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[71 Stat. 529]
PUBLIC LAW 000—MMMM. DD, 1957
[71 Stat. 529]

71 S T A T. ]

PUBLIC LAW 8 5 - 2 4 0 - A U G. 30, 1957

529

SEC. 5. The appraised values referred to in section 3 of this Act vai^fsf' ^ ^ ^ * * ^ shall be determined from time to time for a period of five years after the date of this Act by the Administrator of Housing and Home Finance Agency or his designee at the request of the Secretary. Thereafter, the Secretary may make such reappraisals as he deems necessary. Appraisals or reappraisals in the town area shall be made only after representatives of the Coulee Dam community, as determined by the Secretary, and of the Columbia Basin Commission, or such corresponding organization as may succeed it, have been granted an opportunity to offer advice. All appraisals and reappraisals shall be made on the basis of the properties' fair market value in the locality. In the sale of property to a tenant under subsections 3(b)(1) and 3 (d)(1) of this Act, the value of structural improvements made at such tenant's own expense shall, to the extent the appraiser or appraisers hereunder determine that such improvements actually enhance the value of the property, be deducted from what would otherwise be the appraised value of the property to be sold; and the dilfference shall be deemed the appraised value for the purposes of this Act. SEC. 6. The Secretary is authorized to transfer without cost out of ^rli^o^^n^ ftc**" the properties in his custody within the town and Grand Coulee areas ownership of— (a) any Federallj^ owned municipal-type property and facilities together with rights-of-way therefor, equipment, materials, and supplies, in or serving said areas, including but not limited to the sewer, water, fire-alarm, street-lighting, electric feeder lines, and power-distribution systems, and the highways, streets, alleys, sidewalks, parks, and parking areas to the municipality or Grand Coulee if their respective areas are substantially served by such properties. Any such transfer to the municipality, however, will not be made unless the town area or a part thereof is incorporated within four years from the date of this Act; (b) the school buildings and grounds, athletic fields, tennis courts, and other properties currently used for educational purposes to the appropriate school district; and (c) highway improvements in and connecting the town and Grand Coulee areas and the bridge across the Columbia River, together with the neceessary rights-of-way therefor to the State of Washington. SEC. 7. (a) There is hereby made available out of the proceeds of ftinds. f„^H^"^^^""^°' sales made pursuant to section 3 of this Act an amount not to exceed $130,000 for expenditure, directly or through the local units of government involved, for work in connection with the disposal of sewage in the immediate vicinity of the town of Coulee Dam and the city of Grand Coulee, including betterment work on the existing open drain along the north side of the highway through the city of Grand Coulee. Of this amount the Secretary shall pay not more than $100,000 to Grand Coulee and not more than $30,000 to the municipality. Except to the extent that any expenditures have been made directly as provided in the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall, upon application, pay to Grand Coulee the amount of $10,000 and to the municipality the amount of $3,000 for engineering surveys and drafting of specifications for proposed construction and/or improvement of sewage disposal and drainage facilities. After final drawings and specifications have been approved by the Secretary and the construction contracts have been entered into, the Secretary shall pay monthly to Grand Coulee and to the municipality additional amounts equivalent to earnings under their contracts as evidenced by construction progress reports certified by their contractors and by Grand Coulee and the