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[72 Stat. 608]
PUBLIC LAW 85-000—MMMM. DD, 1958
[72 Stat. 608]

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16 USC 552. Caribou National Forest, Idaho.

16 USC 552. Applicability to laws and regulationa.

Palisades R e s ervoir reclamation project.

Agreement.

PUBLIC LAW 85-652-AUG. 14, 1958

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half, of section 20; all of section 29; all of section 30; all of section 31; and all of section 32, all in township 37 north, range 118 west of the sixth principal meridian, in Lincoln County, State of Wyoming; and AH of section 2; all of section 3; and all of section 4, all in township 36 north, range 119 west of the sixth principal meridian, in Lincoln County, State of Wyoming. SEC. 2. All lands of the United States located within the exterior boundaries of the Targhee National Forest and all lands which have been, or are hereafter acquired by the United States in connection with the Palisades Reservoir reclamation project (other than the lands referred to in section 3) are hereby incorporated into and made parts of the Targhee National Forest: Provided, That any acquired lands hereby incorporated into the national forest shall be subject to the laws and regulations applicable to national forest lands acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended. SEC. 3. All lands of the United States within the exterior boundaries of the Caribou National Forest, Idaho, which have been, or are hereafter, acquired by the United States in connection with the Palisades Eeservoir reclamation project are hereby incorporated into and made parts of the Caribou National Forest and shall be subject to the laws and regulations applicable to national forest lands acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961), as amended. SEC. 4. (a) It is herebv declared that the sole purpose of this Act is to subject the lands referred to in the fore^going sections of this Act to all laws and regulations applicable to national forests, and nothing in this Act shall l^ construed to authorize the United States to acquire any additional lands or any interest therein, nor to diminish or in anywise affect any valid rights in or to, or in connection with, any such lands which may be in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. (b)(1) The Secretary of Agriculture shall make available, from the lands referred to in the foregoing sections of this Act, to the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior such lands as the Secretary of the Interior finds are needed in connection with the Palisades Reservoir reclamation project. (2) The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to enter into such agreements with the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the relative responsibilities of the aforesaid Secretaries for the administration of, as well as accountings for and use of revenues arising from, lands made available to the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior pursuant to paragraph (1) as the Secretary of the Interior finds to oe proper in carrying out the purpose of this Act. Approved August 14, 1958. Public Law 85-652

August 14, 1958 [H.R. 10461]

Veterans. 71 Stat. 425. PoBt, p. 1274.

Applicability.

AN ACT To amend section 315(m) of the Veterans' Benefits Act of 1957 to provide a special rate of compensation for certain blind veterans.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rewesentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 315(m) of the Veterans^ Benefits Act of 1957 (38 U.S.C. 2315 (m)) is amended by inserting immediately before ", or has suffered blindness in both eyes" the following: ", or has suffered blindness in both eyes having only light perception". SEC. 2. The amendment made by this Act shall apply only with respect to compensation payable for months after the month in which this Act is enacted. Approved August 14, 1958.