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[73 Stat. 111]
PUBLIC LAW 86-000—MMMM. DD, 1959
[73 Stat. 111]

73

STAT.]

PUBLIC LAW 86-68-JUNE 25, 1959

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SEC. 3. A new section is hereby added to the Act of June 14, 1926, as amended, supra, to read as follows: "SEC. 6. All moneys received from or on account of any revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands or reconyeyed Coos Bay Wagon Road grant lands under this Act shall be deposited "respectively in m e Oregon and California land-grant fund and the Coos Bay Wagon Road grant fund, and shall be applied in the manner prescribed respectively by title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 875), as amended (43"U.S.C. 1181f), and by the Act of May 24, 1939 (53 Stat. 753)." Approved June 23, 1959.

Public Law 86-67 AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to administer certain acquired lands as revested Oregon and California railroad grant lands.

June 23, 1959 [H. R. 3495]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Oregon andCalilinited States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary fomia" railroad of the Interior shall hereafter administer the east half, section 24, grant lands township 21 south, range 8 west, Willamette Meridian, in the State of Oregon, as revested Oregon and California railroad grant lands under the Act of August 28, 1937 (50 Stat. 874), as amended (43 U.S.C. 1181a-1181j), and all other laws which are or may become applicable to such lands. Approved June 23, 1959.

Public Law 86-68 JOINT RESOLUTION Requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating 1959 for the observance of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the historic voyages of Hudson and Champlain.

June 25, 1959 [S. J. Re 13. 59]

Whereas the year 1959 marks the three hundred and fiftieth anniverversary of the historical voyages of Henry Hudson and Samuel de Champlain on the waters which bear their names; Whereas these voyages of exploration were of great significance in the history of our country, in that they opened the way for the establishment of settlements which have greatly influenced the development of our commerce, culture, laws and customs; Whereas this anniversary is to be commemorated with ceremonies, celebrations, and festivals in the States of New York, Vermont, and New Jersey; "Whereas the Congress has established a Federal commission to coordinate the activities of the various groups involved; and Whereas all of the people of the United States should be given an opportunity^ in schools, churches, and other places of public gathering, to participate in this historic observance: Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the pi""n^c*r;i Chame b r aUnited States is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation "o^s. 1959! designating 1959 as the year of the Hudson-Champlain Celebrations, Proclamation. and calling upon all citizens to join in commemorating the explorations carried out by these heroic men three hundred and fifty years ago. Approved June 25, 1959.