An Act to provide for the conveyance to the State of California of certain mineral rights reserved to the United States in certain real property in California
PL 88-216 (H.R.4479), enacted 12/19/1963

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PUBLIC LAW 88-216- DEC. 19, 1963 
[77 
STAT. 
Short title. 
SEC. 304. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used 
to conduct or assist in conducting any program (including but not 
limited to the payment of salaries, administrative expenses, and the 
conduct of research activities) related directly or indirectly to the 
establishment of a national service corps or similar domestic peace 
corps type of program. 
This Act amy be cited as the "Independent Offices Appropriation 
Act, 1964". 
Approved December 19, 1963. 
Public Law 88-216 
AN ACT 
December 19,1963 
[H. R. 4479] 
tj^Q provide for the coiiveyaiice to the State of Califoruin of rertain mineral rijtht^ 
reserved to the United States in certain real property in California. 
California. 
Mineral rights, 
conveyance. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and IIouHe of Repreaentntires 
of the 
United States of Atnerica in Congress assembled^ That, upon applica-
tion therefor by the State of California within one year from the 
effective date of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to 
convey to the State of Californiaj upon payment of the sum of (1) the 
fair market value as of the effective date of this Act as determined by 
the Secretary of the Interior, and (2) the administrative costs of the 
conveyance as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, all right, 
title, and interest in and to the coal and other minerals heretofore 
reserved to the United States in the real pi-operty described in section 
2 of this Act, subject to any valid existing rights. 
SEC. 2. The real property referred to in the first section of this Act, 
located in the State of California, is more particularly described as 
follows: Northeast quarter and east half northwest quarter, section 29, 
township 20 south, range 3 east. Mount Diablo base and meridian, 
State of California. 
Approved December 19, 1963. 
December 21,1963 
[H. R. 5495] 
Binghamton, 
New York. 
Claims settle-
ment. 
Public Law 88-217 
AN ACT 
For the relief of the city of Binghamton, New York. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Secretary 
of the Treasury is authorized and directed to pay, out of any money 
in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the city of Binghamton, 
New York, the sum of $10,130. The payment of such sum shall be in 
full settlement of all the claims of the city of Binghamton and Our 
Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital against the United States for 
payment of civil defense matching funds for an emergency generator 
for an addition to such hospital which payment was not made in the 
fiscal year ending June 30,1961, because funds were not available for 
such purpose, and cannot now be made because of regulations which 
prohibit the retroactive pa^p^ment of such funds: Provided^ That no 
part of the amount appropriated in this Act shall be paid or delivered 
to or received by any agency or attorney on account of services rendered 
in connection with this claim, and the same shall be unlawful, any con-
tract to the contrary notwithstanding. 
Any person violating the pro-
visions of this Act shall be deemed guilty oi a misdemeanor and upon 
conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $1,000. 
Approved December 21, 1963.