An Act to facilitate the preservation of historic monuments, and for other purposes
PL 92-362 (S.1152), enacted 08/04/1972

86 STAT.] 
PUBLIC LAW 92-362-AUG.4, 1972 
503 
Public Law 92-360 
AN ACT 
To further amend the Fecleml Civil Defense Act of 19'5<). as amended, to extend 
the expiration date of certain autliorities thereunder, and for other purposes. 
August 2,1972 
[S. 3772] 
Be it sTiacted hy the Senate ami House of Representatives 
of tJie 
United States of America in Cangreas aHnenibled^ That the Federal 
Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended (50 LT.S.C. App. 2251 et seq.), 
is further amended— 
(1) by striking the date "June 30, 1972'' where such appears 
in the second proviso of subsection 201(e), the fourth proviso of 
subsection 201(h), and subsection 205(h) and substitutmg in lieu 
thereof the date "Jmie 30, 1976"; 
(2) by striking the figure "$25,000,000" in the second proviso 
of section 408 and substituting in lieu thereof "$35,000,000". 
Approved August 2, 1972. 
Civil defense. 
Authority exten-
sion. 
64 Stat. 1245. 
82 Stat. 175. 
50 u s e app. 
2281, 2286. 
72 Stat. 534. 
50 u s e app. 
2260. 
Public Law 92-361 
AN ACT 
August 3, 1972 
To amend secticm 125 of title 2:^. United States Code, rehiting to highway 
[H. R. 15950] 
emergency relief to authorize additional appropriations necessary as a result 
of recent floods and other di.sasters. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and Houae of lie present athoes of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled. That clause (1) of 
Highway emer-
the second sentence of subsection (a) of section 125 of title 23, LTnited ^^AppropAation 
States (^ode, is amended to read as follows: "(1) Not more than authorization. 
$50,000,000 is authorized to be expended in any fiscal year ending 
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l)efore July 1,1972, and not more than $100,000,000 is authorized to te 
expended ni any one fiscal year commencing after June 30, 1972, to 
carry out the provisions of this section and an additional amount not 
to exceed $100,000,000 is further authorized to be expended in the 
fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, to carry out the provisions of this 
section, except that, if in any fiscal year the total of all expenditures 
under this section is less than the amount authorized to be expended 
in such fiscal year, the unexpended balance of such amount shall 
remain available for expenditure during the next two succeeding fiscal 
years in addition to amounts otherwise available to carry out this 
section in such years, and". 
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Approved August 3, 1972. 
Public Law 92-362 
AN ACT 
August 4, 1972 
To facilitate the preservation of historic monuments, and for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Seivate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of Amei'ica in Congress assembled, That section 203 of 
the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 
amended (40 U.S.C. 484), is further amended by redesignating section 
203 (k) (3) as section 203 (k) (4) and by adding a new section 203 (k) (3) 
as follows: 
"(k) (3) Without monetary consideration to the United States, the 
Administrator may convey to any State, political subdivision, 
instrumentalities thereof, or municipality, all of the right, title, and 
Historic monu-
ments. 
Preservation. 
63 Stat. 385; 
84 Stat. 1084. 
Surplus property, 
conveyance to 
States. 
82-081 O - 73 - 35 
504 
PUBLIC LAW 92-363-AUG. 7, 1972 
[86 STAT. 
16 u s e 463. 
Revenue-produc-
ing activities, 
authorization. 
58 Stat. 770; 
62 Stat. 350. 
50 u s e app. 
1622. 
Audit. 
Deed of con-
veyance. 
'States. 
Repeal. 
62 Stat. 350. 
interest of the United States in and to any surplus real and related 
personal property which the Secretary of the Interior has determined 
is suitable and desirable for use as a historic monument, for the 
benefit of the public. No property shall be determined to be suitable 
or desirable for use as a historic monument except in conformity with 
the recommendation of the Advisory Board on National Parks, 
Historic Sites, Buildings and Monuments established by section 3 of 
the Act entitled 'An Act for the preservation of historic American 
sites, buildings, objects, and antiquities of national significance, and 
for other purposes', approved August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666), and 
only so much of any such property shall be so determined to be suit-
able or desirable for such use as is necessary for the preservation and 
proper observation of its historic features. 
"(A) The Administrator may authorize use of any property con-
veyed under this subsection or the Surplus Property Act of 1944, as 
amended, for revenue-producing activities if the Secretary of the 
Interior (i) determines that such activities are compatible with use 
of the property for historic monument purposes, (ii) approves the 
grantee's plan for repair, rehabilitation, restoration, and maintenance 
of the property, and (iii) approves the grantee's plan for financing 
repair, rehabilitation, restoration, and maintenance of the property. 
The Secretary shall not approve a financial plan unless it provides 
that incomes in excess of costs of repair, rehabilitation, restoration, 
and maintenance shall be used by the grantee only for public historic 
preservation, park, or recreational purposes. The Administrator may 
not authorize any uses under this subsection until the Secretary has 
examined and approved the accounting and financial procedures used 
by the grantee. The Secretary may periodically audit the records of 
the grantee, directly related to the property conveyed. 
"(B) The deed of conveyance of any surplus real property disposed 
of under the provisions of this subsection— 
"(i) shall provide that all such property shall be used and 
maintained for historic monument purposes in perpetuity, and 
that in the event that the property ceases to be used or maintained 
for that purpose, all or any portion of the property shall, in its 
then existing condition, at the option of the United States, revert 
to the United States; and 
"(ii) may contain such additional terms, reservations, restric-
tions, and conditions as may be determined by the Administrator 
to be necessary to safeguard the interests of the United States. 
"(C) 'States' as used in this subsection, includes the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Kico, and the territories and 
possessions of the United States." 
SEC. 2. Section 13(h) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 
r.S.C. App. 1622(h)) is repealed. 
Approved August 4, 1972. 
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August 7, 1972 
[S. J. Res. 208] 
Public Law 92-363 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Authorizing the President to proclaim the third Sunday in October of ]}>72 
as "National Shut-In Day". 
National Shut-in 
Day. 
Designation 
authorization. 
Resolved by the Sermte and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembledf That the President is hereby 
authorized and requested to issue a proclamation designating the third 
Sunday in October of 1972 as "National Shut-in Day" and calling 
upon the people of the United States to observe such day by visiting 
at least one shut-in person on this special day if possible, and by 
])articipating in other appropriate ceremonies and activities. 
Approved August 7, 1972.