An Act to provide for the sale of Columbia Basin project lands to the State of Washington, and for other purposes
PL 86-52 (H.R.1306), enacted 06/23/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-52-JUNE 23, 1959 
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The Commission shall submit reports on the studies under (a) and 
(b) of this section to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy by 
April 1, 1960. 
SEC. 114. Subsection 153(h) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, is amended by striking out the date "September 1, 1959" 
and inserting in lieu thereof the date "September 1, 1964". 
Approved June 23, 1959. 
R e p o r t to Con-
gress. 
68 Stat. 946. 
42 u s e 2183. 
Public Law 86-51 
AN ACT 
To authorize a revision of the boundaries of the Edison Laboratory National 
Monument, New Jersey, and for other purposes. 
June 23, 1959 
[H, R. 318] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary toi^^^rfft'icnaf"MO^ 
of the Interior is authorized to procure for addition to the Edison ument, N. j 
Laboratory National Monumentj such additional lands and interests 
in lands lying directly across Main Street and northwest of the monu-
ment, not to exceed two and one-half acres, as in the discretion of the 
Secretary are necessary for the proper administration and interpre-
tation thereof. 
SEC. 2. Lands and interests in lands acquired pursuant to this Act 
shall become a part of the Edison Laboratory National Monument 
upon the issuance of an appropriate order or orders, by the Secretary 
of the Interior, setting forth the revised boundaries of the monument, 
such order or orders to be effective upon publication thereof in the 
Federal Register. Lands and interests therein so added to the monu-
ment shall thereafter be subject to all the laws and regulations applic-
able thereto. 
Approved June 23, 1959. 
Boundaries. 
Publi c a t i o n in 
F. R. 
Public Law 86-52 
AN ACT 
To provide for the sale of Columbia Basin project lands to the State of 
Washington, and for other purposes. 
June 23, 1959 
[H. R. 1306] 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assenwled, That notwithstand- pfh°}^e^^\e^^da] 
ing any provisions of sections 2(b) (iii), 2(b) (iv), and 4(b) of the ^^^i^^^t CQQ. -' 
Columbia Basin Project Act, as amended (16 U.S.C., ch. 12D), con- stat. 1037, 
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formed farm units, or portions of farm units, comprising not more 835c."^^ 83Sa(b), 
than six hundred and forty acres of irrigable land on the Columbia 
Basin project may be sold by the Secretary of the Interior and others 
to the State of Washington for use by the State College of Washing-
ton for agricultural research purposes, and water may be delivered 
from, through, or by means of the project works to or for conformed 
farm units compjrising no more than that acreage, as nonexcess lands, 
whether so acquired or already held by the State, as long as they are 
used for those purposes. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
any lands sold to the State under this Act shall be governed by the 
provisions of the Columbia Basin Project Act, as amended, and 
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s note. 
regulations of the Secretary issued pursuant thereto. 
Approved June 23, 1959.