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[72 Stat. 931]
PUBLIC LAW 85-000—MMMM. DD, 1958
[72 Stat. 931]

72

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PUBLIC LAW 8 5 - 7 7 4 - A U G. 27, 1958

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Public Law 85-773 AN ACT To designate the beiieticiavy of the equitable title to land purchased by the United States and added to the Rooky Boy's Indian Reservation, Montana.

August 27, 1958 [S. 2530]

Be it enacted hf/ the /Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the land ac- dlin'Res^^^ltion" quired by the United States pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June "^""Vj^^ 18, l\)U (48 Stat. 984), title to which was conveyed to the United "*"' States of America in trust for the Chippewa, Cree, and other Indians of Montana, and thereafter added to the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, Montana, by proclamation signed by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior on November 26, 1947, is hereby designated for tlve exclusive use of the members of the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky lioy's Reservation, IVIontana. Approved August 27, 1958. Public Law 85-774 AN ACT To authorize land exchanges for purposes of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Montgomery County, Maryland, and for other purposes.

August 27, 1958 [S. 3572]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That, for the pur- to^MTmoriLi^pi^kposes of relocating electric trolley lines, electrical transmission lines, way. and related facilities of the D. C. Transit System, Inc., and the Poto- ^^"'^ exchange, mac Electric Power Company, Inc., in order to eliminate the necessity for crossings between the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the facilities of the aforesaid corporations in Montgomery County, Maryland, and to preserve more effectively the historic properties of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to consummate desirable exchanges as hereinafter prescribed. In furtherance of these purposes, the Secretary is authorized on behalf of the United States to accept, from the aforesaid corporations or their successors or assigns, title to non-Federal land and interests in land adjacent to and situated in the vicinity of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Montgomery County, Maryland, and in exchange therefor to convey to the aforesaid grantors or their successors or assigns land or interests in land of the United States comprising a part of or located in the vicinity of the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Montgomery County, Maryland: Provided, That Federal lands or interests outside the administrative control of said Secretary may be conveyed only with the approval of the administering agency. The aforesaid exchanges are authorized to be made without additional compensation by either party to the exchange when the properties to be exchanged are of approximately equal value. When, however, the properties are not of approximately equal value, as may be determined by the Secretary, an additional payment of funds shall be required by the Secretary or by the grantors of non-Federal properties, as the case may be, in order to make an equal exchange. The Secretary is authorized to use any funds available for the George Washington Memorial Parkway project for such purposes. The Secretary may consummate land exchanges herein authorized upon such terms, conditions, and procedures as he may find to be necessary or desirable in carrying out the purposes of this Act. Approved August 27, 1958.