreage 
or the expense of remeasurement after the initial measurement or the 
measurement of adjusted acreage. The regulations shall also provide 
for the refund of any deposit or payment made for the expense of the 
remeasurement of the initially determined acreage or the adjusted 
acreage when because of an error in the determination of such acreage 
the remeasurement brings the acreage within the allotment or per-
mitted acreage or results in a change in acreage in excess of a reason-
able variation normal to measurements of acreage of the commodity. 
Unless the requirements for measurement of adjusted acreage are 
met by the farm operator, the acreage prior to such adjustment as 
determined by the county committee shall be considered the acreage 
of the commodity on the farm in determining whether the applicable 
farm allotment has been exceeded." 
Approved June 30, 1960, 
Public Law 86-554 
June 30, I960 
AN ACT 
[s. 3106] 
rj,^, change the title of the Assistant Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. 
Coast and Geo-
etj 
«i 
tor. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That section 8 of 
'***^4'Sy*^bifeo the Act of January 19, 1942 (56 Stat. 8), as amended, is further 
33'usc 852b. 
amended by striking the words "Assistant Director" wherever they 
appear and substituting in lieu thereof the words "Deputy Director". 
SEC. 2. All laws and orders relating or referring to the Assistant 
Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall be deemed to relate 
or refer to the Deputy Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey. 
Approved June 30, 1960.