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406 U.S. 484 92 Supreme Court Reporter 1691 32 United States Reports Lawyer’s Edition 2d Series KF101.8 U54 246 State of UTAHv.UNITED STATES America. Number 31, Orig. the May 22, 1972 DECREE It is ordered, adjudged and decreed that: 1. The America, its departments agencies are enjoined, subject to any regulations which Congress may impose, such as in interest navigation or pollution control, from asserting against Utah claim right, title, interest: (a) bed Great Salt Lake lying below water's edge on June 15, 1967,* with exception lands within Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Weber Basin federal reclamation project; (b) natural resources living organisms beneath delineated above; (c) either waters Lake, extracted therefrom, above. 2. not required pay States, through Secretary Interior, for lands, including minerals, paragraph 1 above this decree. 3. basic question yet be determined case whether prior 1967, claimed doctrine reliction applies and, if so, vests thus divests Utah, all exposed shorelands situated between meander line duly surveyed accordance § Act 3, 1966, 80 Statutes-at-Large 192. A Special Master will appointed by hold hearings, take evidence, conduct proceedings he deems appropriate due course, report his recommendations Court. 4. There also remains (as 192), conveyed included federally owned uplands date statehood (January 4, 1896) still conveyance Utah. provided 3 directed respect light determinations issues referred him 5. prayer America answer Utah's Complaint that 'confirm, declare establish owner title described Section 2 192, amended August 23, 349, without save right have these it them, provisions amended,' denied. APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL MASTER ordered Honorable Charles Fahy, Senior Judge Appeals District Columbia Circuit be, hereby, place Cullen Ganey, deceased. shall authority fix time conditions filing additional pleadings direct subsequent proceedings, summon witnesses, issue subpoenas, evidence introduced deem necessary call for. submit reports appropriate. allowed actual expenses. allowances him, compensation paid technical, stenographic, clerical assistants, cost printing report, other proper expenses charged borne parties proportion hereafter direct. further position becomes vacant during a recess Court, THE CHIEF JUSTICE make new designation same effect originally made herein. * deed

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