An Act to set aside and reserve Memaloose Island, Columbia River, Oreg., for use of the Dalles Dam project and transfer certain property to the Yakima Tribe of Indians in exchange therefore
PL 86-58 (H.R.5728), enacted 06/23/1959

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PUBLIC LAW 86-57-JUNE 23, 1959 
[73 S T AT. 
Public Law 86-57 
195.9 
June 23. 195< 
[H. R. 3366] 
Vessels. 
Loans to certain 
foreign 
g o v e r n -
ments. 
70A Stat. 452. 
E x t e n s i o n 
loans. 
of 
AN ACT 
To authorize the extension of loans of naval vessels to the Governments of 
Italy, Turkey, and the Republic of China. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That, notwithstand-
ing section 7307 of title 10, United States Code, or any other law, the 
President may extend the loan of two submarines to the Government 
of Italy, the loan of two submarines to the Government of Turkey, 
and the loan of two destroyers to the Government of the Kepublic of 
China on such terms and under such conditions as he deems are ap-
propriate. The President may promulgate such rules and regulations 
as he deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 2. The extension of the loans to Italy and the Eepublic of 
China authorized under this Act are extensions of loans made under 
the authority granted by the Act of August 5, 1953 (67 Stat. 363). 
The extension of the loan to Turkey authorized under this Act is an 
extension of the loan made under the authority granted by the Act 
of August 7, 1953 (67 Stat. 471). 
SEC. 3. Extensions shall be for periods of not to exceed five years 
and shall be made on the conditions that they may be terminated at an 
earlier date if necessitated by the defense requirements of the United 
States. 
SEC. 4. No loan may be extended under this Act unless the Secre-
tary of Defense, after consultation with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
determines that such extension is in the best interest of the United 
States. The Secretary of Defense shall keep the Congress currently 
advised of all extensions made under authority of this Act. 
Approved June 23, 1959. 
Public Law 86-58 
June 23, 1959 
[H. R. 5 728] 
Mema l o o s e Is-
land, 
C o l u m b i a 
River, Greg. 
AN ACT 
To set aside and reserve Memaloose Island, Columbia River, Oregon, for the 
use of the Dalles Dam project and transfer certain property to the Yakima 
Tribe of Indians in exchange therefor. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of 
June 24, 1926 (44 Stat. 768), concerning the withdrawal and use of 
Memaloose Island, Wasco County, Oregon, is repealed and the island, 
as described in said Act, is withdrawn from entry, sale, or other dis-
position and set aside for use by the Department of the Army in 
connection with The Dalles Dam project on the Columbia River. 
SEO. 2. There is hereby taken by the United States, for The Dalles 
Dam project, the entire interest held in Memaloose Island by the 
Yakima Tribe of Indians, or any individual Indians; and in exchange 
therefor the Secretary of the Army or his designee shall transfer to 
the Secretary of the Interior the substitute burial ground designated 
as the Wishham Cemetery in Klickitat County, Washington, con-
taining approximately eight and five-tenths acres of land. Title to 
such land shall be held in trust for the Yakima Tribe of Indians, but 
the tribe shall be responsible for maintenance of the burial ground 
and the United States shall have no responsibility therefor. 
Approved June 23 , 1959.