An Act to authorize the exchange of lands acquired by the United States for Prince William Forest Park, Prince William County, Va., for the purpose of consolidating Federal holdings therein, and for other purposes
PL 83-144 (H.R.3380), enacted 07/23/1953

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PUBLIC LAW 142-JULY 23, 1953 
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agricultural, labor, veterans', or fraternal organizations or associa-
tions, not organized for profit and none of the net income of which 
inures to the benefit of any private stockholder or individual." 
Approved July 20, 1953. 
Public Law 142 
CHAPTER 234 
July 23,1953 
[S. J. Rea. 82] 
Smithsonian In< 
stitution. 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To provide for the reappointment of Robert V. Fleming as citizen regent of the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 
Resoh)ed by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the vacancy in the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, of the class other 
than Members of Congress, which will occur by the expiration of the 
term of Robert V. Fleming, of Washington, District of Columbia, on 
July 26,1953, be filled by the reappointment of the present incumbent 
for the statutory term of six years. 
Approved July 23, 1%3. 
July 23, 1953. 
Res. 83] 
Smithsonian In-
stitution. 
Public Law 143 
CHAPTER 235 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
To provide for the appointment of Owen Josephus Roberts-as a member of the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That the vacancy in the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, of the class other 
than Members of Congress, caused by the death of Roland S. Morris, 
be filled by the appointment of Owen Josephus Roberts, a citizen of the 
State of Pennsylvania, for the statutory term of six years. 
Approved July 23, 1953. 
Public Law 144 
CHAPTER 236 
Tuly 23,1953 
[H. R. 3380] 
P r i n c e William 
Forest Park, Va. 
Land exchange. 
AN ACT 
To authorize the exchange of lauds acquired by the United States for Prince 
William Forest Park, Prince William County, Virginia, for the purpose of 
consolidating Federal holdings therein, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary 
of thfe Interior, for the purposes of consolidating Federal holdings of 
lands acquired for the Prince William Forest Park, Prince William 
County, Virginia, is hereby empowered, in his discretion, to obtain for 
the United States land and interests in lands held in private owner-
ship within the established watersheds and boundaries of said park by 
accepting from the owners of such privately owned land complete 
relinquishment thereof, and the Secretary may grant to such owners 
in exchange therefojc, in each instance, federally owned lands of 
approximately equal value, now a part of the Prince William Forest 
Park, that he considers are not essential for the administration, control, 
and operation of the aforesaid park. Any land acquired by the United 
States pursuant to this authorization shall become a part of Prince 
William Forest Park upon the vesting of title thereto in the United 
States, and shall be subject to the laws applicable thereto. 
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SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior is authorized and empowered 
to grant to any citizen, association, or corporation of the United States, 
in exchange for the relinquishment of existing easements for utility 
rights-of-way, perpetual easements across land in Federal ownership 
within the Prince William Forest Park, such easements to be used 
for rights-of-way for electric poles, lines, and underground pipes for 
the transmission and distribution of electric power and gas -^nd for 
poles and lines for telephone and telegraph purposes to the extt i^. of 
not more than seventy-five feet on each side of the center line of s
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electric, gas, telephone, and telegraph lines: Provided^ That the said 
easements shall be conveyed by the United States subject to such terms 
and conditions as the Secretary of the Interior may deem advisable, 
but no part of the easements granted by him shall be used for any 
other than utility purposes, and in the event of any breach of this 
restriction, or in the event that the easements cease to be used for 
utility purposes, the entire interest herein authorized to be granted 
shall revert to the United States upon a finding to that effect by the 
Secretary of the Interior. 
Approved July 23, 1953. 
Easements. 
Public Law 145 
CHAPTER 237 
AN ACT 
To provide for the conveyance of certain land in Monroe County, Arkansas, to 
the State of Arkansas. 
July 23, 1953 
[H. R. 163] 
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 and directed to donate and convey to the 
State of Arkansas all right, title, and interest of the United States 
in and to certain land in Monroe County, Arkansas, more particularly 
described as follows: 
(1) In the town site of Indian Bay, formerly known as New Warsaw, 
Monroe County, Arkansas, all of lots 25, 26, and 34; and 
(2) In Cartwright's addition to the town of Indian Bay, formerly 
known as New Warsaw, Monroe County, Arkansas, all of lot 1; north 
half of lot 4; all of lots 11 and 12; east half of lot 15; all of lots 18, 
19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, 42, 48, 51, 55, 57, and 76. 
Approved July 23, 1953. 
Monroe County, 
Ark, 
Conveyance. 
Public Law 146 
CHAPTER 238 
AN ACT 
To amend the Alaska game law. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the fifth sen-
tence of section 4 of the Alaska game law, as amended by the Act 
of July 1, 1943 (57 Stat. 301, 303; 48 U. S. C , sec. 208), is further 
amended to read as follows: /"Each member of the Commission 
appointed by the Secretary shall be a resident citizen of the judicial 
division from which he is appointed and shall have been a resident 
of Alaska for at least five years before his appointment, but not more 
than one resident of a judicial division shall serve on the Commission 
at one time, and not more than one Federal or Territorial employee 
shall be appointed as a member of the Commission. 
Approved July 23, 1953. 
July 23, 1953 
[H. R. 1571] 
A l a s k a 
Game 
Commission.